Comments on: MWC: Mobile Wi-Fi that Doesn’t Suck…Battery Power http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/mwc-mobile-wi-fi-that-doesnt-suckbattery-power/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:17:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: MWC: Mobile Video Isn’t All That « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/mwc-mobile-wi-fi-that-doesnt-suckbattery-power/#comment-861371 MWC: Mobile Video Isn’t All That « NewTeeVee Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:40:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11485#comment-861371 <p>[...] Congress in Barcelona hasn’t just been about battling mobile operating systems and the latest chips for cell phones, it’s also about content. For the first time ever, the GSM Association threw a party at the [...]</p> [...] Congress in Barcelona hasn’t just been about battling mobile operating systems and the latest chips for cell phones, it’s also about content. For the first time ever, the GSM Association threw a party at the [...]

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/mwc-mobile-wi-fi-that-doesnt-suckbattery-power/#comment-861147 Stacey Higginbotham Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:13:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11485#comment-861147 <p>Mike, you're right. I, like the Wi-Fi Alliance, got ahead of the IEEE. Thank you for letting me know.</p> Mike, you’re right. I, like the Wi-Fi Alliance, got ahead of the IEEE. Thank you for letting me know.

]]> By: Mike Puchol http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/mwc-mobile-wi-fi-that-doesnt-suckbattery-power/#comment-861140 Mike Puchol Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:41:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11485#comment-861140 <p>Nice article - however you consider 802.11n (I guess you meant this one) as the 'current' standard, when it should really be 'newest recommendation', as last I looked, it was still a draft. An infinitely higher number of access devices working on 802.11b/g are out there, and it makes absolute sense to keep on catering for them.</p> <p>As for power needs, I saw Nanoradio at the 3GSM three years ago, when they were still mostly under the radar, and it is very nice to see them progressing - and trying to bring power consumption down as much as possible. In the end there is a barrier called the laws of physics, and the only way to get as close to them as possible is to lower operating voltage, and to make the electronics convert as little into heat as possible, there is no magic involved.</p> Nice article - however you consider 802.11n (I guess you meant this one) as the ‘current’ standard, when it should really be ‘newest recommendation’, as last I looked, it was still a draft. An infinitely higher number of access devices working on 802.11b/g are out there, and it makes absolute sense to keep on catering for them.

As for power needs, I saw Nanoradio at the 3GSM three years ago, when they were still mostly under the radar, and it is very nice to see them progressing - and trying to bring power consumption down as much as possible. In the end there is a barrier called the laws of physics, and the only way to get as close to them as possible is to lower operating voltage, and to make the electronics convert as little into heat as possible, there is no magic involved.

]]> By: Lenny http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/mwc-mobile-wi-fi-that-doesnt-suckbattery-power/#comment-861097 Lenny Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:40:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11485#comment-861097 <p>I have an Iphone and when I use the Wifi a good bit I really don't notice a major power drain, it does draw a little. I do however notice a good drain on my battery when I am using Bluetooth, my phone will not last more than a day+ with bluetooth on. I can go 2 days before my battery get really low with avg. talking(45min-90min), Wifi usage(20-30 minutes of airtime) and a couple of hours of IPOD use. I charge it once a night and never have any power issues. I really love the Dual-band feature web access is a bit slow through the AT&T network and at least 10x faster with a Wifi connection.</p> I have an Iphone and when I use the Wifi a good bit I really don’t notice a major power drain, it does draw a little. I do however notice a good drain on my battery when I am using Bluetooth, my phone will not last more than a day+ with bluetooth on. I can go 2 days before my battery get really low with avg. talking(45min-90min), Wifi usage(20-30 minutes of airtime) and a couple of hours of IPOD use. I charge it once a night and never have any power issues. I really love the Dual-band feature web access is a bit slow through the AT&T network and at least 10x faster with a Wifi connection.

]]> By: charlie http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/mwc-mobile-wi-fi-that-doesnt-suckbattery-power/#comment-861084 charlie Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:58:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11485#comment-861084 <p>stacey, thanks -- great informative post.</p> stacey, thanks — great informative post.

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