XIOCOM Wireless

Wi-Fi is a technology that allows wireless connections to the Internet from anywhere, such as from a couch at home, a bed in a hotel room, a conference room at work, or a city street. Wi-Fi is also the technology that can be deployed across a city.  In this case, it is generally known as Muni Wi-Fi, or a Municipal Wireless Mesh Network.

A Wi-Fi network enables appropriately equipped and configured computers to send and receive data indoors and out; anywhere within the range of a base station. Best of all, Wi-Fi is fast - often faster than wired connections such as DSL or cable modem connections.

Wi-Fi networks are built upon the IEEE 802.11 standards for implementing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs).  These standards help ensure secure, reliable, fast wireless connectivity. A Wi-Fi network can be used to connect computers to each other, to the Internet, and to wired networks.

Standard Wi-Fi networks operate in the unlicensed 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz spectrum bands with typical throughputs from 4.5Mbit/second to 19Mbit/second.  802.11n, however, the newest standard, theoretically supports data rates into the hundreds of Mbit/second.  Many Wi-Fi compatible devices possess the ability to connect to base stations under a variety of the 802.11 standards at their varying data rates.  Wi-Fi, then, can provide real-world performance similar to the basic wired Ethernet networks used in many offices.

Large corporations, campuses and cities use Wi-Fi to extend standard wired Ethernet networks to public areas like meeting rooms, training classrooms and large auditoriums. Many corporations also provide wireless networks to their off-site and telecommuting workers to use at home or in remote offices, so that they can work “untethered” to their wired modems./p>

Service providers and wireless ISPs use Wi-Fi to distribute Internet connectivity within individual homes and businesses as well as apartments, commercial complexes, and across entire cities.

Wi-Fi networks are also found in coffee shops, hotels, airport lounges and other locations where large crowds gather.

For more information about Wi-Fi, visit the Wi-Fi Alliance at www.wi-fi.org
For Xiocom, WiFi is not the end of the story but rather the beginning.  We are also able to work with other wireless technologies in licensed spectrum such as WiMax.

1: Wi-Fi uses antennas around which Wi-Fi "hotspots" are created. The hotspots are outlets equipped to receive the radio waves that power wireless networking.
2: The source internet connection is provided by a PC or server to which the antennas are connected either wirelessly or via a cable.
3: Some mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDA) now have Wi-Fi chips installed..
4: Many laptops and handheld computers now come with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity; it is also possible to add Wi-Fi to your computer with a special card that plugs into a port on your laptop.