In 1991 NCR Corporation/AT&T (now Nokia Labs and LSI Corporation) invented a precursor to 802.11 in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. The inventors initially intended to use the technology for cashier systems. The first wireless products were brought to the market under the name WaveLAN with raw data rates of 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s.
in 1991 ncr corporation/at&t (now nokia labs and lsi corporation) invented a precursor to 80211 in nieuwegein the netherlands the inventors initially intended to use the technology for cashier systems the first wireless products were brought to the market under the name wavelan with raw data rates of 1 mbit/s and 2 mbit/s