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To: Tim Luke who wrote (85880)	1/9/2000 12:29:00 AM
From: Patricia	Read Replies (1) of 90042

Hi Tim and thread CS NEWS investorpackages.com 1/07/00 - Vendors Tout Fast Wireless Connections Between LANs -- Cabletron And Lucent Roll Out High-Speed Systems To Bridge Networks Jan. 07, 2000 (InformationWeek - CMP via COMTEX) -- Cabletron Systems Inc. will reveal this week that it has developed a wireless bridge to interconnect LANs in a campus network at 11-Mbps speeds. Last week, Lucent Technologies Inc. shipped its own 11-Mbps router for wireless connections of campus LANs. The speed at which standards-based wireless equipment carries traffic within LANs held steady at 2 Mbps until last fall, when the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers completed its 11-Mbps high-speed wireless standard. But the standard doesn't include building-to-building communication, leaving it to vendors to develop proprietary interconnection technologies. Cabletron's High-Rate Outdoor RoamAbout wireless bridge can carry traffic between LANs located 3.5 miles apart. Lucent's WaveAccess Router has a range of up to 10 miles. Both products support 128-bit encryption for securing data transmitted between buildings. Widespread availability of Ethernet-speed wireless equipment could make wireless LAN technology appealing to more IT managers, says Tom Pollizi, a consultant at WCCN Consulting Group. Until now, companies with a real need for wireless access-such as medical institutions where employees travel from station to station with palmtops or notebooks-were the primary adopters of lower-speed wireless LAN equipment. Wireless connectivity throughout a campus network can improve productivity since employees can access network resources on their notebooks regardless of their location, says Cabletron product manager Peter Beardmore. "Information is always at your fingertips. It does not have to be stored on your laptop's hard drive." Outdoor RoamAbout, set to ship later this month, is priced at $1,799. WaveAccess is available now, pricing starts at $1,395. -0- By: Brian Riggs Copyright 2000 CMP Media Inc. Have a good night everyone PAT <S>

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