Super-fast Wi-Fi: Cisco, Ubiquiti APs top out at nearly 400Mbps

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5 bad signs for Apple's iPhone 5s fingerprint scanner Microsoft updates display 'worrisome' decline in quality Network World Daily News AM September 16, 2013 Share this email Super-fast Wi-Fi: Cisco, Ubiquiti APs top out at nearly 400Mbps Earlier this year we tested several consumer-level 802.11ac routers. Here, we take a look at two enterprise-level access points. They're a part of the so-called "Wave 1" phase of the 802.11ac standard: both access points support up to three spatial streams and 80 MHz wide channels, offering theoretical data rates up to 1.3Gbps. But just as we saw with the 802.11ac routers, you won't get throughput rates nearly that fast. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. INSIDER 5 bad signs for Apple's iPhone 5s fingerprint scanner 2. Microsoft updates display 'worrisome' decline in quality 3. VDI for enterprise Android desktops 4. Reddit AMA featuring Microsoft Outlook.com team tackles NSA, IMAP, Gmail 5. 10 hard-earned lessons of a lifetime in IT 6. 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