Mesh Networks has put mesh networking on a chip for broadband mobility. Their system works with a variety of protocols including 802.11a/g and their own proprietary system. They’ll demonstrate the system at the 802.11 Planet Expo on June 10, 2002 using ViewSonic’s SuperPDA and Tablet PC. A PCMCIA Card is available.
Mesh networking allows users to communicate through neighboring nodes when a direct internet link is impossible. Combined with fixed wireless backbones like Navini, Aperto Networks, BreezeNET, IO Span and Wavesat or phased array antennas like Flarion and Array Com, mesh networking may deliver true broadband mobility without the overhead of cellular. The company will test their system in both the 2.4-GHz and 5.7-GHz bands with trials in Orlando, Washington DC, Denver and Dallas. Pop ‘em on light poles. Call the Firehouse and order some EMS PDAs with IPV6 pronto!
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