Licensed Microwave

The term "Microwave" is a broad term that covers the UHF (Ultra High Frequency with frequencies between 300MHz and 3GHz) to the EHF (Extremely High Frequency with frequencies between 30GHz to 300GHz). Licensed microwave links and unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges typically operate in the SHF (Super High Frequency with frequencies between 3GHz to 30GHz) and the EHF bands.

A general rule of thumb is that lower the frequency the farther the signal will travel. Also lower frequencies the lower the throughput and higher the frequency the higher the throughput. The terms "unlicensed wireless bridge" and "licensed microwave link" refer to the radio frequency spectrum characteristics set by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") or equivalent national government regulatory body. Licensed products require regulatory approval before deployment while license-exempt products can be deployed without any regulatory approval.

• A high frequency licensed microwave link will provide high capacity links with no compromise to throughput and signal quality
• Licensed microwave links are secure from any radio interference
• More cost effective than Fiber circuits
• Guaranteed link availability (99 to 99.999%) because the licensee owns the RF band
• Full duplex speeds, up to 2Gbps
• Links can be any distance where Line of Site exists.