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11/15/2001 Archived Entry: "Speedier wireless: The battle's on - Tech News - CNET.com"

Speedier wireless: The battle's on - Tech News - CNET.com

While consumers and businesses are just beginning to adopt the first wireless networking technology, tech companies are already fighting over its successor.

At issue is the billion-dollar market for networking kits that connect laptops today, and printers or stereos tomorrow, and wirelessly link them to the Internet.

The wireless connections, first introduced to corporations and schools, have begun to take off in the past few years, spreading to coffee shops, airports and hotels across the country. With prices having dropped in the past year, wireless connections have begun to catch on in homes as well, which could lead to much wider adoption and greater profits for technology makers.