SPEEDLAN 5, 10 Mbps Wireless Interbuilding Connectivity.SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1997--Wave Wireless Networking See wireless network. , manufacturer of high performance wireless building to building solutions, Wednesday announced the availability of SPEEDLAN 10 - a 10 Mbps wireless Ethernet The standard for wireless networking within a home or office. Also known as a "Wi-Fi" or "802.11" network, wireless Ethernet is the wireless counterpart to regular, wired Ethernet, which is also the standard for local networks. See 802.11 and wireless LAN. bridge/IP router. Wave Wireless is positioning the product as the first wireless product capable of creating a high performance multi-point backbone. SPEEDLAN 10 provides private, secure wireless connectivity for LAN's at a lower cost than fiber or microwave. The system may be installed in as little as one day with complete kits provided by the company. SPEEDLAN 10 provides connectivity at half the cost of traditional microwave products and is 6 times faster than a T1. Special PRC software improves performance 15 times over typical 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 performance. SPEEDLAN 10 offers multi-point network capability. Each wireless network link may be managed and its software updated over the Internet. SPEEDLAN 10 is plug and play when implemented with factory settings as a self learning, transparent, MAC layer wireless bridge, but may also be configured as an IP router A router that is set up to route IP packets. See router and IP. . SPEEDLAN 10 combines advanced bridge and IP router functionality eliminating the need for an additional remote router in multi-point wireless networks. In the US, distances are 10 miles or more while additional range may be achieved internationally. License free 2.4 GHz frequency band , direct sequence Reliable spread spectrum operation Protocol independent Impervious im·per·vi·ous adj. 1. Incapable of being penetrated: a material impervious to water. 2. Incapable of being affected: impervious to fear. to weather Plug and Play Operation 10 miles or more Antenna assemblies installation kits included One year warranty SPEEDLAN 10 product starts at $9500. SPEEDLAN 5 a point to point version starts at $5500. Contact Wave Wireless Networking or a reseller; 800/721-9283 press 1 for sales, press 302 for marketing, www.the-wave-wireless.com . Other products include SPEEDLAN 2 or 3 Mbps LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , T1/E1 full duplex (Computers) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; - of communications channels between computers; contrasted with For graphs and more info: -- Download the MS Word version ftp://www.the-wave-wireless.com/pub/fb97mail.doc . -- Go To The Web Page http://www.the-wave-wireless.com/pressf97.htm . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: In the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.the-wave-wireless.com/pressf97.htm and between ftp: and www.the-wave-wireless.com/pub/fb97mail.doc . These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Wave Wireless Networking Michael McKinney 800/358-9283, ext. 302 |
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