As predicted by close industry watchers, the IEEE meeting here did not come up with a definitive tally for the 802.11n standard, but it was able to determine a preliminary winner-the TGN Sync consortium.
TGN Sync garnered 56 percent of the vote as against the rival Worldwide Spectrum Efficiency Consortium (WWiSE), which raked in 40 percent of the vote.
For the standard to be approved, it is expected to secure 75 percent of the votes.
Most industry players expect a compromise. But no one is hedging any bets as to when that will happen. The next meeting will take place in May.
“In the overall scheme, today’s vote is a necessary step in the standardization process, and it will determine the direction for the next steps to be taken towards ratification, and how long it will take us to get there,” commented Rolf De Vegt, senior director of business development at Airgo Networks.
The TGN Sync companies include cellular, consumer electronics, public access and semiconductor players. Some notables that are part of this group include Qualcomm Inc., Samsung Electronics, Cisco Systems Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd., Sony Corp and others. The WWiSE Group includes players like Broadcom Corp., Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments Inc. and Airgo Networks.
