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MIMO 4×4 On a Chip

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 13th, 2008

Quantenna, a Silicon Valley startup announced the world’s first fully integrated 802.11n chipsets with 4×4 MIMO and transmit (Tx) beamforming. It’s designed to deliver guaranteed wireless bandwidth within homes.
Quantenna says they uniquely combine a 4×4 radio transceiver/antenna, concurrent dual band mode, mesh networking and transmit (Tx) beamforming – in a single chipset.
“Our unique [...]

Exalt: GigE on 5 GHz

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 17th, 2008

Wireless backhaul vendor Exalt Communications, this week introduced the industry’s highest-capacity wireless Gigabit Ethernet, covering all three 5 GHz bands in a single carrier-class system.
The EX-r GigE series backhaul radios enables wireless operators, enterprises and broadcasters to have the bandwidth they need for campus connectivity, camera backhaul, 3G or 4G backhaul, WiMAX backhaul, and [...]

Mitsubishi Gets Wireless HD Interface

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 21st, 2008

Amimon has been selected by Mitsubishi to offer a High-Definition LCD TV for the Japanese market with an integrated HD wireless link.
The Mitsubishi product will come embedded with Amimon’s wireless technology, capable of delivering uncompressed HD video streams wirelessly. The wireless HDTV is a two-piece system comprised of a slim and thin LCD [...]

Wireless HDTV: Battle in the Home

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2008

Three wireless systems for connecting HDTVs are competing for the home, says EE Times. This “battle of technologies” is being fought between three contending systems, 5 GHz, 60 GHz, and ultra wideband (UWB), according to ABI Research. Most established wireless vendors are waiting to see how the market evolves, says the research firm.

WirelessHD uses [...]

50 Mbps Comes Home

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 18th, 2008

Verizon Communications is bringing more Fios broadband and TV service to big cities, says C/Net and Broadband Reports. “We will start this year as soon as we receive the approval of the New York Public Service Commission, which we expect will be next month,” said Verizon’s COO Denny Strigl during a keynote speech at [...]

Standards Battle at 60 GHz

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 4th, 2008

EE Times says two different wireless standards are in the works on the same 60-GHz spectrum. The two groups will meet later this month in an effort to avoid a fight during a major standards gathering in July.
The planned June 19 meeting likely will be one of the first volleys in a protracted battle to [...]

DragonWave: More Bits per Buck

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 17th, 2008

DragonWave today announced Horizon Duo, which claims industry-leading capacity of up to 1.6 Gbps per link, the lowest-cost-per-bit performance yet for carrier wireless solutions.
The installed base of DragonWave AirPair radios can be upgraded easily to Horizon Duo for a four-times boost in capacity. It shares DragonWave’s software-controlled flex bandwidth feature, enabling users to expand [...]

DragonWave Gets a Big Order

Posted by Sam Churchill on January 28th, 2008

DragonWave a leading supplier of high capacity backhaul, today announced that Nextlink Wireless, a subsidiary of XO Holding, will buy DragonWave’s AirPair and Horizon Compact products in support of Nextlink’s portfolio of broadband wireless services.

XO Communications provides wireless backhaul coverage though Nextlink Wireless, which owns local multipoint distribution system spectrum in 75 metro markets and [...]

3.65 GHz Gets Real

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 3rd, 2007

NextPhase Wireless, today announced that they will commence testing and deployment of certified 3.65 GHz WiMAX products for nationwide deployment in 1Q08.
While 3.5 GHz is an international standard, especially for fixed WiMAX service, that licensed frequency is reserved for military use in the U.S.
In June 2007, the FCC opened up the 3.65 - 3.7 GHz [...]

NextPhase + GigaBeam Deliver SoCal Biz Nets

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 26th, 2007

NextPhase Wireless, a nationwide developer of WiMAX-ready networks, and GigaBeam, a company providing “wireless fiber optics”, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will serve as the basis for a Joint Venture to provide 70/80 GHz networks in Los Angeles and Orange counties, in Southern California.

NextPhase says its GigaBeam’s WiFiber links will enable [...]