Clint,
This is pretty interesting. I wonder if the reality matches
the press releases. It will be interesting to look
up the patent for this technology. I didn't think it
was physically possible to go from 64 kilobits
per second to 10 megbits per seconds over
wireless.
Harry
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Wireless Networks Break Speed Barrier
(06/18/98; 3:44 p.m. ET)
By Neal Sandler, TechWeb
An Israeli company has developed a product that allows wireless
broadband data transfer at speeds it claims are well above those
currently available via wireless and some fixed-line connections.
TelesciCOM, of Holon, Tel-Aviv, said its wireless digital subscriber
line system provides speeds that are equal to or better than the speeds
possible using fast land-line technologies such as asynchronous digital
subscriber line.
TelesciCOM said it is currently negotiating strategic alliances with
several major telecom operators and equipment manufacturers. The first
alliances are expected to be announced in a few weeks.
International telecommunications companies have invested millions of
dollars trying to increase the top speed for wireless communications
above the present maximum, 64 kilobits per second. TelesciCOM said its
new technology offers wireless broadband communications speeds of 10
megabits per second.
Any telecom operator or other communications company, such as an ISP,
can offer cheap phone and data services with minimal investment using
the system, said TelesciCOM. The investment would be about $100 per
user. Up to 18,000 users can receive and send high-speed data from a
single TelesciCOM radio base station.
Fast data connections will become increasingly important as more Web
sites display video, and as television becomes a popular interface for
viewing the Web, said Doron Koren, CEO and founder of TelesciCOM.
"Whoever supplies the widest communication channel will benefit the
most," he said.
The company said its technology allows for the broadcasting of IP,
video, and telephony in real time. In theory, ISPs could use the service
offer their customers 10 megabits per second bandwidth connections, said
Koren. This way, customers could have Internet access without running up
separate phone charges.
The technology is based on patented algorithms developed by Koren, which
overcome airwave interference, a key problem for most wireless
communications systems. Until this product was developed, "noise and
atmospheric disturbances have been the enemies which have limited the
expansion of the band and we have been able to tame them," said
TelesciCOM.
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