Airgain’s New MIMO Smart Antennas
Strengthen Wi-Fi Signals for Better
Performance from 802.11n Devices
Carlsbad, Calif.; January 5, 2007
– Airgain Inc., a smart-antenna
innovator improving wireless
connectivity for the mass market,
extends the reach of draft 802.11n
wireless devices with the introduction
of its first smart antennas for MIMO
devices, the Airgain MaxBeam65N and
MaxBeam80N. Compatible with a variety of
MIMO chipsets from leading
manufacturers, these smart antennas
double signal strength and receive
sensitivity, dramatically increasing
throughput over standard dipole antenna
configurations in 802.11n router and
gateway devices.
Combining
multiple high-gain directional antenna
elements and high isolation between each
antenna beam, Airgain’s new MIMO smart
antennas significantly increase signal
strength, range and throughput of
802.11n devices without increasing cost.
With an embedded design and pre-tuned
sub-system for easy integration inside
routers and gateways, the MaxBeam65N and
MaxBeam80N eliminate the need for
multiple external antennas.
“We’ve
conducted exhaustive performance testing
in our state-of-the-art anechoic chamber
and in real world over-the-air
environments. This has shown without a
doubt that these smart antennas achieve
a significant performance leap over
standard antennas in MIMO-based
solutions,” said Pertti Visuri, Ph.D.,
CEO of Airgain, Inc. “In addition to
their performance advantages, these
antennas are designed for internal use
which cuts costs by replacing up to
three exterior dipole antennas, and
their small footprint keeps device
designs compact and elegant.”
The
MaxBeam65N features four independent and
highly directional antenna beams to
accommodate two and four radio MIMO
systems in 2x2 and 4x4 configuration.
Designed to operate in the 2.4GHz band,
it achieves peak gain of up to 6.5dBi.
The MaxBeam80N is a three antenna beam
solution for three radio systems in 2x3
and 3x3 system configurations. It
supports dual band transmission in
either the 2.4GHz or 5.8GHz bands,
providing peak gains of up to 6.0 dBi
and 8.0 dBi, respectively. Both the
MaxBeam65N and MaxBeam80N are compatible
with existing draft-N systems and will
support all future 802.11n standard
applications.
Samples
of the MaxBeam65N and MaxBeam80N are
available this month. Airgain’s planned
product rollouts for the second quarter
include dual band MIMO antennas that
will support simultaneous transmission
of data at both 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz
frequencies, replacing six ordinary
dipole antennas with one small
integrated antenna. Future designs will
accommodate dual band operation in the
4.9GHz and 5.25GHz frequencies.
In late
2005, Airgain launched its first smart
antenna, the MaxBeam75 802.11b/g smart
antenna, which has been adopted in
next-generation ADSL2+ gateway devices
by several leading manufacturers and
earned the prestigious CONNECT Most
Innovative Product award for 2006 in the
communications technology category in
the wireless hotbed of San Diego.
About
Airgain
Airgain is the leading smart antenna
innovator improving wireless
connectivity for the mass market through
its patented switched-beam technology
and modular smart antenna products.
Airgain’s proprietary SmartGain™
switched beam technology steers the
signal electronically at very high
switching speeds for greatly improved
network and application performance,
including VoIP and video. Airgain
supplies its smart antenna products and
switched beam technology to original
equipment and design manufacturers
worldwide. The company's head office is
in Carlsbad, California, with an Asian
sales office in Taipei, Taiwan, and
research center located in St.
Petersburg, Russia. News and information
are available at www.airgain.com.
Airgain
and the Airgain logo are registered
trademarks of Airgain, Inc.
Company Contact
Airgain, Inc.
Glenn Selbo
VP, Marketing & Business
Development
Airgain, Inc.
+1 760.579.0200
gselbo@airgain.com
Media Contact
(W)right On
Communications
Julie Wright
President
760.591.0700
jwright@wrightoncomm.com
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