Lucent Debuts Wireless Access Family

Murray Hill, NJ-based Lucent Technologies has introduced its OnDemand family of wireless broadband systems, which uses radio microwave transmissions to rapidly deliver high speed Internet and multimedia services to business customers.

Lucent's wireless broadband access products offer a practical means for service providers to rapidly deploy data services. The OnDemand system employs point-to-multipoint microwave radio links between a strategically located hub antenna and multiple dish antennas that are installed on the roofs or building exterior at customer locations. The information reaches computer users through the enterprise's regular local area network.

Lucent's OnDemand wireless broadband end-to-end network incorporates the company's data networking, optical networking, switching, and access products with the superior performance of an integrated point-to-multipoint wireless access system supplied under an OEM agreement with Netro Corp. (San Jose, CA). A flexible architecture enables Lucent to increase bandwidth packet by packet, through a dynamic allocation feature, delivering up to 45 Mb/s to the customer site.

The first implementation of the OnDemand wireless access systems serves licensees operating in 26 GHz and 10 GHz spectrum bands. Solutions for operators with 38 GHz and 28 GHz FCC licenses will be available later in 1999.