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College to Deploy First 802.11n Network

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the jumping-in-feet-first dept.

Matt writes "Morrisville State College, a New York State school in central New York, is partnering with Meru Networks and IBM to deploy the first 802.11n wireless network. They will be using around 900 access points and are planning to go live this fall."

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  1. 54mbps? by mastershake_phd · · Score: 3, Insightful

    54mbps isn't fast enough? I mean its not like your going to be accessing the internet with anything close to that. So the only benefit is better lan performance. Not to mention the standard isnt even official and subject to change and incompatibilities with future standard based equipment and this sounds like a waste of money.

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    1. Re:54mbps? by niceone · · Score: 4, Insightful

      54mbps isn't fast enough?

      Shared between whoever's within range of a particular access point in a school, 54Mb/s doesn't seem all that much.

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  2. Pioneers? Sure, but.... by ezratrumpet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I got the feeling from the article that this is the result of several properly aligning factors.

    1. The school likes being known as a 'tech pioneer.'
    2. The product needed a landmark event from an understanding, capable customer;
    3. The price _must_ have been perfect;
    4. The school was really ready for an upgrade and the timing was exactly right to make 802.11g obsolete upon order.