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To: thebeach who wrote (5844)	1/25/1999 7:41:00 PM
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Lucent Unveils 7.5Km Wireless LAN Kit DUBLIN, IRELAND (NB) -- By Sylvia Dennis, Newsbytes. Network carriers love medium-haul wide area network (WAN) connections because of the ongoing revenue. Now Lucent Technologies [NYSE:LU] has driven a steamroller through such aspirations with its new WaveLAN Point-to-Point wireless LAN kit, simply because the system offers firms the chance to hook up their LAN/LAN connections at distances of up to 7.5 kilometers (4.5 miles) apart. Such distances have traditionally been beyond the range of the "no license required" 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) spread spectrum technology that has appeared on the market this past few years. However, Lucent says that, by refining its WaveLAN system, it has achieved a 7.5 kilometer line of sight range. According to company officials, the WaveLAN/Point-to-Point kit is a complete all-in-one-box wireless bridge system and includes a WavePOINT II point-to-point bridge, WaveLAN/IEEE radio PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) card, cable assembly, lightning protector, Yagi antenna, and all required supporting software. Lucent says that, at a stroke, its new kit eliminates the costly aspects of digging trenches or relying on network carriers for the provision of leased lines. The technology used in the new kit is direct sequence spread spectrum technology which Lucent says allows WAN connections of up to two megabits per second (Mbps), with a setup time measured in a matter of hours, rather than days. According to Harry Stevens, the firm's WaveLAN business manager, the bundled WaveMANAGER software makes for easy software configuration. "Having a highly reliable system is what customers are looking for," he explained.