Networking InfoBrief
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An IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Linksys
Our Neglected Workhorse
The Home Network
Part of the Problem: A Lot of Old Routers
Of respondents who could
identify their wireless router
technology, only one in 8
use the latest version of
Wi-Fi (Wireless-AC)
More than half of respondents
did not know what avor of
Wi-Fi their router uses
Nearly half of the respondents who could
identify their router’s wireless technology said it
ran a version of Wi-Fi that was rst ratied a
dozen years ago or older.
Q. What wireless technology does your household’s router currently use?
5%
15%
18%
5%
57%
Wireless-B
(802.11b)
Wireless-G
(802.11g)
Wireless-N
(802.11n)
Wireless-AC
(802.11ac)
Don’t Know
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