Unlicensed Access - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article

Telecommunications, April, 2001

Cirronet aims to dispel the interference myths of unlicensed wireless with its WaveBolt fixed wireless product. WaveBolt can mitigate any potential interference issues by using frequency hopping, spread spectrum RF technology, which works around noise or interference through a series of random network hops.

WaveBolt consists of one or more access points located at the ISP's POP and the CPE with access points that connect over a standard 10/100 BaseT interface. The CPE consists of a microwave antenna, radio and modem that can be placed up to 150 feet from the PC and connects to the PC's serial port. With a built in four-point hub, multiple units can be colocated to simultaneously support up to 1000 subscribers per POP. The subscriber system can be mounted on a building's exterior to obtain line-of-sight connection with the ISP for a 10-mile range. Wavebolt is available.