Linksys MIMO (Airgo) versus Netgear RangeMax (Video54)

I blundered across an interesting article in Antenna Systems and
Technology magazine (Nov/Dec 2005, and yes, I'm behind on my magazine
pile reading).

Why MIMO Matters
http://www.antennasonline.com/ast_ne..._11-05.htm#why
It compares the performance of Linksys (Airgo) SRX MIMO WRT54GX and
WPC54GX verus Netgear RangeMax beam switching (Video54) WPN824 and
WPN511. Unfortunately, there's no comparison with a beam forming
product.

It's quite an interesting read and method of testing (using a laptop
on a turntable). One item that caught my attention was that the
Linksys combination allegedly still ran at 5Mbits/sec thruput, going a
distance of 206.5ft, through *FIVE* walls (ceiling and floors). I
don't believe it, but it may be possible.

Some related stuff by the same author/company at:
http://www.datacommresearch.com/whitepapers/index.asp

Video54:
http://www.ruckuswireless.com
Airgo:
http://www.airgonetworks.com

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