The IEEE board has unanimously approved a new wireless networking standard, dubbed 802.11n. The standard will be the first to implement Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology, which sends data at speeds up to 10 times faster than the current 802.11g standard. 802.11n utilizes multiple antennae to transmit the data at speeds of up to 600 Mbit/sec. It also avoids a lot of the interference which has plagued users of 802.11g, allowing for its maximum throughput over a much longer range.

Intel President Craig Barrett stated, "The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (set out) to break the 802.11n stalemate and accelerate a draft that defines significantly higher wireless LAN performance. We have achieved this objective and are confident that our customers can now manufacture products with unprecedented performance based on our technologies that conform to this new draft".