Clarion's M10 High Speed Ethernet Wireless Transceiver granted FCC Part 15 A Certification; New 10 megabit per second transceiver 'impressive' (ICM, early user).ALLENDALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1996-- The Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area Division of Clarion Corp. of America today announced it has received FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Part 15 Class A certification for its M10, the industry's first 10 Megabit per second A megabit per second (abbreviated as Mbit/s, Mbps, or mbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bits per second. Because there are 8 bits in a byte, a transfer speed of 8 megabits per second (8 Mbps) is equivalent to 1,000,000 bytes (Mbps) wireless Ethernet-based transceiver. "FCC certification successfully caps our initial market introductory phase," said Mike Kosakai, vice president of Clarion's Wireless LAN Division. "Hundreds of integrators and distributors have expressed interest in the M10, and we're looking forward to rapid adoption of its 10 Mbps per second throughput in wireless networks." "Our FCC certification is a key step in proliferating Clarion's spread-spectrum strengths," said Phil Van Wettering, national sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Clarion's Wireless LAN Division. "We're hearing good things from early users. Plus, this certification goes a long way in addressing the concerns of skeptics who have been waiting for 10 Mbps throughput for years." Ken Winnel, project manager for Roseland, NJ-based ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management (Integrated Computer Management), a systems integrator, said, "We've been impressed with the M10's consistent 6-8 Mbps throughput." ICM, the first user of the Clarion M10, opted for M10 network connectivity instead of stringing a T1 telecommunications line between a headquarters building and a second building about 200 yards away. "It's saved us the T1 installation and recurring monthly costs, and cut our phone bill for dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. in half, without slowing us down." About 100 users in headquarters are bridged via the M10 transceiver with 25 users at the second site, running Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. , Internet access and other network-based applications. The M10, first in a projected series of Clarion MerLAN products, is available immediately in the United States, and is marketed through a select group of qualified OEMs as well as authorized network and systems integrators. Standards based Fully compliant with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.3 and Ethernet II standards, Clarion's M10 wireless transceiver is capable of connecting any Ethernet wired card or unit regardless of computer platform, operating system or network protocol. Truly software transparent, the M10 supports any operating system or protocol stack including: DOS/Windows(r), Windows(r)95, Windows NT(tm), Windows(r) for Workgroups(tm)/LAN Manager(tm), Novell Netware(r), Unix(r), AppleTalk(r), Lantastic(r), and TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , IPX/SPX See IPX. . Proprietary 802.3 datalink-based protocols are also supported. Flexibility of installation permits easy intermixing of wired and wireless nodes. About Clarion Corp. Clarion Corp. has U.S. headquarters in Gardena, Calif. Clarion Corp., an international leader in car audio and electronics since 1940, conducts research, development, engineering, design and manufacturing of entertainment, communication, and navigation systems. The company is also an internationally recognized pioneer in the development and manufacture of spread spectrum-based wireless communications products. Throughout the world, the Clarion name is synonymous with products of technological excellence manufactured to the most exacting quality standards. In addition to more than 10,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing facilities in eight countries, Clarion has marketing and sales affiliates in Europe, North & South America, Asia & Australia. For sales and product information, contact Phil Van Wettering, Clarion Wireless LAN Division, (201) 818-1166 x511 or fax information requests 201-818-1317. -0- Clarion and MerLAN(tm) are registered trademarks of Clarion Corp. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 1996 Clarion Corp. 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