THE IEEE SHOULD ratify the 802.11ac standard this year, which will make people more comfortable buying
routers based on that standard (rather than on a draft of the standard). The performance of 802.11ac routers
from Asus, Linksys, Netgear, and other manufacturers knocked our socks off in 2012, delivering high throughput
and surprisingly good range using the uncrowded 5GHz frequency spectrum. We also expect to see more
802.11ac media bridges shipping this year; buying two expensive routers so you can configure one as a bridge
is an unnecessary pain in the neck