Wireless-N Capabilities Soon Coming to Android

There has apparently been a good amount of confusion when it comes to the capabilities of Google’s Nexus One smartphone, particularly when it comes to the device’s WiFi connection capabilities. Curiously, popular smartphone repair company iFixit has torn apart Google’s Nexus One, enlightening that the unit comes equipped with a Broadcom BCM4329EKUBG network interface card — one that supports the Wireless-N standard.

But up until now, most users have been unable to take advantage of the built-in chip’s capabilities.

Google and Broadcom have released new drivers for the Nexus One’s built-in chip, and already, users are compiling them into ROMs for their devices. The driver release could be indicative that Google is planning to enable Wireless-N connectivity in the upcoming version of Android — 2.2, or Froyo.