Broadcom says that dual band a/g will become important by 2005: Don't count 802.11a out yet: Broadcom, the dominant 802.11g chip provider as enterprise players didn't jump on the early bandwagon, says that tri-mode/dual-band (a/b/g) will increase in importance over time. Broadcom now has deals with most notebook makers, although note that their adapter is not the default for many models, but a no-cost or low-cost upgrade.