Outdoor CPE

One of the key success factors for service providers deploying broadband wireless is costeff ectiveness. The wireless network has to be capable of providing an economical means ofbuilding an infrastructure as well as a profi table method of deploying subscriber access devices.SkyPilot’s SkyGateway™ and SkyExtender™ series provide a cost-eff ective way to build a worldclassinfrastructure and the SkyConnector™ enables service providers to focus on profi tablesubscriber access.The SkyConnector was designed to keep both capital expenditures and operating costs incheck when deploying broadband wireless access (BWA) services to a broad base of subscribers.Like their DSL and cable modem counterparts, the SkyConnector is a cost-eff ective outdoor CPEthat can be used for either business or residential access but without requiring copper orcoaxial connections. The SkyConnector provides an Ethernet drop to the subscriber andconnects to the high-capacity wireless mesh network through a directional 5 GHz link. Inaddition to keeping per-unit costs down, the SkyConnector also makes effi cient use of thewireless mesh infrastructure through long-range (up to 7.5 miles/12 km) and non-line of sight(NLOS) connectivity. To combat ongoing operational expenses, the SkyConnector is easy todeploy with audible and visual feedback of signal strength to ensure proper installation and areprovisioned through the centrally-management SkyProvision™ application.Not only does the SkyConnector keep costs down but it also provides a range of advanced,revenue-enhancing services. The units integrate per-user rate control to allow for diff erentservice tiers (i.e. 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, etc.) as well as providing VLAN support for transparent LANservices and quality of service parameters for latency-sensitive applications such as VoIP andvideo surveillance.The units are available in a choice of frequency bands to meet the variety of specifi cations forinternational deployments. The frequency bands include 4.940-5.150, 5.150-5.350, 5.470-5.725,or 5.725-5.850 GHz and selection of the frequency band is made at the time of ordering.