SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--Wave Wireless Networking, SPEEDCOM International's wireless Internet division, announced the addition of a new, low-cost wireless bridge to the award winning SPEEDLAN family of wireless products. SPEEDLAN XE-2 provides network administrators and Internet Service Providers (ISP) with the ability to connect buildings across the street or across town without the need for a leased line from the telephone company. Companies can now control their own inter-building communications links without the headache of recurring expenses or long term contracts.
With a range of up to 25 miles, SPEEDLAN XE-2 provides many features common to more expensive wireless bridges but at a much lower cost. Unlike many products on the market today, advanced MAC layer filtering, IP Routing, data encryption and SNMP management are all included as standard features.
SPEEDLAN XE-2 supports everything from simple point-to-point connections to more complex point-to-multipoint operations. Configured as a Base Station, the XE-2 can support up to 16 remote locations. This single, self-contained unit can easily integrate into almost any network environment in just one afternoon.
The SPEEDLAN XE-2 is compatible with all IEEE 802.3 and 802.2 LAN devices, all computer platforms and operating systems, and is completely transparent to the network operating system. More than just a simple MAC layer bridge, SPEEDLAN XE-2 provides advanced traffic and IP routing capabilities. By filtering traffic based on MAC address or Ethernet protocol type, network administrators can optimize their inter-building communications and help maintain network security.
The SPEEDLAN XE-2 utilizes the FCC license-free 2.4GHz frequency band. Providing 2 Mbps of bandwidth, its radio utilizes Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology. This technology, originally developed by the US military for secure transmissions of their own wireless data, allows the SPEEDLAN XE-2 to send data over a broad frequency range rather than a single frequency. Transparent to the end-user, DSSS allows the SPEEDLAN XE-2 to provide highly secure and reliable communications.
SPEEDLAN XE-2 Product Line will be competitively priced at (per end): SPEEDLAN XE-2P Point-to-Point ($2900), SPEEDLAN XE-2B Wireless Base Station ($3500), and SPEEDLAN XE-2S Satellite Unit ($2900).
All SPEEDLAN XE-2 products ship with a full installation kit including: high-gain antenna, low-loss antenna cable, lightning arrestor, mounting brackets, and accessory items.
About Wave Wireless Networking
Wave Wireless Networking is a five-year-old multi-national company that manufactures and markets high performance wireless internetworking products. Wave Wireless' award-winning SPEEDLAN bridge/routers perform at speeds up to 10 Mbps and may be combined with other Wave products including E1/T1 full duplex wireless modems to provide complete wireless metropolitan area networks. Wave's SPEEDLAN ISP series offers Internet Service Providers with strategic solutions for gaining rapid growth and market share by providing "last mile" connectivity between the ISP and their business customers. Please visit www.speedlan.com for more information on wireless products from Wave Wireless Networking. SPEEDCOM International is an ISO 9001 Registered company.
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