Atheros allows mobile Wi-Fi devices to do peer-to-peer networking

This was an interesting announcement from Atheros. Atheros’ WLAN technology will allow client devices such as PCs, handsets, cameras, MP3 players, wireless printers and set-top boxes to connect directly to other clients, without the use of an access point. This technology also provides smartphones with soft AP capability, which supports multiple clients.

We see the demand for mobile devices enabled with wireless networking, so this seems like a good fit for Atheros.