Proximhas unveiled a
new range of wireless access products that support Wimax, Wi-Fi
mesh, and Wi-Fi access all in one system.
The
MeshMax offering provides significant
benefits to service providers, municipalities, and customers
planning to deploy Wi-Fi mesh and Wimax, said Proxim.
MeshMax enables a new deployment architecture that increases the
capacity of mesh networks, simplifies their deployment, and
provides outdoor mobility for existing Wi-Fi users.
Daryl Schoolar, an analyst at In-Stat, said, “Proxim’s MeshMax
is the right product line at the right time.
The convergence of Wimax and mesh is a natural evolution in
broadband wireless, as it maximises the strengths of both
technologies.”
Wi-Fi mesh sees Wi-Fi access points placed in outside locations
and connected to each other over long distances to create a mesh
network using relay technology. Wimax allows users to get wireless
broadband where there is no fixed broadband service.
Both technologies are suited for rural areas, but urban
municipalities also see the solutions as ideal ways to easily link
up whole towns.
Proxim says MeshMax products are currently being evaluated by
several service providers in a number of countries.
MeshMax access products cost from £525.
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