Airgo Says It Can Achieve 240-Mbit Speeds. Wireless.

True MIMO chipset form Airgo has support for data rates up to 240Mbps. This next generation of True MIMO is currently sampling to select partners, with retail product availability expected by late Q4 2005.

Airgo's new chipset now provides the speed and reliability necessary to enable content, such as media-rich Internet, large files, video, IPTV, music, photos and games, to be distributed across a wireless network without compromises in performance while remaining 100% compatible with 802.11b, g and a Wi-Fi.

Offering faster connection speeds than 10/100 Ethernet, it eliminates the need for unsightly and inflexible wired connections between devices in the home, such as routers, laptops, PCs, set-top boxes, consoles and TVs. For enterprises, Airgo's third generation technology finally makes the wire-free office a reality.

Like its earlier generation products, Airgo's third generation chipset is based on MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output), the "spatial multiplexing" technology invented by Airgo's founders and now the widely recognized foundation for future wireless products.

Airgo's first and second generation MIMO technology is currently shipping in a wide range of products from companies including Belkin, Buffalo, Linksys, Netgear, Planex, Samsung, Smartvue and SOHOware. The third generation technology is expected to ship in routers, laptops and other devices by late Q4 2005.

Real-world tests show that Airgo's third generation True MIMO provides actual TCP/IP throughput of over 120Mbps with uncompressed traffic, surpassing the performance of wired 100BaseT Ethernet.


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