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Wireless Broadband and Other Fixed-Wireless Systems

 Service and Equipment Providers
Wireless broadband is a rapidly evolving area with new products and services appearing daily. This section presents a sampling of products and services that is representative but not exhaustive. Use these lists as a starting point.
Microwave Products |  Unlicensed Wireless Bridges |  Wireless Broadband Carriers

Microwave Products
While many other companies provide equipment for microwave communications, the ones listed here have products designed for interconnecting LANs.

Digital Microwave, 408-943-0777, http://www.dmcwave.com

Microwave Bypass, 781-337-2005, http://www.mbypass.com

Sierra Digital, 916-624-7313, http://www.sierra-digital.com/sdci

Southwest Microwave, 602-968-5995, http://www.southwestmicrowave.com

Tadiran Microwave Networks, 281-263-6500, http://web.microwavenetworks.com

Unlicensed Wireless Bridges
Aironet, 800-247-6638, 330.664.7900, http://www.aironet.com

AMP, 800-835-7240, http://www.amp.com/networking/wireless/prods/wrl_prod.html

BREEZEcom, 760-431-9880, http://www.breezecom.com

C-SPEC Corp., 937-439-2882, http://www.c-spec.com

Lucent Technologies, 800-928-3526, 937-445-5970, http://www.wavelan.com

OTC Telecom, 800-770-6698, 408-245-6888, http://www.ezylink.com

Proxim, 800-229-1630, 415-960-1630, http://www.proxim.com

Solectek, 800-437-1518, http://www.solectek.com

Wave Access, 508-653-3646, http://www.waveaccess.com

Wave Wireless Networking, 800-721-9283, 941-358-9283, http://www.the-wave-wireless.com

WaveSpan, 650/919-0190, http://www.wavespan.com

WinDATA, 978-952-0170, http://www.windata.com

Wireless Broadband Carriers
Note that there are a large number of LMDS license holders preparing to offer service, but that have not yet announced their offerings.

Advanced Radio Telecom, 38-GHz carrier service, 425-688-8700, http://www.art-net.net

Angel Technologies Corp., http://www.angelcorp.com

Comsat, satellite broadband service, 301-214-3420, http://www.comsat.com

Teledesic, future LEO satellite service, 425-602-0000, http://www.teledesic.com

Teleport (now part of AT&T), 38-GHz carrier service, 800-889-4TCG, http://www.tcg.com/

Teligent, 24-GHz carrier service, 1-88-TELIGENT, 703-762-5100, http://www.teligent.com

Wavepath, MMDS-based ISP, 650-237-9744, http://www.wavepath.com

WebCel Communications, LMDS carrier service, 202-466-7600, http://www.webcel.com

WinStar, 38-GHz and LMDS carrier service, 888-WINSTAR, http://www.winstar.com/

Wireless One, MMDS-based ISP, 1-888-947-3663, http://www.wireless-one.com

Peter Rysavy is the president of Rysavy & Associates, a consulting firm that works with both companies developing new communications technologies and those adopting them.


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