OPTICAL WIRELESS: LOW-COST, HIGH-SPEED, OPTICAL ACCESS

摘要

Optical wireless represents a mature, reliable approach for broadband access. Such systems have been engineered to provide robust performance that is highly competitive with other access approaches, offering high capacity, excellent availability of 99.9 % (99.999 % with an RF wireless or DSL back-up), lowest cost per bps, and rapid deployment in ~ 1 hour. These systems are compatible with a wide range of applications and markets, and they are sufficiently flexible as to be easily implemented using a variety of different architectures. Because of these features, market projections indicate healthy growth for optical wireless sales. This market potential will be met with well engineered systems, designed for high-volume manufacturing, that are available immediately.