Lucent Technologies Global Commercial Markets (GCM) has announced availability of a new WaveLAN wireless local area network (WLAN) that is compliant with the latest 802.11b High Rate (HR) standard. The WaveLAN Turbo 11 Mb system provides Ethernet quality performance to mobile workers within an enterprise, yet is also compatible with WaveLAN`s previous 2 Mbps (megabits per second) and Turbo versions.
The Turbo 11Mb system consists of PC cards for use with mobile computers. For desktop systems, users can select between an ISA card and a new PCI card. On the network side, the WavePOINT-II access point is used to create an enterprise-wide WLAN. The WaveLAN Turbo 11Mb system is interoperable with other high-speed 802.11b branded systems and is designed to be compliant with the WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance) Wi-Fi "wireless-fidelity" standard.
While delivering the prescribed High Rate performance, the new WaveLAN Turbo 11Mb cards consume less power than other makes and models, making them excellent for use in mobile units where long battery life is essential. The new WaveLAN system also provides improved coverage and range, making it even more cost effective.
WaveLAN Turbo 11 Mb provides a choice of security levels. The standard level, called the "Silver" PC Card, uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security, as defined by IEEE, using a 64 bit key. The "Gold" PC Card provides enhanced security with a 128 bit key using RC4 encryption.
"Wireless LAN users now get all the benefits of high-speed mobile networking, backed by a world-wide standard that provides multi-vendor interoperability," said Gerard Glanville, regional manager at Lucent Technologies GCM southern Africa.
"In addition, the new WaveLAN Turbo 11Mb provides high quality performance, outstanding range, and the industry`s top security features, all at an attractive new price."
"With the new WaveLAN Turbo 11Mb PC Card from Lucent, which is based on the IEEE 802.11 industry standard, Apple`s PowerBook customers can easily and affordably get instant wireless access," said Greg Joswiak, director of Apple`s portable computing product marketing group. "Apple also teamed with Lucent to design and deliver AirPort, a revolution in networking that enables wireless Internet access for our iBook, iMac and Power Macintosh G4 customers."
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