Tim Higgins
MetaGeek is demonstrating a pre-release version of its upcoming Wi-Spy 5x at Interop 2008 in Las Vegas.
Wi-Spy 5x is a USB-based spectrum analyzer covering 5.170 GHz to 5.815 GHz (compete coverage of 802.11a/n), with a resolution of 328 KHz. It can detect signals with amplitudes of -100 dBm to -15 dBm with a resolution of 0.5 dBm.
Pricing has not yet been set. The product is slated for release "in early summer".
802.11ac has been approved.
In-Stat reports that Cisco and NETGEAR have gained share in the Wireless LAN equipment market last quarter.
Wayport operates McDonald's Wi-Fi service in a unique arrangement: iPass will now resell access to its mobile corporate customers to the 7,500 unwired McDonald's locations in the U.S. that Wayport services. iPass offers typically metered access to Wi-Fi, dial-up, and other broadband that contrasts with subscription-based, per-user services. Wayport's unique deal at McDonald's is that, at least until now, they have sold access to the entire chain on a fixed monthly fee basis as part of their Wi-Fi World arrangement announced in May 2004. In most aggregation and resale agreements, payments are made on a per-session basis from the
