Motorola Expands its Canopy Wireless Broadband Portfolio

Motorola is introducing a new 2.4GHz "Canopy" wireless broadband system designed for ISPs and for enterprise and private network operators that may be looking to add capacity to cover larger geographic areas or to extend reach to customers in difficult terrain. The 2.4GHz point-to-point backhaul modules can be used as a low-latency Ethernet bridge between any two networks or between a network and remote user. There is also a 2.4 GHz 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) product available. Motorola said that in international markets where other frequencies are limited, the 2.4GHz can become the critical second band to complement solutions in other bands, such as 5.7GHz ISM band or even a licensed band such as 3.5GHz.


The 2.4GHz backhaul modules are offered in four models: a 10 megabit per second (Mbps) model and a 20 Mbps model, with AES models available for each. The 10 Mbps backhaul model operates with a raw data rate of 10 Mbps with an approximate throughput of 6 Mbps and has a maximum range of about 35 miles when reflectors are used. The 20 Mbps backhaul module operates with a raw data rate of 20 Mbps with an approximate throughput of 14 Mbps and has a maximum range of about 35 miles when reflectors are used. In point-to-point or point-to-multipoint configurations, the uplink/downlink ratio is configurable by the operator.
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