Annie: Hey, what if the Voice calls while you’re gone? Ray: Take a message. – Field of Dreams The prospect of a national, free, but low-bandwidth wireless broadband network, promoted by M2Z Networks, has been killed by the FCC, reports Wireless Week. The main objection was that signals in the AWS-3 spectrum (2155-2175 MHz) that [...]
Exalt Communications today unveiled its newest microwave backhaul platform, ExploreAir. The new platform delivers 500 megabits per-second full-duplex Ethernet plus native TDM, and supports world bands from 2 GHz to 40 GHz. Exalt claims ExploreAir delivers the industry’s highest throughput and longest range in the microwave and millimeter wave spectrum. The first ExploreAir systems, available [...]
Clearwire is now using wireless backhaul gear from E-Band Communications for WiMax service in the United States. That’s expected to be a boost for the relatively new millimeter band (70-80 GHz), says Light Reading DragonWave (above) currently supplys most of the 18 GHz and 23GHz backhaul radios to Clearwire. But the 4G operator is expected [...]
The Energy Department has started a new Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse Web site to provide a forum for information sharing on smart grid technologies. The beta version of the Web portal started July 7 and provides information on technologies, standards, rules, use cases, training and other best practices for smart grid technologies that use sensors, [...]
The bottleneck for mobile wireless, is now the backhaul, says RCR Wireless. Currently most cell towers are fed by 4-6, T-1 lines at 1.5 Mbps each. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile plan on running much more fiber to their towers and are eyeing microwave solutions. Cellular speed is limited by your distance from the tower, signal [...]
Cisco today introduced a home energy management system, which it will test with customers of utility Duke Energy. Cisco will offer it to other utilities, says C/Net. Cisco’s home energy controller is a countertop touch-screen device that allows people to monitor electricity usage and reduce waste by taking advantage of off-peak pricing. With hosted Energy [...]
