AirPort
First three AirPort Base Station models, including the AirPort Extreme to the right | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Wireless base stations and cards |
| Release date | 1999 |
| Discontinued | 2018 |
AirPort is a discontinued line of wireless routers and network cards developed by Apple Inc. using Wi-Fi protocols. In Japan, the line of products was marketed under the brand AirMac due to previous registration by I-O Data.[1][2]
Apple introduced the AirPort line in 1999. Wireless cards were discontinued in 2009 following the Mac transition to Intel processors, after all of Apple's Mac products had adopted built-in Wi-Fi. Apple's line of wireless routers consisted of the AirPort Base Station (later AirPort Extreme); the AirPort Time Capsule, a variant with a built-in hard disk for automated backups; and the AirPort Express, a compact router.
In 2018, Apple discontinued the AirPort line. The remaining inventory was sold off, and Apple later sold routers from Linksys, Netgear, Amplifi and Eero in Apple retail stores.[3]
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- ^ "アップル – AirMac Express". Apple, Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.
- ^ Apple officially discontinues AirPort router line, no plans for future hardware