Publications
Novarum Blog
The Novarum Blog has informal commentary on Wireless LANs, Municipal Wireless Networks and other issues relating to the wireless industry.
Enterprise Wireless LANs
Enterprise 802.11n Wireless LAN Access Point Benchmark
Novarum tested three leading enterprise wireless LAN systems to compare their performance with 802.11n APs. There are significant performance differences even with a single AP. Download the full paper here:
Challenges and opportunities of IEEE 802.11n
This is a white paper that we wrote in 2007 about 802.11n. 802.11n is an amazing step forward for the wireless LAN industry. There are many exciting advances in the standard and it has already been very successful in many markets. There are some challenges when rolling out 802.11n in the enterprise. Download the full paper here:
Distributed Antenna System Enterprise Wireless LAN
DIstributed Antenna Systems (DAS) provide indoor coverage for a variety of wireless technologies including 802.11 Wireless LANs. In this paper we compare the performance of a Cisco Wireless LAN System with and without the DAS in a real world environment. Download the full paper here:
Enterprise WLAN Scale Testing
Novarum tested three leading enterprise wireless LAN systems in an office invironment. The results are surprising. Some of the high traffic tests reveal the limitations of the 802.11 MAC protocol when deployed with multiple APs in an office environment. Download the full paper here:
Municipal Wireless Networks
Novarum Wireless Broadband Review
The Novarum Wireless Broadband Review is an on going study of wireless broadband services that analyzes the performance and service availability of networks based on Wi-Fi, 3G Cellular, and WiMAX. Novarum tested these networks under comparable conditions, with standard client devices and commercially proven tools and methodology.
Over fifty wireless broadband services have been tested as part of the Novarum Wireless Broadband Review. Testing reports are available for individual city networks including Mountain View, Portland, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Longmont, St Cloud and many more.
Contact info@novarum.com to request any reports from the Novarum Wireless Broadband Review..
Wireless Broadband Rankings
A sample of some of the NWBR results is contained in the top rankings of the wireless broadband network services tested which includes results from July 2006 through June 2007. The rankings are <<here>>.
Other Analysis