Alvarion Ltd. has introduced two platforms combining Wi-Fi functionality with WiMAX and pre-WiMAX products.
The BreezeMAX WI2 and BreezeACCESS WI2 provide a converged network that combines Wi-Fi portability for IEEE 802.11b/g devices with WiMAX QoS.
Each WI2 platform consists of an outdoor Wi-Fi access point with an integrated power module capable of connecting to various power sources, either a BreezeMAX or BreezeACCESS VL unit for backhaul and network management software.
Service providers deploying WiMAX networks can extend their BreezeMAX networks in 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz or 3.X GHz and BreezeACCESS VL networks in 5GHz with Wi-Fi coverage for full support in a single broadband network for WiMAX subscribers using standard Wi-Fi devices such as laptops, PDAs and smartphones.
“Wi-Fi supported by WiMAX QoS answers the many demands of both public and private sectors including public broadband access, traffic management, video surveillance, connecting city offices, homeland security, as well as a growing number of personal broadband applications,” said Rudy Leser, Alvarion's vice president of strategy and marketing. “And with both WI2 products, existing broadband wireless operators can now leverage their current infrastructure to capture consumer and business/government segments for bandwidth-intensive applications in a mobile environment.”
Alvarion Ltd. www.alvarion.com
