LightPointe Unveils Next Generation Millimeter Wave (MMW) Gigabit Ethernet Outdoor Wireless Bridging Solution

New AireBeam™ G product offers full duplex Gigabit Ethernet throughput with advanced networking features.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 4, 2009 -- LightPointe, a leading designer and manufacturer of ultra high-speed outdoor wireless, point-to-point network bridging solutions, announces today the addition of a new high-performance millimeter wave radio solution to its product portfolio. The AireBeam™ G provides low-latency, full-duplex, wireless point-to point Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity and combines low cost-per-bit transport and high transmission security, all within a compact, easy to install, fully outdoor-rated unit.

The AireBeam™ G comes equipped with a hot swappable, GbE SFP optical fiber port as well as a GigE RJ-45 port for connecting to the network. The AireBeam G's true flexibility can be found in the use of these two data ports, the secondary of which can be used as an integrated backup solution or as an add/drop port. At a total power consumption of less than 20 W the system can be powered by either a Cat5/6 Power-over- Ethernet ( PoE) connection or by using a low voltage 48 Vdc power feed. The system supports an Ethernet based management system for SNMP v1/2c support and comes with an integrated Web browser agent. The system offers advanced features like a signal strength bar graph LED and flexible mounting options to allow for easy system installation and alignment.

With bandwidth and latency similar to fiber optic cable, the AireBeam™ G targets a very rapidly increasing number of short to medium distance outdoor wireless networking applications that require Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth. Many of these applications are in the high capacity enterprise campus building-to-building and Metro Ethernet connectivity market where the challenge is to interconnect buildings that have no fiber access and/or where laying fiber simply takes too long and is cost prohibitive. With the overwhelming acceptance of mobile data applications in the Mobile Wireless market, the backhaul bandwidth requirements in 3G and 4G Mobile Wireless Networks are also rapidly increasing.

"With the addition of the longer distance 70 GHz Airebeam™ G product we have one of the most compelling and comprehensive product portfolios of high capacity wireless bridges in the market. By offering both, outdoor wireless bridges based on Free Space Optics (FSO) and millimeter wave technology, we can fulfill any customer's high capacity transport requirements as far as bandwidth, distance and pricing is concerned." said Heinz Willebrand, LightPointe CEO and President. "With the AireBeam™ G launch we are also making a huge step toward our goal of creating a Universal Wireless Transport System (UWTS) Platform that seamlessly combines infrared optical wireless and millimeter wave transport. This platform has enormous potential in the 3G and 4G Mobile Wireless backhaul markets due to its scalability and overall cost effectiveness in comparison with other competing solutions."

About LightPointe Communications, Inc
LightPointe designs, manufactures and distributes ultra high-speed wireless point to point network bridging solutions based on patented free-space optics (FSO) and millimeter wave (MMW) technology. The products are used in fixed wireless last mile access for campus or enterprise building-to-building connectivity, and in infrastructure applications such as broadband cellular networks and wireless backhaul for WiMAX or WiFi networks. LightPointe installation base of high capacity wireless bridges consists of more than 5000 systems deployed in more than 60 countries. The company is recognized worldwide for the highest standards of quality and service. For more information please visit www.lightpointe.com.

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