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Re: airFiber


From: Josh Baird <joshbaird () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:58:36 -0400

They are taking pre-orders now for a (hopefully) June delivery.  I'm
at a conference now and got the rundown yesterday from Ubiquiti.  This
product was designed completely from the ground up by the former
Motorola Canopy 100 team.  It -should- deliver ~700mbit in both
directions @ full duplex.  Note that 24ghz is very susceptible to
"rain fade" and should be used in caution in certain climates,
especially at longer distances approaching 10+km.  Anyhow, check the
video out on ubnt.com for an introduction and technical overview -
it's worth watching.

Josh

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Phil Regnauld <regnauld () nsrc org> wrote:
Drew Weaver (drew.weaver) writes:
I've read that it requires perfect line of sight, which makes it sometimes tricky.

Thanks,
-Drew

       Define perfect line of sight ? How is this different from any other wireless
       link and the associated Fresnel zone ?

       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnel_zone

       Even 100 Mbit/s wireless equipment (which ubqt also happens to make great
       gear for, at 800 USD / link) will need unobstructed view of the remote
       point - and it's not all or nothing, the performance will degrade.

       Cheers,
       Phil




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