Motorola's wi4 Fixed Wireless Broadband Portfolio Creates Opportunities in Newly Available 5.4 GHz Spectrum
Innovative Canopy(R) PMP and PTP solutions support high-bandwidth data, video and voice applications
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 1 / / - Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) today announced the launch of its 5.4 GHz Canopy Point-to-
Multipoint (PMP) and Point-to-Point (PTP) wireless broadband solutions in the
United States and Canada. Part of the MOTOwi4(TM) portfolio, the new
offerings will provide network operators, enterprises, government, and
commercial customers with access to additional spectrum, enabling
bandwidth-intensive data, voice and video communications.
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently opened the 5.4 GHz
radio frequency (RF) for commercial use, making more spectrum available to
meet growing demands for bandwidth. The 5.4 GHz spectrum offers 255 MHz of
bandwidth, double that available in the 5.8 GHz band. This allows for the
co-location of multiple radios on one rooftop or location with minimal
interference simplifying overall network design.
"Our network infrastructure currently consists of Canopy
Point-to-Multipoint access modules and the Point-to-Point product for
backhaul. The introduction of Motorola's 5.4 GHz unlicensed solutions will
provide us with additional opportunities to leverage this newly available
spectrum," said Brian Magnuson, president, Cascade Networks, Inc. "These
products bring more opportunities and greater flexibility as more radios can
co-locate on existing infrastructure."
The 5.4 GHz PTP 400 and PTP 600 unlicensed products provide reliable,
high-bandwidth and high-speed connectivity to support convergent, multimedia
applications such as data transfer, Voice over IP (VoIP), video surveillance
and audio downloads. It also provides a powerful backhaul solution for Canopy
PMP and mesh networks and PTP links where wired access is not available or is
cost-prohibitive.
The Canopy 5.4 GHz product provides a greenfield opportunity in the U.S.
and Canada, for business and residential service providers that require
additional bandwidth to support services such as data transfer, video
streaming, VoIP and gaming while conserving tower costs.
Both the Canopy 5.4 GHz and the 5.4 GHz PTP 400 & 600 Series Integrated
Systems comply with power restrictions in the U.S.and Canada. They also easily
integrate with other wireless systems in the 5 GHz spectrum, including the
MOTOwi4 portfolio of broadband wireless solutions that includes Fixed
Broadband, WiMAX, Mesh, Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) and enterprise WLAN for
public and private networks.
Motorola will be introducing the new 5.4 GHz product line at its annual
channel conference for authorized channel partners in Palm Springs, CA October
1-4th.
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experiences and powerful networks - along with a full complement of support
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