Because Trumpet specializes in a wide variety of data transport solutions, we have the experience, expertise, and resources to design and implement a highly reliable wireless network for our customer's building(s) or campus.

Turn-Key WiFi Networks

Whether our customers require an outdoor wireless mesh network or a single access point, Trumpet designs networks that fit the exact specifications for indoor and outdoor wireless mobility. Trumpet integrates the latest in WiFi technology into our customers networks to maximize performance, coverage area, and security.

Using a combination of WiFi access point technologies, such as 802.11'a', 'b', 'g', and 'n', Trumpet can accommodate our customer's growing need for mobile bandwidth now, while providing capacity for scalability in the future. With the use of WPA2 (security protocol) and QoS (WMM), wireless networks have evolved into robust, secure, and reliable forms of connectivity.

Site Surveys

For every wireless network, Trumpet conducts a complete site survey to determine feasibility, design, costs, and functionality. Using Trumpet's advanced wireless network design tools and our experienced network team using them, our customers receive a detailed analysis and report of a WiFi solution customized for the specific building and/or campus.

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Trusted Adviser

Trumpet's range of solutions permits us to provide the best overall value for our customers in all aspects of data transport, including wireless local area networks. This allows Trumpet to be a trusted advisor to its customers, developing long-term business relationships by providing superior value and service.

Monitoring

As a method to confirm and maintain performance, Trumpet provides 24x7 LAN/WAN monitoring and reporting for all of its networks.

What is Wi-Fi?

Wi-Fi is a trade name used for a popular wireless technology used in business and home local area networks, mobile phones, video games, and growing number of devices that transmit and receive data.

Wi-Fi enabled devices can connect to the Internet or other network via a wireless access point within a relatively close distance. The coverage area of an access point can be a single room or a square mile.

WiFi radios use technology very similar to the radios used for two-way radios, cell phones, and other devices. WiFi radios transmit and receive radio waves, which have been a common form of communication and information delivery for over one hundred years. However, WiFi radios have a few notable differences:

• Wi-Fi radios use the unlicensed 2.4 GHz and 5GHz frequencies, which is higher on the electromagnetic spectrum than two-way communication, cellular phones, AM/FM radio stations, and television broadcast. While the range is much less than the media mentioned above, Wi-Fi can carry much more data.

• Wi-Fi uses the IEEE networking standard 802.11, which comes in several protocols:

    • 802.11a – transmission at 5 GHz with a useful data rate of about 23 Mbps. As a way to mitigate interference from other "a" devices, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is included in the standard. OFDM is a digital modulation coding technique that helps to reduced interference.

    • 802.11b – transmission at 2.4 Ghz with a useful data rate of 4.3 Mbps. Because "b" offers no interference-mitigation techniques, it is susceptible to interference from other devices, such as cordless phones and microwave ovens.

    • 802.11g – transmission at 2.4 Ghz with a useful data rate of 19 Mbps. "G" is an upgrade from "b" because OFDM was added to increase bandwidth and reduce interference, while providing longer range.

    • 802.11n – transmission at 2.4 and 5 Ghz with a useful data rate of 75 Mbps. "N" is the newest standard that greatly enhances range and throughput, which is made possible by MIMO, a technology also used in the WiMax standard. MIMO, or multiple-input multiple-output, uses multiple antennas on the transmit and receive end to increase the amount of signals used for transfer. MIMO increases spectrum efficiency and signal availability

Wi-Fi radios operate in any of three frequency channels. A feature available in modern versions of Wi-Fi allow for "frequency hopping" between each of these channels, thus improving signal quality and mitigating interference.

Whether our customers need a basic site survey with product and AP location recommendations or a full, turn-key wireless installation, Trumpet can help.