Airgain Inc.'s MaxBeam75 Smart Antenna Triples Signal Strength for Triple Play Wi-Fi Performance
Airgain's patented switched-beam technology chosen for carrier-class Wi-fi devices
Carlsbad, Calif., October 27, 2006 — To improve in-home wireless connectivity in the next generation of residential Wi-fi gateways, device manufacturers are turning to a new switched-beam, smart antenna technology from Airgain Inc., a pioneer in innovative embedded antenna designs and software to improve wireless connectivity.
Airgain's MaxBeam75 antenna design with patented SmartGain™ beam-switching technology is an internal smart antenna that triples the signal strength and doubles the coverage over external omni-directional antennas. Until now, such dipole antennas have been the industry standard, broadcasting their signals constantly in all directions, wasting energy, congesting the unlicensed spectrum and being susceptible to interference from such everyday sources as microwave ovens, cordless phones and neighboring Wi-fi networks.
Airgain's MaxBeam75 multi-element antenna with SmartGain software focuses radio energy into a beam, rapidly steers it 360 degrees, and directs connectivity to those clients that need it, even directing the signal around obstacles for optimal connectivity in multipath environments. The result is better range and higher throughput, plus fewer consumer frustrations resulting from interrupted or poor connectivity.
Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens AG, recently selected the Airgain MaxBeam75 for its Gigaset® SE567 and SE568 residential ADSL2+ wireless gateways.
"Reliable wireless connectivity in every room is essential for our customers' next-generation wireless gateways if they are going to deliver voice, video and data seamlessly and to multiple client devices in various locations around the home," says Airgain President and CEO Pertti Visuri, Ph.D. "For this reason, broadband Internet service providers and device manufacturers are using our technology in a new generation of Wi-fi equipment that won't let the user down."
About Airgain
Airgain is a leading smart antenna and wireless systems developer focused on improving the mass market’s wireless connectivity experience through its embedded antenna technology and modular wireless system products. Our innovative antenna solutions and systems open up exciting new possibilities in residential wireless services requiring design flexibility and reliable, whole-home wireless data and video coverage. Airgain’s expanded portfolio of embedded antenna products includes its flagship, high performance MaxBeam product line for 802.11b/g and 802.11n MIMO systems, and its new Profile family of low-profile PCB antennas for increased design flexibility. Airgain supplies its embedded antennas and systems to original equipment and design manufacturers worldwide from its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, which is supported by an Asian office in Taipei, Taiwan and research center located in St. Petersburg, Russia. For more information, visit www.airgain.com.
Airgain and the Airgain logo are registered trademarks of Airgain, Inc.
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