The technology that handles all the communications between a device and an access point will make it easier for those using the Linux platform to adopt the latest Wi-Fi adapters. In the past, every time a company came out with a new adapter it was usually made available for Windows but not Linux, Fraser said.

The technology is expected to speed the creation of voice over IP products on the Linux platform.

"Our hope is it would be adopted by the core of Linux. The goal is to inspire Wi-Fi proliferation. It is being worked up and will be in 2.6 on an experimental branch and in the next several months will move to a product branch," Fraser said.