The first wireless local area network products based on the next-generation IEEE standard, which offer around 1.3 Gbps speeds, are appearing on the market, according to Craig Mathias, a principal with the Farpoint Group. The new standard, 802.11ac, could result in WLAN products with speeds up to 7 Gbps in future "exotic implementations," Mathias wrote in a commentary that appeared in InformationWeek. "Think about this: 20 years ago, you might have seen a megabit per second over the air, on a good day, downhill, with a tailwind. Today you can get 1,300 times that much in a product that sells for less than $200. Truly, [...]