Fixed Wireless Data is a class of technologies used to connect two fixed locations (e.g., buildings) with a radio or other wireless link, such as laser bridge. Usually Fixed Wireless Data is part of a Wireless LAN infrastructure. The purpose of a Fixed Wireless Data link is to enable data communications between the two sites or buildings. Fixed Wireless Data links are often a cost-effective alternative to leasing fiber or installing cables between the buildings. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... It has been suggested that wireless network interface cards be merged into this article or section. ...

Fixed Wireless Data should not be confused with Wi-Fi, WiMAX or other mobile wireless networking technologies, which are designed for relatively low bandwidth data communications with a PC or other end-user workstation. Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi stands for wireless fidelity® (also WiFi, wifi, etc. ... WiMAX is defined as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access by the WiMAX Forum, formed in June 2001 to promote conformance and interoperability of the IEEE 802. ... Wireless networks are telephone or computer networks that use radio as their carrier or physical layer. ...

Antennas

Fixed Wireless Data services typically use a directional radio antenna on each end of the signal (e.g., on each building). These antennas are generally larger than those seen in Wi-Fi setups, and are designed for outside use. Several types of radio antennas are available that accommodate various weather conditions, signal distances and bandwidths. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi stands for wireless fidelity® (also WiFi, wifi, etc. ...

These antennas are typically designed to be used in the unlicensed ISM band radio frequency bands (900 MHz, 1.8GHz, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). The industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio bands were originally reserved internationally for non-commercial use of RF electromagnetic fields for industrial, scientific and medical purposes. ...

Data Rates

Data throughputs of up to T-1 (Digital Signal 1) speed (1.544 Mbit/s) are available over fixed wireless data networks. Digital signal 1 (DS1, also known as a T1) is a T-carrier signaling scheme devised by Bell Labs. ... A megabit per second (mbps or mbit/s) is a unit of data transmission equal to 1,000 kilobits per second or 1,000,000 bits per second. ...