Wireless Broadband

Wireless Broadband is one of several leading edge technologies used to provide lightening fast Internet access. In its original guise WLAN (Wireless LAN) technology allowed computers to connect to a LAN (local Area Network) via radio frequencies - without wire or fiber. While originally developed for in-building use, the potential of WLAN technology for bridging LANs of different buildings in a cost efficient manner was quickly identified - with WLAN technology the need to dig or pay leased-line charges is circumvented.

WLAN or Fixed Wireless is a proven technology building on decades of radio evolution. The popularity of this technology has lead to a dramatic fall in prices and the emergence of highly competitive purpose built proprietary second generation Wireless Broadband solutions.

Wireless Broadband technology is based on similar principles to television and radio communications. An Amocom base station provides Internet connections to customers using the airwaves. To connect it is necessary for a customer to have a subscriber unit installed on their premises. The subscriber unit is discreet in size and needs to be located so that it is within Line of Sight of an Amocom Net base station. An ethernet cable is run from the subscriber unit delivering the Network termination Point to the PC/Router located in the customers building. Amocom Net provides a Network Termination Point and 1 network IP address to each customer

A spare socket is required beside the PC or router, which powers the subscriber unit using a Power over Ethernet adapter. Amocom Net has selected and constructed purpose built proprietary technologies that deliver a scalable solution that will ensure secure, reliable, uninterrupted service as our network grows.

Wireless Broadband Internet access uses many frequency bands. Wireless Broadband modems offer similar performance to cable modems operating over wired cable television systems (CATV), but the business is easier to enter as the transmitters cover an entire city or region.

A Wireless Broadband system can deliver up to 30-Mbps data capacity in a 6-MHz channel. The wireless system's strength is that it can quickly provide high burst speed Internet access to a 10-mile, 20-mile, or 35-mile radius depending on the frequency band used. This allows the service provider to work with or compete with CATV to serve small-sized and medium-sized business and high-end users. The CATV coaxial-cable plant typically services residential neighborhoods and may not serve these premium customers. Wireless Broadband imposes special requirements on the technology and business relationships.