HERNDON, Va.—GigaBeam Corp. picked up Department of Defense orders through its system integration partner, WirelessGuys Inc., for the company’s wireless fiber links.
GigaBeam touts its wireless fiber products, called WiFiber, as being similar to terrestrial fiber in terms of speed. The products operate in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz spectrum bands, which the Federal Communications Commission has authorized for wireless point-to-point commercial use. WiFiber technology enables multi-Gigabit-per-second communications via Gigabit Ethernet and other standard protocols. Currently, GigaBeam’s WiFiber achieves speeds of 1 Gbps, and the company said it is releasing products during the fourth quarter of this year that will operate at speeds of 2.7 Gbps.
“WiFiber is unique because it can be rapidly and economically deployed for very high speed communications vs. the alternative of having to install terrestrial fiber,” stated Steve Williams, president of WirelessGuys.
GigaBeam recently worked with Tropos Networks Inc. to unwire Google Inc.’s hometown of Mountain View, Calif., where WiFiber was used provide backhaul throughout Google’s mesh network.
GigaBeam has also racked up WiFiber sales with Telkonet Inc.’s subsidiary Microwave Satellite Technologies Inc. in New York City. The network integrator used WiFiber to boost in-building wireless coverage as it expanded an ultra high-speed wireless loop network among several Manhattan skyscrapers. In addition, GigaBeam’s WiFiber is being used by San Francisco’s Public Utility Commission for its citywide backhaul network, as well as in Manteca, Calif., about 75 miles east of San Francisco, where WiFiber links provide communications between city buildings, security services and WiMAX applications. In Sioux Falls, S.D., WiFiber is being installed as the city prepares to launch its municipal network.
Financial details of GigaBeam’s orders were not disclosed.
