Linksys adds MIMO WLAN line

Linksys today announced a new line of "affordable" wireless LAN products using MIMO technology.

The RangePlus line includes a Wireless Router (WRT100), Notebook Adapter (WPC100), PCI Adapter (WMP100), and USB Notebook Adapter (WUSB100).

Linksys describes the new line as using Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) technology, but makes no mention of whether the products are draft 802.11n compliant.

The WRT100 and WPC100 are available now at estimated street prices of $99.99 each. The other RangePlus products will be available in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Tags: Linksys, MIMO, WiFi,

Azimuth intros new WLAN product test system

Azimuth Systems today introduced its next-generation platform for MIMO and SISO 802.11 wireless product testing.

The ADEPT-n MIMO test platform is a single-box, point-to-multi-point tester that enables repeatable performance, interoperability and functional testing of 802.11a/b/g/n devices. Azimuth said the ADEPT-n will succeed its W-series 802.11 a/b/g performance test platform, as the wireless industry transitions to the 802.11n standard.

Tags: 802.11n, Azimuth, MIMO, WiFi,

Netgear WPNT834 RangeMax 240 Wireless Router

We have seen the future of high speed wireless and it's not all bright. Tim Higgins drills down deep into what makes the Netgear RangeMax 240 Wireless Router tick and finds some things that don't bode well for current owners of 802.11b/g gear.

Tags: MIMO, Netgear, Router reviews, WiFi, Wireless Reviews,

MIMO Router Face-Off

About a year ago we looked at three products representing three technologies that claimed to deliver higher wireless speed and extended range. This time it's eight MIMO and one non-MIMO product that Tim Higgins put to the test, with surprising results.

Tags: AirLink101, Belkin, Buffalo, D-Link, MIMO, Netgear, Ruckus Wireless, Trendnet, WiFi, Wireless Reviews, ZyXEL,

NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router

NETGEAR's RangeMax wireless products hope to bring MIMO to the masses with promises of longer reach at higher speeds, but at prices perhaps more tempting to budget-conscious networkers. Tim Higgins takes an in-depth look at this new MIMO contender and finds a marriage of technologies that still have some issues to work out.

Tags: MIMO, Netgear, Router reviews, WiFi, Wireless Reviews,

Linksys WRT54GX Wireless-G / SRX Broadband Router

Last month Linksys decided to take the plunge into the current MIMO WLAN fad with its SRX product line based on Airgo Networks' True MIMO chipset. Tim Higgins digs deep into this technology's performance claims so that you can decide for yourself whether it's worth a very premium price.

Tags: Linksys, MIMO, router, WiFi, Wireless review,

Do Extended-range WLAN technologies deliver?

Longer range and faster speed are the watchwords for wireless LAN product manufacturers and the criteria by which many of us choose which products to buy. We take a look at three "extended range" WLAN technologies - Atheros' Super G / XR, Airgo Networks' True MIMO and Parker Vision's D2D - to see if they deliver as promised.

Tags: Airgo, Atheros, Belkin, MIMO, Netgear, ParkerVision, Super G, WiFi,