| Designing for high-density Wi-Fi coverage Trapeze's recent announcement of an 802.11n access point priced for high-density environments got me to thinking. Equipment costs are just one challenge WLAN designers face when trying to cover crowded areas. Meru, Aruba top researcher's 802.11n rankings A recent, multidimensional evaluation of 802.11n wireless LAN vendors compiled by ABI Research reflects the complexity facing IT departments as they conduct their own assessments of enterprise-class 802.11n prospects. 'Virtual Cell' still to come in Meru 11n gear Meru Networks plans to ship beta software next month that lets its year-old 802.11n wireless LAN gear support the company's heralded Virtual Cell technology. That might sound anticlimactic to those who assumed that ... Vendors face off in 11n 'challenge' When the wireless LAN controller architecture came into its own about half a decade ago, an exhausting, cutthroat features war ensued. Ding! It's now officially Round 2, with the industry this time in fisticuffs over ... Vendors debate 11n topics in Webcasts Earlier this year, a colleague and I issued a Draft 2.0 802.11n Challenge to enterprise-class Wi-Fi system suppliers, asking them to publicly plead their case about their primary strengths as an 11n supplier. Smart planning for new networks The current networking landscape reminds me of the homeowner's perpetual condition. Usually, a home improvement here (say, new windows) drives still another one over there (say, siding). Often, doing two jobs separately costs more. And you might forfeit the polished, integrated look that results from having a single entity install the windows and siding together if you chop up the job. Why mix Bluetooth with Wi-Fi? When the latest version of Bluetooth was announced last week, two questions popped to mind. First, what does Bluetooth 3.0 - which combines the Bluetooth wireless communications protocol with 802.11g Wi-Fi transport ... May Giveaways
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