Proxim looks to fill 'backhaul' demand for 4G wireless networks

Pricing for the full system is $14,999 and begins shipping at the end of November. Customers must procure FCC licensing for the link separately, which can be thousands of dollars annually, Henshaw said. Overall, the cost for the capacity of the microwave link will represent a savings over T-1 dedicated links, he said.

Henshaw said the Tsunami marks Proxim's re-entry in the licensed wireless backhaul market after years of concentrating on unlicensed wireless products. The Tsunami is IPv6 compliant and can be managed from Proxim software along with other Proxim networking gear.

Proxim competes against Motorola and Exalt Communications, among others, in the licensed backhaul business. The primary markets for licensed point-to-point microwave backhaul will be wireless Internet Service Providers and wireless carriers, along with city governments needing video surveillance, transportation agencies needing connectivity for Intelligent Transportation Systems and companies of all types needing to link multiple buildings on a campus.

A corporate campus that has Internet access to one building with excess capacity could use the microwave backhaul to extend some of the capacity elsewhere on campus, for example, Hennshaw said.

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