What are the capabilities and advantages of using wireless broadband technologies?
Wireless Broadband Technologies can offer a variety of advantages over wired broadband access: • Performance: Wireless broadband modems can 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 broadband wireless 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 to serve small-sized and medium-sized business and high-end users. The CATV coaxial-cable plant typically services residential neighbourhoods and may not be available to serve business customers located in business districts and industrial parks. Thus, wireless broadband platforms are an increasingly popular alternative for business and residential consum
