Now Extricom cracks the 802.11n problem?
Summary
Extricom - the latest company to stop dodging Draft N - returned to some classic themes as it embraced the emerging fast Wi-Fi standard. Extricom vice president David Confalonieri wouldnt be David Confalonieri if he passed up a chance to diss the competition, and he returned to the alleged shortage of channels in the 5GHz band. If its operating at high speed, itll have a higher range to pollute other cells, he says: "If you were under the illusion that you had channel reuse before, you really dont have it now." Its a viewpoint - but its a very convenient one for Extricom, and one that really doesnt seem to trouble other vendors, who are happily putting 802.11n APs in user sites. Interestingly though, the vendor that seems to have the most 802.11n customers is Meru, which announced its 50th taker, Wayne State University.