First Step Towards Full Range of WiMax / 4G Applications
27th November, 2003
US : Military Communications Technologies, Inc. announced that its
Australian-based affiliate, Military SDR Technologies, has
successfully implemented an OFDM waveform on its SpectruCell and PC4
Software Defined Radio platforms.
OFDM, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, is a
telecommunications technology that is the foundation of most next-
generation, or 4G wireless Internet services for high speed data
transmissions at comparable rates to fixed DSL services. OFDM
transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single wireless
system.
This successful implementation of the OFDM waveform is the first step
in Military SDR Technologies plan to implement the complete IEEE
802.16 family of wireless data applications, also known as WiMax, a
higher performing version of WiFi. Emerging as the predominate
technology for providing cost-effective, high-speed wireless Internet
solutions, WiMax capabilities compare to traditional land based DSL
services in terms of speed and cost, with the added capability of
wireless mobility. WiMax-based services will be capable of delivering
high quality voice, video and multimedia content over an Internet-
based connection.
"The implementation of OFDM is an important milestone for our
company," stated Mr. Roger May, Chairman of Military Communications
Technologies. "Leading wireless service providers, particularly those
based in Asia, are trending towards OFDM-based wireless technology,
as it provides for a simpler and much more cost effective alternate
to competing wireless technologies such as wideband CDMA ("3G").
Market studies indicate that the North American-based and global
wireless carriers generally are also following this trend and we
anticipate being the first to provide an OFDM SDR solution for
simultaneous support of both 3G and 4G applications in both the
commercial and defense sectors for wireless communications",
concluded May.
3g.co.uk
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