![]() ![]() Without any changes to the product line in years, it wasn’t a big surprise in late 2016 when word surfaced that Apple’s wireless networking team had been disbanded. The Express has been stuck at 802.11n since 2008. Both got 802.11ac support while the AirPort Express was last refreshed in 2012 with a body redesign. The AirPort product line stalled in 2013 when the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule were last updated. AirPort support then spread to include the rest of the Mac lineup and led to several product iterations including the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule-an AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi router with a built-in hard drive for Time Capsule backups over the network. The Slow Demise of the AirPort Base StationĪpple gate Wi-Fi a kickstart back in 1999 with the original AirPort Base Station and clamshell iBook. That means the next time you need to buy a new Wi-Fi router, unless it’s really soon, you won’t get one with an Apple logo. They will be available through, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers while supplies last. We’re discontinuing the Apple AirPort base station products. Apple officially kills off AirPort product lineĪpple’s official confirmation comes from statements given to 9to5 Mac and iMore. Apple has stopped making its Base Station line but will keep selling the products until the remaining inventory is gone. Apple hinted that it was out of the Wi-Fi base station game in late 2016 by disbanding its wireless networking team, and now it’s official: the AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule are no more.
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