Trendnet intros 802.11ac router, adapter

TORRANCE, USA: Trendnet, a wired and wireless networking hardware brand, displayed its 802.11ac router and adapter at the 2012 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The devices introduced were a 1300 Mbps dual band wireless AC router, model TEW-811DR, and a 1300 Mbps dual band wireless AC Media Bridge, model TEW-800MB.

802.11ac is a new wireless standard. The full 802.11ac specification can theoretically accommodate speeds as high as 6.8 Gbps; however the first generation of products will be rated at either 866 Mbps or 1.3 Gbps. The first generation 802.11ac devices will be released to market as early as late 2012.

"New 802.11ac represents a huge jump in wireless performance," stated Zak Wood, director of global marketing for Trendnet. "It will be able to easily handle a large number of wireless connections simultaneously. It will also be able to support extremely high wireless throughput at great distances from the router."

TEW-811DR is a concurrent dual band router with a 450 Mbps wireless n band and will be available in late 2012 with an MSRP of over $200.

The TEW-800MB connects up to four media centre devices to an ultra-high speed 1300 Mbps 802.11ac network and will be available in late 2012 with an MSRP of approximately $200.