Linux Routing & Wireless Systems:
Penny Wise or Pound Foolish?
March 15, 2006: 11:00 AM
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The Router Revolution is a paradigm shift that has changed the way many people think about wireless & routing systems.  Each day, more service providers join the Router Revolution by abandoning "slow" and "expensive" products from traditional manufacturers and adopting a new breed of low-cost, high-performance systems based upon Open-Source software and off-the-shelf commodity components.

ImageStream began shipping the industry's first commercial Linux-based routers in March 1999.  Throughout the years, ImageStream has learned the "dos and donts" of the Router Revolution.

MikroTik is introducing new and more powerful hardware and software systems for backhaul and bandwidth management.

StarOS is a powerful wireless operating system with a vast number of capabilities far beyond most other products on the market.

IkarusOS "WiFi networking software" is a network operation system that empowers network operators with substantial benefits including compliance wih the latest IEEE 802.11 standards, innovative wireless features and support for WLAN chipsets from multiple vendors.

LocustWorld MeshAP is an open-source mesh networking operating system that allows the implementation of broadband wireless mesh systems.

Join an open discussion forum about the practices of implementing the Router Revolution. Tips and tricks from experienced users will help you determine the best use of such technology and ensure that you make that "Penny Wise" decision for your network.