Redline Communications says its RedConnex AN-80i products are the first to get FCC approval to use the newly opened, unlicensed 5.4GHz radio spectrum. WiMax provider TowerStream is a customer in the United States.
The AN-80i can provide speeds up to 108 Mbps for use in jobs like monitoring pipelines and borders, and municipal network backhaul. Redline claims the AN-80i is able to establish and maintain reliable connectivity up to 80 km (50 miles) in clear line-of-sight conditions.
The FCC officially opened up the use of the middle band of the Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) spectrum (5.470 GHz to 5.725 GHz) in the United States. The band adds another 255 MHz and 11 channels to the existing 325 MHz and 13 channels available for Wi-Fi.
The World Radiocommunication Congress 2003 (WRC-03) recommended making a single frequency band available worldwide, and adopted a resolution to make the 5.470-5.725 GHz frequency band available throughout the world for the use by wireless LANs.
The FCC limits the transmit power in the 5 GHz band segments separately, even though the first two (5.15 GHz to 5.25 GHz - 40 mW) and (5.25 GHz to 5.35 GHz - 200 mW) are contiguous. The upper 100 MHz segment (5.725 GHz to 5.825 GHz - 800 mW) is intended for longer-range outdoor systems (point-to-point) links. The FCC will allow U-NII devices to operate in the 5.470-5.725 GHz band with 1 watt (EIRP).
Redline also makes the RedMax line of products certified by the WiMax Forum. Redline’s WiMAX base station can deliver standards-based WiMAX to Wavesat’s certified 802.16-2004 CPE design.
In other news, Alvarion announced its new BreezeMAX system this week. It is designed to comply with 802.16e and is now being trialed in Angola, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia, United States and other countries.
Alvarion’s new BreezeMAX system is designed to enable broadband anytime, anywhere as part of its 4Motion network solution for mobile WiMAX. Their Wi2 incorporates a standard WiFi (802.11b/g) hotspot and supports a WiMAX backhaul in 2.X, 3.X and 5.X GHz bands.
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