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Broadcom moves into enterprise WiFi market

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:59:55 -0400

Broadcom believes it can leverage its success in the consumer 802.11n WiFi market to move into the enterprise WLAN market. The company announced a new 802.11n enterprise solution the combines its Intensi-fi silicon and its Fastpath networking software that it says will extend the enterprise-critical features from the company's StrataXGS enterprise switches to create an end-to-end solution for business-grade 802.11n WiFi networks.

Broadcom said this integrated platform provides significant cost and time-to-market advantages for manufacturers compared with other silicon solutions that do not include the software features that IT managers require. The solution also successfully addresses power consumption issues, said Broadcom. Broadcom claims that APs built using its new chip use half the power of competing 802.11n chipsets, allowing access points to operate simultaneously on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands while being powered by a company's existing Power over Ethernet infrastructure.

"Broadcom is building on the great success we have achieved with consumer 802.11n solutions to serve the untapped enterprise wireless market," said Michael Hurlston, vice president and general manager of Broadcom's Wireless LAN line of business, in a press release. "By marrying the industry's leading WLAN solutions with proven switch hardware and software, Broadcom is well-positioned to pursue the $2.3 billion enterprise wireless market with an end-to-end solution."

For more about Broadcom's foray into the enterprise market:
- read this release

Related article:
Broadcom: 802.11n won't usurp 802.11g yet Report on 802.11n

ALSO NOTED: NetGear's new RangeMax 240; Airpath Wireless to support Boston public WiFi; and much more...

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:00:50 -0500

> NetGear has launched its RangeMax 240 range of WiFi products in Australia, claiming they provide users with wireless speeds of up to 240Mbps. Story.

> Boston's public WiFi project has selected Airpath Wireless to supply the planned system's administration and control platform. Report.

> Socket Communications announced the Go Wi-Fi! P500, an 802.11g CF WLAN card for Windows Mobile 2003/SE & 5.0 Mobile based devices. Press release.

> Azonic Systems is showing of its WiMax-compliant MAXGear family of products, which include base stations, subscriber stations, associated radios and antennas in the 5.8, 3.5 and 2.5 GHz frequency bands for both point-to-multipoint and point-to-point deployments. Report.

And finally...We don't know whether "in-depth analysis" and "Mario Kart DS on the Nintendo WiFi connection" go well together, but this analysis tries.

Alvarion offers US market WiMax in WCS, BRS bands

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:01:37 -0400

Alvarion said that it was expanding its line of BreezeMAX products to include the WCS (2.3 GHz) and BRS (aka MMDS, 2.5-2.7 GHz) frequency bands for North America. Some 80 operators in 30 countries already deploy the Israeli company's WiMax-ready system, and now US carriers will be able to do the same. The platform will use the new BreezeMAX CPEs with the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface. BreezeMAX 2300 and 2500 are similar to Alvarion's BreezeMAX 3500 and will feature advanced OFDM technology, toll-quality VoIP, and will be WiMax-ready, pending WiMAX Forum Certification. The advantage of the WCS and BRS frequencies is that in addition to North America, both can be deployed in the Asia-Pacific region, Russia, and Africa.

Alvarion has proven itself to be a sure-footed leader in WiMax development and deployment around the world. The expansion of its line to the WCS and BRS frequencies would allow it to play an even more important role in the emerging US WiMax market.

For more on Alvarion's expanded line:
- see this Unstrung report