Lucent Technologies microwave systems. Many systems offered are Point-to-Multipoint wireless access systems capable of supporting hundreds of remote sites (with a single computer) The system I have worked with in the military employed frequency hopping, spread spectrum technology and was stackable providing up to 600 terminals per antenna location with up to a 3.2Mbps speed on each node. Imagine being able to listen to a radio station in Germany while you are in your car in Nebraska, Cellular phones that can interact with PCs running Windows CE. This may well be the reality in just a couple of years. Semens and Beken 9Proxim have partnered to provide seamless networking in the home, while Qualcomm is developing a more usable wireless CE device that links to the internet, anywhere in the US, Oh did I mention it’s a phone too. CBS MarketWatch claims that the partnership between Siemens and Proxim will initiate more rapid adoption of integrated voice and data solutions resulting in greater flexiblility and convenience for home network users. Standardized solutions might bring a new age of simplified communications and location independence for people in the home, or office. Qualcomm has partnered with Microsoft and Lucent Technologies recently to develop more usable web browsing phones. Qualcomm is developing a third generation system of CDMA or Code Division Multiple Access multiplexing. This new system has been optimized for high-speed data throughput on standard IP protocol. Qualcomm specifies peak rate at 2.4Mbps data transfer with a 1.25MHz channel Bandwidth for fixed, portable, and mobile applications. This system already supports web browsing, e-commerce, e-mail, mobile e-commerce, while offering users always on access that can be taken anywhere. Qualcomm is also working with Microsoft to develop the devices themselves, with a foundation of the new CDMA HDR (high data rate) standards. The companies are currently wo...
