Power consumption

With a radio control module enabling block-by-block power control of the physical
(PHY) layer complementing an ultra low power hardware state-machine based
Media Access Controller (MAC), WLAN solutions consume significantly less
power in all modes of operation:50 percent reduction in peak transmit power consumption; 20 percent less receive power; and 5 mW in sleep mode.

Distinct low-power modes ensure that average power consumption is minimized.
For example, converged cell phones, with the wireless LAN active, easily achieve
the target of less than 200 mW.