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New Burton Group and Wi-Fi Alliance report addresses 802.11n deployment considerations

AUSTIN, TEXAS - May 2008 - With enterprises increasingly upgrading their wireless networks to 802.11n draft 2.0, the Wi-Fi Alliance today released a new white paper addressing deployment considerations for the new technology in enterprise networks. The report is written by Burton Group, a research firm focused on in-depth analysis of enterprise technologies, and provides a look at such considerations as frequency band selection, power management, security, and network management solutions for next-generation Wi-Fi deployments.

"The uptake of 802.11n draft 2.0 has been unprecedented. We are pleased to have joined with Burton Group to deliver this report designed to help enterprise decision makers with their next generation Wi-Fi deployments," said Wi-Fi Alliance executive director Edgar Figueroa. "The report addresses 802.11n WLAN migration strategies and can help enterprises get the most benefit out of this high-throughput, high-range, new generation of Wi-Fi."

Standards compliant addition to Monitor Master, helps carriers adapt to new technology faster

Surrey UK, January 2008 – Argogroup, a leader in user experience optimization for converged mobile services, has announced the support of UMA to its Monitor Master platform.

UMA offers mobile operators an alternative way to connect to their network over IP. By seamlessly transferring calls and connectivity between traditional circuit based networks and 802.11 networks, operators increase coverage at low cost providing a better service to their customers.

Using Monitor Master’s award winning technology, complex test scenarios (based on the 3GPP UMA standard) can now be easily implemented to measure the success and quality of calls between one network and another. Over time, the availability of the service can be monitored and if a fault is detected, the underlying diagnostic detail provided can help speed up the diagnosis and resolution of issues.

Motorola has announced the latest addition to its wireless infrastructure portfolio – the LA-5127 Wireless Networker™ CompactFlash (CF) client radio card with 802.11b/g connectivity. Optimized for embedded, enterprise-class mobile applications, the LA-5127 Wireless Networker CF client radio card offers enhanced Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) enterprise mode security and features that enable enterprise mobility for traditionally non-wireless equipment such as mobile printers, weight scales, instrumentation, healthcare monitoring devices and other application-specific equipment needing reliable and secure wireless network connectivity.