08. september 2003. Lisatud RLE GPRS abiga. Kõneside areng Internetti, avab WiFi protsessorile täiendava arenguspiraali. Firmad Broadcom ja Philips Semiconductors tõid täna turule väikse ja energiasäästliku WiFi protsessori, mis sobib kasutamiseks mobiiltelefonides ja paljudes kodustes elektriseadmetes. WiFi muudab kodused seadmed osaks Internetist ja saab võimalikuks neid eemalt juhtida Odavam telefonikõne WiFi levialas, pakub aga lähitulevikus alternatiivi kallile GSM kõnele. Valmimas on mobiil mis laseb tarbijal valida, kas rääkida läbi GSM kõnesidekanali või läbi Interneti. Uudise lähtetekst. Broadcom has grabbed the brass ring by producing an incredibly energy-efficient 802.11b module that's barely larger than a dime. With a single chip that combines the power amplifier, radio, baseband, and MAC mounted on a tiny bit of epoxy circuit board, Broadcom offers manufacturers a way to include 802.11b support in the smallest, most battery-limited devices. Broadcom's new system means that cell phones, MP3s players, handhelds, cameras, and other devices could offer integral 802.11b without draining batteries or filling external slots. Broadcom has some impressive slides on power usage, noting that their standby power mode is 97 percent more miserly than the Centrino chipset. 1. [New York Times](http://admin.wifi.ee//Dokumendid/Broadcom, Philips shrink Wi-Fi phone chips.mht)
2. Business Week.
3. [The Unstrung
](http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=39707)4. Computerworld
5. Silicon Valley Business Ink
6. CommsDesign