Entry-level IEEE 802.11ac
products will provide a data rate of 433 Mbps (megabits per second), which is at least three times faster than that of the
most common devices using the current wireless standard, which is IEEE 802.11n. Because the new standard gives
manufacturers the flexibility to offer a range of products with different levels of performance, some high-speed IEEE
802.11ac devices will offer wireless transmission in excess of a Gigabit per second—remarkable speeds that put IEEE
802.11ac wireless networks ahead of most wired networks.