The current AyrMesh Hubs use two different paradigms: the HubDuo line is designed to provide continuous (or at least nearly-continuous) coverage over a smaller area (up to hundreds of acres). However, the Hub2 family (The Hub2x2 and Hub2T) are not actually designed to provide continuous coverage. The Hub2 models use the maximum possible power so they can be placed as far apart as possible to maximize the area covered – they should usually be at least a mile apart, and they can be up to 2.5 miles apart. With the Hubs a mile apart, stronger WiFi devices may have continuous WiFi coverage, as they may have a range of half a mile or more. Weak WiFi devices (especially some phones and WiFi cameras with small internal antennas) have a very limited range, so the coverage appears “spotty.” With the Hubs at the minimum of 1 mile to the maximum 2.5 miles apart, the coverage appears as spots around the Hubs with no signal in between.
The solution for this is the AyrMesh Cab Hub2 – because it has a high-power radio, it can keep in touch with the stationary Hubs and provide WiFi around your farm equipment or vehicles, so you have continuous coverage as long as you are in or around the vehicle.
However, many smaller farms, especially specialty farms, require continuous coverage for workers just walking around the property. The AyrMesh Hub2x2 and AyrMesh Hub2T cannot be placed close enough together to enable this, because the strong signals from the nearby Hubs will “drown out” signals from “normal” WiFi devices. That is the primary reason we have introduced the new HubDuo – it can provide either high-speed connectivity close-in or “feed” Hub2 units out much further away, or both. We believe this will help us to better serve farms and ranches with more central infrastructure: dairies, market farms, vineyards, nurseries, etc.