Fiber-grade Connectivity

Once upon a time, a T1 line was the "gold standard" in business class data connections

. Then came Fiber, but it's expensive to lease, even more expensive to own. Today, a new wireless technology known as WIMAX offers fiber grade connectivity combined with the affordability and agility of wireless.

Global leaders in data transportation, Motorola for instance, have delivered this new class of wireless connectivity, and the resulting applications of WIMAX offer exciting new options in data infrastructure. But when many people hear "wireless", they think of Wi-Fi, which has left a mixed legacy.

Wi-Fi is perfect for broadcasting within an enclosed environment like an airport, a hotel lobby, or even your living room. But it is not reliable when connecting large networks externally, such as multiple locations across a City, a Count or a State.

This lack of reliability stems from Wi-Fi's very simple signal design. All data gets transported as 1's and 0's. Wi-Fi offers only a very simple strand of 1's and 0's for uploads, and another simple strand for downloads. As a result of this very simple strand design, Wi-Fi is prone to atmospheric disturbance and interruption. Snow, rain, even high winds can interrupt service.

So even though Wi-Fi was perfect for wirelessly broadcasting data within a building, it could not reliably transport data across a City, a County, or a State. If wireless technology was going to deliver an affordable alternative to the reliability of Fiber, a new design platform was needed.

That new generation of technology is here. It is called WIMAX, and it combines fiber grade dependability with the affordability of wireless. This new design integrates multiple strands of data, much like strands of DNA, which can be transported over microwaves without vulnerability to atmospheric changes.

With its integrated strand design, WIMAX delivers the "gold standard" of reliability - 99.999% - known as the "five 9's" by IT professionals. The WIMAX signal has military grade encryption, and can transport a full 1Gbps across 30 miles from point-to-point.

This game-changing development in data transport and connectivity allows exciting new options in the design of new data networks, and also in the continuing growth of existing ones. From filling gaps, to entire enterprise design, firms such as Agile Network Builders use WIMAX to increase connectivity and reduce operating costs.

by: Mark Dowd

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