Tim Higgins
Router and CardBus reference designs from Atheros, Broadcom, Intel, Marvell and Ralink are used in the interoperability test bed, and are the first devices to become Wi-Fi CERTIFIED. Cisco also has an Access Point design in the test bed and WildPackets OmniPeek Workgroup Pro is included as a test bed software tool.
The Alliance said that it is still on track for a "late June" launch of its certification program.
Sonic Wall yesterday introduced the Sonic Wall TZ 190, a network security appliance for 3G wireless broadband connections.
AirMagnet today announced a new version of its Laptop Analyzer that natively decodes and analyzes 802.11n Wi-Fi networks.
The new 7.5 version of Laptop Analyzer provides visibility into all wireless channels, devices, speeds, interference issues and RF spectrum for pre-deployment planning and post-deployment management of 802.11n Wi-Fi networks.
The new version can differentiate between standards-compliant and pre-standard 802.11n devices and supports monitoring both 20 and 40 MHz bandwidth modes and detects and classifies the higher data rates used by 802.11n devices.
EnGenius has announced a pair of new 802.11n outdoor wireless products.
