Does BeCom wireless technology offer intermittent availability similar to my cellular telephone?
While both BeCom and cellular telephones do use Radio Frequency (RF) technology, the BeCom links can be engineered to offer greater than 99.999% uptime, which translates into less than five minutes of unplanned downtime per year. Cellular telephone technology is designed to function at “threshold” using the minimum necessary signal to maintain a connection. As a result of this design, cell phones are susceptible to lost connections. BeCom wireless Ethernet bridges provide 100 to 1000 times the minimum signal and have a considerable “fade margin” enabling the technology to provide connection even in adverse.