Atheros AR5001A Wireless Network Adapter:Enhancing the security, performance, range and robustness of 802.11a wireless networking, the Atheros AR5001A Second-Generation 802.11a Solution enables strong alternatives to conventional wire-line LANs. Building upon the inherently high quality of 802.11a operation in the interference-free 5-GHz band, the Second-Generation 802.11a Solution opens the way for wide-scale deployment of wireless networks.