Could the Airgain Phased Array be another paper tiger? A year and a half ago the buzz around Vivato created a slew of them. A sharp treatment on this phenomenon from Vivato's Phil Belanger can be found in
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=27702&site=unstrung http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=24400 Today though still struggling, Vivato did deliver and does in fact sell a technology that can be with some confidence termed a switch or phased array. Vivato also has an FCC ID, which in some ways is similar to a UL rating. The FCC grants these to all who get their products tested to ensure that they obey standard FCC rules and regs. The granted FCC ID's are kept in a database. Consumer products, like Linksys and D-Link, can all be found there. Even relatively new commerical products, like BelAir and Tropos, are to be found. I checked and no listing exists for Airgain, which is not conclusive evidence that it is a paper tiger, but having such an ID would fast rule it out. At any rate, I think the history of Vivato and its paper tiger competitors serve as a sobering reminder that just because a firm makes a few diagrams or press releases, there is no precedent to be optimistic about the the realization of any wireless paper tiger. -------------------------------- Any word on when AirMesh purports to deploy Airgain products in Cerritos? The following press release discusses this: http://www.airgain.com/press2.html -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Keeney Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SOCALWUG] Phased Array WiFi Antennas fyi "Based on phased array radar principles developed for the military, Airgain' s smart antenna solutions use patented antenna steering technology to direct the beam towards any active wireless device. Each smart antenna is capable of continuously monitoring network signal strength...." Nice photos and diagrams: http://www.airgain.com./AirgainAntennaConfigDS0304.pdf http://www.airgain.com./AirgainWirelessBridgeDS0304.pdf Frank Keeney Tel: 888-259-5110 x0 Pasadena Networks, LLC Wireless Antennas, Cables and Equipment: http://www.wlanparts.com
