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iPhone 5 Boasts Faster WiFi Capabilities

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After Amazon had boasted about faster WiFi on the new Kindle Fire HD launch, Apple is not one to let a rival steal the stage. The company has announced that the new iPhone 5 boasts, along with 4G LTE support for faster Internet speeds, faster WiFi connectivity. The device supports the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz band on 802.11n standard for speeds up to 150 Mbps.

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Coupled the faster Internet performance thanks to speedier WiFi radios and LTE modems, the iPhone 5 with the new Apple A6 processor should be a powerful workhorse.

Unlike Amazon’s press conference where the company boasted dual channel antennas for wireless, Apple did not give specifics about the WiFi radio or antennas for the iPhone 5.

Given that most carriers are moving to metered data plans, faster WiFi wireless radios on the iPhone coupled with faster hotspot connections will help users connect to the Internet with faster speeds without having to rely too much on LTE for mobile broadband. As WiFi hotspots are becoming increasingly available in major cities, this will help users keep their wireless costs down while streaming movies, downloading content, and uploading photos and videos.

With Apple moving to the cloud for its content with iCloud, having fast, reliable Internet connection will be a key selling point of mobile products moving forward in an even more connected space.

3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. JaniceJDiaz

    09/12/2012 at 10:47 am

  2. Dave O'Brien

    09/15/2012 at 8:24 pm

    The new Linksys EA6500 Wireless-AC router works well with new iPhone 5’s 5GHz radio at fastest speeds for best wireless wi-fi coverage and speed. Available at the official Linksys Store with free 2-Day shipping https://homestore.cisco.com

  3. Jason Nunnelley

    10/11/2012 at 8:13 pm

    FYI, older routes (most public routers) fail commonly with the new iPhone 5’s weird wifi networking. I can’t get my MBP Retina to talk to it. That’s a problem. It’s not a problem for Apple. it’s a problem for me. I have a $600 device that doesn’t reliably make phone calls (volume bug), disconnects from the internet if someone calls me, and has unreliable calendar behaviors with Google Calendar (likely the most commonly used calendar). Bugs, gimps, just an all around bad deployment.

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