San Jose, August 21, 2007 - Ubiquiti Networks, a leading innovator in outdoor wireless broadband solutions and the Italian Center for Radio Activities (C.I.S.A.R), an association founded by a group of Italian radio amateur operators today announced the new world record for a 5 GHz WiFi link achieving a distance of 304km.

The link was established using Ubiquiti’s XtremeRange5 High-Power Carrier Class mini-PCI radio modules and 35dBi 5 GHz parabolic dish antennas. The link extends from Sardinia to Central Italy achieving data-rates of about 5Mbps.

It allows ham operators on Sardinia Island to stay in touch with their community on the Italian Peninsula. In CISAR, we have a “superb” project. After successfully inter-connecting the whole Italian country with analog FM repeaters, we'd like to realize a new wide-band digital network, to connect all Italian ham radio users to each other and to other services (Echolink, ATV, dstar, etc...) provided by our associations.  This link was particularly important, because in the event of an emergency, it will provide communication on help the authority.

The link spans far over the sea and is impossible to realize without a high sensitivity card. To make this link possible, we chose the Ubiquiti Networks XR5 card because we get the best signal sensitivities and, because no other card currently available on the market can achieve same results. The alignment of two 35dBi antenna at 304km is a very difficult and complicated technical endeavor, butwith Ubiquiti Networks XR5 it made this simple without additional devices. This saved us a lot of time, expense, and resources.

The first alignment was made by providing a beacon through a semi-directional antenna (short-backfire 17dBi, 25°V, 25°H) on the Sardinia island and one of the two 35dBi on the  Monte Amiata (Amiata Mountainabout 5,220 feet (1,740m) above sea level. Without Ubiquiti Networks XR5, we would have to purchase a power amplifier or lose a lot of time aligning the antennas (which has a very narrow lobe).

“We are very excited with C.I.S.A.R.’s achievement and proud to be a part of it. When we set out to design the XR5 radio, our goal was to design the highest performance wlan radio in the market without compromise”, said Robert J. Pera, President at Ubiquiti Networks.

About Ubiquiti Networks:
Ubiquiti Networks designs, develops and markets groundbreaking flexible, compact wireless broadband equipment ideally suited for network operators, large OEM’s, WISP’s and military applications. Ubiquiti Networks products comply with industry broadband standards, including WiMAX, Wi-Fi and are designed to work with standards-based customer premise equipment.  For more information, please contact sales@ubnt.com 408-942-3085

About C.I.S.A.R.:
Centro Italiano di Sperimentazione Attivita Radiantistiche (C.I.S.A.R.) is a non-profit association founded by a group of Italian radio amateur operators in 1981. Its main activities are in VHF and upper band experimentation, interconnecting FM and digital repeaters, providing support for the radio communication community, and organizing scholastic conferences on radio topics. For more information, please contact Mirco Paesante, iz3had@cisar.it or segreteria@cisar.it