Airgain’s MaxBeam75 smart antenna
selected to compete for Most Innovative
Product (MIP)
Carlsbad, Calif.; September 29, 2006
– Airgain, Inc., a smart antenna
innovator improving the mass market’s
wireless connectivity experience through
its patented switched beam technology,
has been named a finalist in the 2006
CONNECT Most Innovative Product Awards
program.
Airgain’s
product innovation is its
high-performance MaxBeam75 switched-beam
smart antenna, which replaces
inefficient, interference-prone dipole
antennas in Wi-Fi access points, routers
and gateways.
The
Airgain MaxBeam75 is one of three
finalists in the Communications
Technology & Hardware category. This
year, more than 100 entries were
received overall, the largest group in
MIP’s history. Winners will be announced
at a December 15 awards ceremony.
Since
1988, the CONNECT MIP Awards program has
served as a benchmark for predicting the
region’s most successful emerging
technologies. From early stage
biotechnology companies to the first
products generated by the region’s
telecommunications boom, MIP has been an
indicator of the industries and
technologies that have stimulated the
San Diego economy.
CONNECT
is a non-profit organization dedicated
to creating and sustaining the growth of
innovative technology and life science
businesses in San Diego. Since 1985,
CONNECT has assisted in the formation
and development of over 1,000 companies
and is widely regarded as the nation’s
most successful regional program linking
inventors and entrepreneurs with the
resources they need for success.
About
Airgain
Airgain is the leading smart antenna
innovator improving the wireless
connectivity experience for the mass
market through its patented switched
beam technology and modular smart
antenna products. Airgain’s proprietary
SmartGainTM 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 licenses its
switched beam technology to original
equipment and design manufacturers
worldwide. The company's head office is
in Carlsbad, California, with a 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..
Media Contact
Airgain, Inc.
Glenn Selbo
VP, Marketing & Business
Development
Airgain, Inc.
+1 760.579.0200
gselbo@airgain.com
(W)right On
Communications
Julie Wright
President
760.591.0700
jwright@wrightoncomm.com
Investor Contact
Airgain, Inc.
Harry Oesman
CFO
Airgain, Inc.
+1 760.579.0200
hboesman@airgain.com
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