The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. recently announced its AP-7131, the industry's first tri-radio 802.11n access point (AP) featuring Motorola's new adaptive AP architecture. The unique tri-radio design integrates three 802.11n radios that simultaneously support high-speed client access, mesh backhaul and dedicated dual-band intrusion protection for enabling the all-wireless enterprise. Using an expansion slot, the third radio can be field upgraded to enable next-generation 3G/4G technologies like WiMAX for primary or redundant WAN connectivity. In a new enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) survey commissioned by Motorola[1], the research results of more than 550 enterprise WLAN decision-makers found that nearly four out of 10 respondents are planning to deploy 802.11n technology in the next 12 months. More importantly, the number of enterprises planning to use WLANs as their primary network will more than double in the next 12 months, growing from 8 to 17 percent. Gartner predicts that “by year-end 2011, 70 percent of all new worldwide voice and data client-to-LAN connections will be wireless.” Motorola's new AP-7131 access point has been engineered for flexibility and ease-of-use for wireless enterprise deployments. It can be used as a stand-alone AP within small to medium businesses. In adaptive mode, the AP-7131 combines the benefits of central management and site-survivability to help reduce the complexity of deployments in remote offices. In a campus WLAN switch environment using the thin AP mode, the AP-7131 can be centrally managed. __
