After 7 years of  hearing about it, reading about it, and for some, buying/implementing it, the IEEE has finally ratified the standard for  802.11n. The publication

<span class="Article_Date" style="font-weight: bold; display: block; float: right; padding-top: 10px;">This was an extraordinarily wide-ranging technical challenge that required the sustained effort and concentration of a terrific variety of participants,&quot; Bruce Kraemer, chair of the IEEE Wireless <a class="iAs" href="http://www.eweek.com/#" target="_blank">LAN</a> Working Group, said in the statement. &quot;When we started in 2002, many of the <a class="iAs" href="http://www.eweek.com/#" target="_blank">technologies</a> addressed in 802.11n were university research topics and had not been implemented.&quot;</span>

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In addition to greater wireless speeds, the 560-page 802.11n amendment—<a title="WLAN Enhancements for Higher Throughput" rel="nofollow" href="http://standards.ieee.org/prod-serv/80211n.html" target="_blank">WLAN Enhancements for Higher Throughput</a> —also enhances &quot;quality of service, reliability, range optimization, device link options, <a class="iAs" href="http://www.eweek.com/#" target="_blank">network management</a> and security,&quot; IEEE said.

The amendment should be available for your reading pleasure in the middle of next month. Are you going to move to 802.11n, are you already running it, or does it have no impact on your job/life? Post your comments!