A Vivato spokesperson confirms the ceasing of operations with Glenn Fleishman over at Wi-Fi Net News.
Vivato is best known for the switched access point that was designed using
phased-array technology and beam-steering to communicate intelligently with outdoor clients over 1 kilometer. There was
also an indoor switch that would theorectically light up an entire office floor with a single access point panel.
Although the technology and early demonstrations were very promising, the company could not meet performance and price
demands in the fast-changing Wi-Fi market. Competitors quickly adopted 802.11g and MIMO to meet the increasing wireless
bandwidth demands of enterprise users.
Vivato engineered an awesome technology for the private sector (phased-array is most often used in military radar
systems) but it just never quite took off.
This niche blog has now been merged into the The Wireless Report (www.thewirelessreport.com), which covers all things wireless.
