What is Mobile Infrastructure?

Mobile Infrastructure also known as Wireless Infrastructure use to refer to cellphone towers and repeaters. In 1999 with the emergence of the 802.11 wireless networking standard and its many offshoots, like  WiFi, the number of different types of mobile  network has exploded. Today there are many different versions of 802.11 and now next-generation of 3G is upon us in Mobile Infrastructure.

The mobile networking equipment market has also been propelled, over the last year, by the rapid rollout of municipal wireless mesh networks, which use intelligent access points running peer-to-peer radio networks without the need for wireline backhaul from each AP.

Vendors of Mobile Infrastructure

There has seen an increase in startup companies taking advantage of the growth in the wireless industry. Mobile Infrastructure or Wireless Infrastructure vendors include:AirDefense, AirMagnetm, AirTight Networks, Alcatel SA, Alien Technology, Alvarion, Aperto Networks, Aruba Wireless Networks, Avaya Inc., Beceem Networks, BelAir Networks, Browan Communications , GigaBeam, HAL Systems, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Hitachi, DMicro, IP Unplugged AB, Juniper Networks, Locust World, Maxell Corp., Meru Networks, Mesh Dynamics Inc., Motorola Inc., NEC Corp., Net Motion Inc., Newbury Networks Inc., Nokia Corp., Nortel Networks, Proxim/Terrabeam, PSC Inc., RFID Systems Inc., RoamAD Ltd., Siemens AG, SIRIT Inc., SkyPilot Networks, SonicWall Inc., Strix Systems, Symbol Technologies, TeraBeam Inc., TEK Industries, 3Com Corp., Trapeze Networks X Cisco Systems Inc, Colubris Networks, Columbitech AB, Cranite Systems Inc., Ecutel Inc., Ekahau, LM Ericsson Telefon, Enterasys Networks Inc., Extreme Networks Inc., Extricom Ltd., Firetide Inc, Foundry Networks Inc., Tropos Networks Vernier Networks, Versus Technology Inc., Vocera Communications, Wavesat.

Quite simply, all equipment has to be mobile. Typical set up time is in the order of two weeks. The equipment can be split in four main groups according to their application. With continued growth into wireless space the market for Mobile Insfrastructure epands.