Intel described and demonstrated technologies that the chipmaker's research and development team has been working on to improve wireless networking. Projects included boosting the efficiency of wireless coverage, making wireless networking available in rural areas and improving the way different wireless technologies work together.
Mesh networking, also known as multihop networking. This involves distributing numerous access points--wireless receivers--throughout the home. These should boost the bandwidth of the home wireless network and so strengthen it, making it easier for people to access high quality content, such as audio and video, wirelessly. Intel has completed a lab demonstration of the mesh networks project and will begin a home test in a few months.
"802.11 Last Mile," the technology uses directional antennas to make connections to 802.11 wireless available over a long distance. The wireless network has achieved a radius of 20 miles and supports about 15 homes.
Seamless switching between wireless, wired and cellular networks using what it calls intelligent roaming. Under this system, people would be able to customize their access preferences to switch their devices from one wireless network to another when it becomes cheaper.

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