November 2009

Summit Expands Dual-Band Wi-Fi Options

Two new dual-band cards -- the SDC-CF22AG compact flash (CF) card and the SDC-PC22AG PCMCIA card -- enable mobile computers, medical devices, and other business-critical mobile devices to exploit the little-used 5 GHz frequency band for more reliable connectivity and better performance.

Because nearly all Wi-Fi devices operate in the 2.4 GHz band today, interference in that band makes it difficult to maintain reliable connections. Summit's new cards enable businesses to migrate devices to 5 GHz, where they can operate more reliably.

"802.11n provides more benefits than increased throughput,” said Chris Bolinger, Summit’s VP of Sales and Marketing. “When your infrastructure supports 802.11n, you also obtain improved quality of service, greater range, and improved predictability of coverage. And all the benefits except greater throughput accrue to client devices that use pre-802.11n radios. Summit’s new dual-band radios use proven, standards-based technology to deliver secure and reliable connectivity in both bands.”

“We’re seeing an increased demand for 5 GHz support in several of the vertical markets that we serve,” said Norm Dumbroff, president of WAV Distribution. “5 GHz offers a ‘clean’ alternative to the overcrowded 2.4 GHz band. Summit’s new AG cards should prove popular in devices that operate in hospitals, on trading floors, in retail stores, and in many other environments.”

The CF22AG and PC22AG cards support all features required for Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) certification and soon will earn the Cisco Compatible seal. Both cards are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ and operate on Windows XP, Windows Embedded CE, and Windows Mobile®.