Faster Wi-Fi is always nice, don’t get me wrong. And it’s true that a combination of proper use of not broadcasting your SSID bundled with WPA encryption can go a long way as a security deterrent.

But the truth of the matter is that wired remains more secure than unwired. Yes, once data packets are sent out on the open wilds of the Internet, the data is not secure at that point.

Speaking for myself, a new wireless standard sounds pretty darned cool. But I will also be entertained in watching how our existing ISPs plan on keeping up. Cable companies are already screwed, so this leaves the fiber providers. I wonder how long it’ll take to see all of this implode on itself as a pipe dream. Wait a second… never mind. No, this is to only be something on local networks… not at the ISP level. Awesome! Now we can have blazing speeds on the Intranet while ISPs continue to choke on it at the Internet level. Now that’s progress… sort of.

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