Proxim Wireless releases revolutionary new products: MeshMAX
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MeshMAX™ Product Series
In the last couple of years, convergence has been the key word in wireless evolution. With its new MeshMAX™ product line, Proxim now manages to integrates three (!) technologies, WiMAX, Wi-Fi® Mesh and Wi-Fi, in one small unit!
At this point, two models are available in this product family: the 9100-EU™ and the 9101-EU™. The main difference between these two tri-radio units is that the first supports Mesh networking, whilst the latter does not. It simply™ combines WiMAX (802.16d) with a dual-radio AP, being the classic™ AP-4000. The most interesting and likely environments that the new MeshMAX™ products can be used in are MAN’s (Metropolitan Area Networks). With their rugged outdoor enclosure, these units are ideal to serve as subscriber units communicating with WiMAX base station units. Whereas the classic™ backhaul-providing Proxim Quickbridge 5054-R subscriber unit is typically installed in combination with a Mesh Access Point to provide local access to wireless clients, the MeshMAX units make that second unit obsolete. The Mesh AP is simply integrated into the MeshMAX unit!