Solectek Releases Extended Range Campus Wireless LAN Solutions for Large-Cell Deployment

High-power 802.11(b) radio solution for campus area network and wireless community networks.

Solectek Corporation, a
leader in fixed wireless broadband networking, is entering the 802.11(b)
wireless LAN market with an extended range system solution. The AP500 series
product line is aimed at the user base that desires to have a large coverage
area around a single access point. Dr. Eric Lee, CEO of Solectek explains why
the company chose to enter the already crowded 802.11(b) market, The consumer
sector is now all about prices without sacrificing the high-end features
required in the most demanding corporate applications. Obviously, we need to
offer something unique that will both be different and useful to the user base.
I believe extending the coverage area is something that has been overlooked and
we chose to address that void."

The AP500 series will offer
indoor ranges up to 1,200 feet (open space), more than three times more than
most 802.11b products in the market. Further ranges are possible with external
antennas. The product line includes an access point, client cards, and client
bridges for flexible indoor-outdoor configurations. The AP500 series is
complimented by the lower-cost AP200 series for short-range applications.

The AP500 series focuses on
large cell requirements and is particularly well suited to address the need for outdoor
extensions of your wireless networks. Applications include campus networking
for schools, colleges, and corporate campuses where many buildings are located
in close proximity. The clients can maintain seamless connectivity in and
between any of the buildings on campus. Such applications could extend to
outdoor coverage needs such as industrial sites, outdoor events, and
point-of-sales transactions.

AP500 is also designed to
serve the burgeoning wireless community networks where Internet access is provided to
clients in neighborhoods from a local point of distribution. Says Dr. Lee,
Customers have talked to us about low-cost, simple, high-power radio solutions
for some time. We feel that combining the mature 802.11(b) and our proprietary
radio technology is what they need. We are bringing a decade of
enterprise-level fixed wireless experience right down to the communities."

Solectek also offers the
most flexible, feature-rich solutions for enterprises and larger ISPs that
require longer distance, bandwidth control, heavy data traffic, Voice over IP,
and enhanced throughput Dr. Lee adds, We now have solutions for every budget
and feature need. Customers can view Solectek as a one-stop shop for all things
broadband wireless."

About Solectek

Headquartered in San Diego,
California, Solectek Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a wide
variety of high-speed wireless equipment and solutions. It has over 20,000
installations worldwide. For more information on the technical specifications
and many applications of the new wireless LAN kit, visit our website at
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www.solectek.com or call (858) 450-1220. If you have any questions or wish
to discuss your own networking needs via e-mail, please contact us at

info@solectek.com.