Apple Skips 5G Wi-Fi for iPhone 5S and 5C

The number of surprises unveiled during Tuesday’s iPhone 5S and 5C event were at a minimum, as many of the rumors fielded over the last few months turned out to be true

However, the absence of 802.11ac in the new smartphones was a minor surprise for those keeping a close eye on Apple’s approach to evolving Wi-Fi standards.

Some observers expected Apple to at least match the Wi-Fi specs of the iPhone’s chief competitor, Samsung's Galaxy S4, which uses the faster, higher capacity 802.11ac standard on the 5 GHz band, as opposed to the iPhone’s 802.11n on the 2.4 GHz band. Read more...