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need portable hotspot that can support upto 50 or more user.

Mar 3, 2015 5:07PM PST

I am looking for a portable hotspot router that can support upto 50 user concurrently.
Kindly advise if you have such a devices

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While most can do that today.
Mar 4, 2015 12:08AM PST

The speed will drop dramatically so your newer networker may think the hotspot is faulty. It's not, it's a limitation of how WiFi works.

Better solution. More than one Access Point to the router. Such can be portable and rigged up in some briefcase for power etc.
Bob

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thanks for the reply
Mar 4, 2015 10:09AM PST

I am not looking at high speed, as the focus is more to creating an Portable intranet.
I need the Hotspot to be battery power and can carry around. I have application that required portable intranet whereby devices cannot be connected. My application will sit on mobile devices whereby communication can be down within the same battery power hotspot network

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Same issue. Same solution.
Mar 4, 2015 2:50PM PST

Router to 2 WAPs = more connections. Simple.

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need portable hotspot that can support upto 50 or more user
Mar 4, 2015 3:55AM PST

Hi, jimmykang.

Try looking into Cisco routers and access points. By the way, is this for business or personal use? Feel free to PM me if you need more assistance.

Happy to Serve!
Barry

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Thanks for the info.
Mar 4, 2015 10:07AM PST

But i am looking for a battery power portable unit whereby it can be carry around.
Do cisco have anything on this?