Nortel Networks says it's increasing its research and development efforts in wireless, to create local- and wide-area network gear supporting access speeds three to six times faster than today's equipment does. In a press release announcing its "unwired enterprise" startegy the Toronto communication technology provider it would focus on the developments it has already made in the WiMAX wireless protocol, and the underpinning architecture of the emerging 802.11n front-end standard to release 802.11n-compatible products by mid-2008.

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