The Wall Street Journal looks at Intel's place in the Wi-Fi market: This piece takes a fair look at how far behind Intel is in everything it's doing in the wireless world. That's evident today with announcements from Atheros and Broadcom about new 802.11g chipsets that offer better range and battery life then Intel’s Centrino products. Intel doesn’t have any 802.11g out yet and reports last week indicated that they wouldn't be available until 2004.
The article also says Intel has been working on software-defined radio technology. Companies across the communications industry have been talking about SDR for years.
It will be interesting to watch Intel's conference this week as it may produce some notable thoughts on where the giant will move in the future. Even if Intel is behind the startups, its heavy advertising and interest in Wi-Fi certainly offers a boost to the industry.