Normally I don’t pay much attention to product announcements, but a news release from Proxim Wireless caught my eye. They are announcing a new device that uses dual 802.11n radios to wirelessly transmit data at speeds in excess of 300 Mbps. A single radio version can hit speeds of 170 Mbps. These speeds would make them almost seven times faster than current wireless networks. Many believe that we are headed to Gigabit Wireless Networks soon. The 802.11n standard is still in “draft” and is expected to be finalized by November 2009.
Proxim claims that using a distributed wireless architecture that eliminates the need for a centralized wireless controller makes it easy for them to overcome the bottlenecks associated with the centralized controller architecture that is used by most Wi-Fi gear makers. The company is using a Freescale processor and latest Atheros 802.11n chipset.
[...] Of course, your computer only has one radio, so you won’t see double the speeds on your local machine. This just helps cram more data onto a huge enterprise network without bringing it down, but an interesting strategy that could, theoretically, find its way into more consumer-type gear. The dual-radio AP-8000 costs $1,099, and also looks like a Dungeness crab after I’ve eaten four delicious legs already. Sold! [Product Page via GigaOM] [...]
So, does this mean when 802.11vht comes out I can use one 80211vht to provide info to 11 802.11n radios?
For someone who uses wireless a lot in remote areas, this would def. be a welcome innovation.
[...] products to market. If you’re still using 802.11g, 802.11n is far faster. GigaOm also did an eyebrow-raising piece recently on a dual 802.11n device from Proxim Wireless that purportedly transmits data at speeds of over [...]