Date: 09/10/2009

802.11n technology for outdoor-use with Mesh WAN solution from Motorola

Motorola has released the AP 7181 access point, a high-performance, reliable and secure 802.11n outdoor mesh wide area network (MWAN) solution that Offer data speeds up to 300 Mbps and featuring Motorola's ADvanced Element Panel Technology (ADEPT) antenna system. The AP 7181 supports current and future data, video and voice needs.

The ADEPT antenna system enables the AP 7181 to achieve maximum performance by communicating two simultaneous data streams in the same channel and avoiding the self-shadowing of typical multi-antenna solutions. With antennas integrated into an aesthetic enclosure, Motorola's solution overcomes the limitations of multiple antenna sticks in a typical 802.11n access point.

"Our customers seek solutions that can support a broad range of fixed and mobile applications, from automated meter reading to field mobility to wireless video surveillance," said Nelson Santos, president, Scientel Wireless. "802.11n mesh networks offer a compelling connectivity option with one infrastructure having enough bandwidth and capacity to support many of these applications simultaneously."

The AP 7181 access point maintains a continuous video connection to or from a moving vehicle or train, enabling video surveillance in real time.

"Working with municipal and enterprise customers across the globe, Motorola has a long history of delivering innovative solutions that enable them to leverage mobility applications to help streamline operations, increase worker safety and improve productivity," said Scott French, MSSI vice president and senior sales director for emerging technologies and solutions, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. "Motorola's high-capacity, high-throughput 802.11n mesh solution will enable customers to future-proof their network infrastructure investments to support both current as well as future application needs."

Once deployed, the 802.11n mesh wide area network can be monitored, managed and optimized using the Motorola wireless manager. Offering network administrators a visualization of their entire outdoor and indoor wireless network through a Google Map view, this management solution makes it easy to manage the complexities of a multi-layer wireless network by clearly showing performance metrics, network relationships and locations of all wireless elements.

Availability: From beginning of the fourth quarter of 2009