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High Speed Wireless Connectivity for a Small Office or Home Office
Ready for the freedom of wireless connectivity in your small office or
home office? Then Maverick can install the Lucent Technologies wireless
SOHO Networking Solution. The high-speed networking system provides
wireless connectivity to Internet service providers, and enables sharing
of various computer peripherals from anywhere within your home or small
office. The system can transmit through walls and floors, giving you the
freedom to roam up to 150 meters (450 ft) at 11Mbits indoors or outdoors.
The Residential Gateway (RG-1000) is based on WavePOINT-II Access Points
with network address translation and bridge functionality. It includes a
built-in 56K modem that provides Internet access through a regular phone
line. It also supports an Ethernet port that allows you to connect to a
broadband cable, DSL or ISDN modem. The system is IEEE802.11b High Rate
compliant, so it works with other compliant wireless networking systems,
including the Apple AirPort. At a data rate of 11Mbits, RG-1000 delivers
Ethernet-quality networking speeds – all without cables or wires.
The NAT router with DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) functionality
can automatically configure an Internet protocol address for users and the
NAT router enables multiple users to access a single Internet account via
point-to-point protocol. This gives you the capability for multiple simultaneous
Internet sessions; you save the cost of additional ISP connections.
For versatility, Maverick Communications can bring you a wireless local area
network that can take productivity into places where it’s never been before.
A complete package of hardware and software that allows you to create extensions
to an existing LAN anywhere in the building, go mobile for on-the-spot presentations,
even bring 21st-century technology to older buildings without disturbing a single
historic brick.
Market Analysis and Overview
Wireless LAN Overview
Wireless LANs are achieving widespread use as extensions to wired LANs; especially where
running a wire is either impractical or impossible. This might be either a need for mobility
in the work environment or where physical limitations preclude wired services. Regardless
of the application, the fundamental technology of wireless is still to mimic the architecture
found in hardwired versions of LANs (Ethernet or Token Ring) that extend between the network
and server, while breaking the dependency on the wire...
The wireless LAN market, rather than being marketed ubiquitously, is directed more towards
specific vertical market needs such as healthcare, education, banking, retail, restaurants,
and "smart office buildings." Although server access points are currently $1700-2000, and
interface cards are in the $500-600 range, wireless applications can easily be justified when
compared to labor cost reductions, wiring expenses, delivery improvements, inventory controls,
improved customer service, just to name a few.
The breaking news for the wireless LAN market is the establishment of the IEEE 802.11
Wireless LAN standard. In simple terms, standardization allows system integration of
different manufacturers products, whether they are chips, boards, or modules. Predictability,
this will lower prices and produce a larger market for data products. It also allows the
engineers and design people to focus on key components of the product to more rapidly advance
the technology and target marketing efforts.
Implementing a wireless local area network can involve a number of decisions. The first
is to understand the user applications being run on the existing LAN platform and any
specific bandwidth and speed requirements, since wireless is an extension of wired. The
second is the kind of wireless technology desired (infrared; radio frequency; frequency
hopping; direct sequence), each having their own benefits and limitations. In addition,
consideration needs to be given to the distance and obstruction limitations imposed by
the infrastructure. And last, the equipment that will be used to access the wireless LAN
is often unique based on specific applications. Although wireless LAN is currently an adjunct
to wireless, we can anticipate that wireless will begin to displace wire in the LAN marketplace,
as bandwidths and speeds increase, and prices decline.
Current Market Share
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Lucent and Partners
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48%
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Proxim
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18%
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Aironet
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11%
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Infrared
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9%
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Windata
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4%
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Netwave
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2%
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Breeze
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1.5%
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Call Maverick Communications to help design and install your Wireless LAN. With
our trained personnel you can be assured of an installation meeting all
International and Manufacture standards, by the use of wireless test equipment
to ensure standard compliance.
