Capability

Internet for business and homes - rural and cities

The 3.5 and 10.5 GHz broadband wireless systems provide internet and multichannel TV to residential and commercial subscribers. They have a high capacity for operation in cities, but are also ideal for rural areas where there are small numbers of users. The 10.5 GHz product is fully proven by operators in Europe and America with over 10,000 ETSI compliant, all weather, units supplied to date. The 3.5 GHz will be available later this year.

Up to 6 Mbps over 10 to 25 km

The systems can transmit data from 128 kbps to 6 Mbps with differing quality of service. Each base station is scalable from 50 to 8,000 CPEs over a radius of 10 km at 10 GHz, and 25 km at 3.5 GHz. Multiple stations provide continuous overlapping coverage across a city, or from town to town where they can be daisy chained reduce backhaul costs.

Low cost

The key feature is the low cost of the system which makes it affordable to residental customers, even when a separate wireless unit is required for each subscriber. In MDUs the costs are even lower because a single wireless can feed up to 16 subscribers. Here, only the modem is required at each customer.

World standard routers and modems

The systems interface directly to DOCSIS equipment, the world standard for IP cable systems. It requires no proprietary hardware. This avoids operators being tied to suppliers and allows the systems to be supported by many manufacturers. It also benefits from their developments, including Voice over IP, symmetric and higher speed operation. The commonality of equipment with that used in cable systems, simplifies the logistics for ISPs who need to operate a combination of wireless and cable.

Easy installation with no adjustment

The equipment is easy to install. No special test equipment is required and a minimum of hardware is needed. A complete base station can be installed in a day. Subscriber equipment can be operational in an hour or two. The system planning is straightforward. The wireless is electrically transparent and behaves identically to cable and fibre. Because the additive noise and interference encountered in cable are not present, the planning can often be even simpler than that required for cable.