Module 9 - Wireless Systems and Technologies
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MMDS Vendors and
Service Providers (U.S.)
Vendors
Products
Service
Providers
Major
License Holders - U.S.
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MMDS system products are available
off-the-shelf from many vendors.
Vendors:
Vyyo http://vyyo.com
Hybride Networks Inc.
California Amplifier Inc.
Thomas Communications
Inc. http://comarkcom.com
Cisco Systems Inc. http://cisco.com
NextNet Wireless Inc.
Raze Technologies Inc.
Products:
Vyyo provides broadband wireless systems for MMDS, LMDS, 3.5 G Hz, 10.5 G Hz and
unlicensed bands used by telecommunications operators to deliver wireless and
high speed data connections. Vyyo broadband systems consist of wireless hubs
located in base stations and wireless modems that connect to the subscribers'
Personal Computers and LANs. The hub, connected to the Internet or a PSTN
gateway through a router, transmits network traffic via the base antenna over
short distances (1 - 3 miles) or long distances (up to 35 miles) over MMDS
spectrums to modems residing at residential and business locations.
V3000 Wireless Hub manages data communications between V251 modem and router
located in the PSTN's Central Offices or base stations. The hub can communicate
with up to 8,000 end-user modems. V251 Wireless Modem functions over LMDS and
MMDS frequencies.
Service Providers:
| Company |
Comments |
| American Telecasting Inc., Colorado |
- Served 102,400 video subscribers in 32
markets in 1999
- Provides high-speed Internet access in three
markets
- Acquired by Sprint in 1999 |
| Nucentrix Broadband Networks |
http://www.nucentrix.com |
| Peoples Choice TV Corp., Shelton, CT |
- Offers packages ranging from 24 to 44
analogue TV channels
- Markets: Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Phoenix,
St. Louis, Tucson and Arizona |
| Wavepath, San Francisco, CA |
- Offered two-way services in the
San Francisco Bay area to approximately
350 customers |
License Holder: Sprint
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