The Enterprise Mobility section of Motorola has just announced availability of its latest product in the adaptive tri-radio range, namely the AP-7131 access point that benefits from the industry's most powerful 802.11n transmit-radio with an extended receiver sensitivity, thus providing customers with a better range in the wireless LAN coverage, if compared to other 802.11n access points.

"Motorola's high-performance tri-radio 802.11n APs have raised convergence at the WLAN edge to new levels with concurrent video, voice and data transmission, network services, mesh networking and full-time Wireless IPS or 3G backhaul in a single integrated device," said Darryl Morin, president and chief executive officer, Advanced Wireless, Inc. "Now, by leading the industry in coverage performance with the breakthrough 27.7 dBm transmit-radio, Motorola took 802.11n networking to the next level, enabling our customers to reduce the number of APs required to provide high-quality coverage, further lowering acquisition and support costs."

As for the direct benefits of the customers, this new access point can aid in reducing infrastructure costs, as well as renounce the need of extending unaesthetic cables across offices. Furthermore, the AP-7131 will enable reliable business-critical voice, video and data services thanks to the superior performance it boasts. This latest 802.11n adaptive access point is sort of a virtual network-in-a-box, allowing the AP to ensure full wireless and wired networking, mesh and security services in both dependent and independent modes.

"Motorola's innovative design improves AP transmit power by 3 dB and receiver sensitivity by 4 dB, enabling customers to realize a more than 60 percent increase in coverage per AP, reducing the number of units needed in a deployment," stated Dr. Amit Sinha, fellow and chief technologist for WLAN and Security, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. "Beyond the substantial cost savings on infrastructure equipment cost, mobile clients will also benefit from the enhanced signal to noise ratios, providing increased wireless reliability and higher connection speeds without the need to support proprietary modes."

Currently available in two bundles - one with a wireless sensor that complies with dedicated 24x7 dual-band Motorola AirDefense Wireless IPS and one that provides an expansion slot for a 3G WAN backhaul for primary network access or high-availability - the 802.11n adaptive tri-radio AP-7131 has an approximate price of $624.


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