CRN | Wireless Networking, Infrastructure, Gigabeam | Wifiber Connection: Beaming Bandwidth At Gigabit Speeds

CRN | Wireless Networking, Infrastructure, Gigabeam | Wifiber Connection: Beaming Bandwidth At Gigabit Speeds

"Wifiber Connection: Beaming Bandwidth At Gigabit Speeds
By Kevin McLaughlin, CRN
9:00 AM EST Fri. Nov. 25, 2005
From the November 28, 2005 CRN

Startup Gigabeam is targeting companies seeking a high-speed, cost-effective method of linking networks between buildings without digging up city streets and sidewalks.

The Herndon, Va.-based company sells a point-to-point wireless networking solution called Wifiber that connects to the fiber backbone and uses radios and antennae to transmit data at high speeds at a range of one to two miles.

Gigabeam is an early player in the market created by the Federal Communications Commissions October 2003 decision to open the 71-76GHz, 81-86GHz and 92-95GHz frequency bands to commercial use. Our special sauce is making radios that use that spectrum, said John Krzywicki, senior vice president at Gigabeam, which recently received additional funding of $18.9 million.

The IT industry has an insatiable thirst for bandwidth in local wireless backhaul, said Krzywicki. Gigabeams Wifiber currently provides throughput of up to 2.7 Gbps, and the company plans to boost this to 12.5 Gbps by October 2006, he said. "


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