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A cure to citywide Wi-Fi woes?
By Larry Hendrick | May 22, 2006
Wavion has developed a new chipset that is more condusive to outdoor use. They claim to boost the signal strength considerable, thereby reducing the number of access points needed for a city-wide deployment. Interesting …
A cure to citywide Wi-Fi woes? | CNET News.com
“All the mesh Wi-Fi equipment makers use commodity chipsets developed for indoor use,” said Alan Menezes, vice president of marketing and business development for Wavion. “People have stretched the current technology to use it outdoors, which is a tougher environment. We’ve developed something that provides the scalability necessary for true citywide deployments.”
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