Notes from the Ubiquiti World Conference in Chicago
Hey, I went up to the Ubiquiti World Conference yesterday in Chicago. Thought I’d share a few quick points from my notes.
AirFiber
* Mentioned they were shooting for one new product line per quarter - seems pretty aggressive
* point to point wireless backhaul. Not wifi based.
* 700 Mbps in each direction up to about 1.5 miles. 250 Mbps out to ~10 miles (max range)
* license free, 24 Ghz. Might support licensed 21 / 25 Ghz later on.
* they brought the AirFiber team in from Motorola Canopy.
* simultaneous transmission - separate antenna for TX / RX. Allows for better RX gain without hitting FCC limits for output.
* $3000 for two units / a single link.
Unifi
* UAP Pro should be available in April finally. Will have GbE, multiple ethernet ports, 802.3af, 5 Ghz support.
* Outdoor 5 Ghz
* Availiability issues - UAP-LR has not shipped for a few months. Should be better soon.
* Multi site management coming soon. Separate databases, single place to manage all of it through.
AirOS Roadmap
* 5.5 - multiple VLAN support, large MTU (2024 bytes)
* 5.6 - Ubiquiti SNMP MIB
* Multiple SSID's might be added in a later release
AirSync
* prevents your own AP's on a single tower from transmitting while another is receiving. Only prevents collisions from your own AP's though.
ToughSwitch
* 8 port web managed (AirOS) PoE switch
* VLAN's, bonding, RSTP, etc.
* Ping monitoring, auto power cycle AP on port.
* No fiber planned
* no pricing announced
Titanium Line
* GbE, 802.3af, metal case.
* Rocket Titanium, Bullet Titanium
* Variable sector width product: can be 60 / 90 / 120 degrees, can be changed by user
* A few months out
AirControl 2
* centralized management for AirMax devices
* auto topology mapping, can pull GPS coords from devices.
* proprietary management protocol, no SNMP :(
* rule based grouping / altering / action / confic changes
AirVision
* right now, AirCam, AirCam Dome, AirCam mini
* same type of camera in each. 720p
* Dome has built in mic, micro SD card
* Mini is table top form factor, has a webcam like look to it
* AirCam pro later this year. Metal body, optical zoon, heating. 1080p. IR LED
* New AirVision software features - mobile browser support, video export, email notifications with pictures, automatic disk management
* Working on pushing intelligence to cameras themselves to offload from AirVision server - motion detection, etc.
* Eventually will have PTZ cameras.
* No wireless cameras planned.
Availability:
* UAP Pro - April, price will be "disruptive"
* AirFiber - Q2
* Titanium products - May
* ToughSwitch - May
Misc:
* EdgeOS router still in development, a ways off. More info in future conferences.
* No plans for WiMax. Some licensed band products possible in future.