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Intel internal WiMAX / WiFi card pops up in FCC database

Some specs and more pictures without white labels fjallfoss.fcc.gov

via Engadget.com

Picture is via www.lan23.ru/forum

Author: Pioneer

Schematic:

There are no interesting antennas laying around so lets look for new hardware.

LATVIA is maybe a good place to life and study - the home of Mikrotik OS and their routerboards a new company is bringing new open router board.

Open embedded hardware bring us open software solution for wireless networking. They deigned small router board based on PowerPC cpu running on 266 or 333MGhz, 2 mini PCI slots, 2 LAN, 8MB flash, compact flash and up to 512 or RAM. /info about system specs is from openrb site and video on tube from cebit/

There are two interesting things here - folks from openrb says that software will be FREE and other thing is that You may be will be able to choose hardware configuration for your router. Mentioned price is not so good, its around 100 euros for full configuration of the board.

So everything looks good on paper will be great to have one more company building quality hardware.

Bad thing is that they do not yet sale this. We will wait and see will this new open router board will be born.

And one last thing using only open source they can’t get all goodies of payed OS, so maybe hardware is not all.

via : blog.freifunk.net
link : openrb.com

google video : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1295574371890938537

New interesting product is coming to market Ubiquiti NanoStation - two versions for 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands.

There is not much info available only the info and datasheets. A both devices running new Ubiquiti AirOS which is also interesting.

The device designed to advance the Global Wireless ISP industry to the next level. Featuring a compact indoor/outdoor design and an interface so intuitive even the most technically challenged can instantly become experts. But, don’t be fooled; it is as powerful as it is simple. Nanostation packs some phenomenal performance with a revolutionary design combining a hi-gain 4 antenna system, advanced radio architecture, and highly researched and developed firmware technology allowing throughput, stability, and capacity performance rivaling even the highest-end WiMax networks. All at a MSRP of $79.

• Atheros AR2316 SOC, MIPS 4KC, 180MHz
• 16MB SDRAM, 4MB Flash
• 1 X 10/100 BASE-TX (Cat. 5, RJ-45) Ethernet Interface
• 26dBm, +/-2dB
• -97dBm +/-2dB
• Integrated 10dBi Dual Pol + External SMA
• over 15km
• 12V, 1A (12 Watts). Supply and injector included
• Passive Power over Ethernet (pairs 4,5+; 7,8 return)
• -40C to 85C (System PCB optimized for hi-temp)
• 5 to 95% Condensing

http://www.ubnt.com/products/ns5.php

http://www.ubnt.com/products/ns2.php

AirOS

• Dynamically router board protocol compatible
• Operate in proprietary channels; enhanced security and network privacy
• 5/10/20/40MHz options for increased throughput or increased range performance
• English, Spanish, French, Portugues, and Chinese
• Automatically converge to optimum ACK timeout value for distance links
• Adaptively SW adjust antenna polarity for optimum peformance
• Full SDK and Ubiquiti engineering support open for 3rd party firmware developments