IEEE 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz band with data rates from 1-11 Mbps and a transmission range of 300m outdoors and 30m indoors. It has wide manufacturer support and is inexpensive, making it suitable for home networks. Limitations include slow speeds, limited simultaneous users, and lack of scalability. IEEE 802.11a operates in the 5 GHz band with higher data rates from 6-54 Mbps but shorter transmission ranges of 100m outdoors and 10m indoors. It uses OFDM modulation like BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM and 64-QAM. It has faster speeds than 802.11b but shorter ranges.