Wireless Broadband Networks

Instant access to corporate information sources and web applications – such as customer service, financial transactions, wireless e-mail, instant messaging, mobile commerce and location-sensitive web browsing where ever you are, requires faster wireless networks than those that are available today.  These wireless services must be delivered faster and at prices that are not excessively higher than prices of wireline services.  Wireline infrastructure for the Internet either exists or is being upgraded to meet the increasing demand of users. But wireless Internet is presenting an important challenge to network designers.  A few network infrastructure architects are convinced that the real answer to higher speed wireless networks lies in a hybrid infrastructure. They think that once Internet is there, there is only one problem to be solved for wireless access – the last mile wireless access to the wireline infrastructure.  Broadband networks achieve this through a line of sight wireless connection between any two points (point to point) or multiple points (multi-point).

Broadband technology is fast becoming an important element of wireless network solution to connect distant enterprises to the Internet bypassing traditional terrestrial connections.  It has even the potential of serving small businesses and even households. Early adopters of wireless broadband technology have demonstrated the power, application and versatility of mobile broadband communications. They have proved that there is a strong business case and quick payback.

Optical Wireless - Ultra high frequency (between radio and light) for the last mile solution - beyond broadband