http://www.macnn.com/articles/01/03/15/ga.tech/
GA Tech deploys 802.11B, readies for 802.11A
updated 09:50 pm EST, Thu March 15, 2001
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Promising to upgrade its wireless system to 802.11A standard that supports bandwidth speeds of up to 50MB, Georgia Tech has deployed an AirPort-compatible 802.11B wireless network throughout its campus and says it has developed its own "authentication program requiring wireless users to log in through a web browser before access to the Internet is granted. If a user’s connection is inactive for a certain amount of time, the authentication system closes the user’s access, deterring potential hackers from taking advantage of the connection."
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50MB ... not
Time for some fact checking, MacNN. 802.11A is the older standard that runs at only 2Mbps (that's 2 megabit), as opposed to 11Mbps for 802.11B, aka AirPort. (And most 802.11B implementations, like Apple's AirPort card, can really only support 5.5MBps because they only run at half duplex.) Still, as long as it outpaces my DSL connection I'm fairly happy with it :-)
It's unclear what the article means by "50MB" (is that bytes or bits?) but either way that would presumably be some as-yet-vaporware upcoming improved version of the technology.