White Papers
Understanding Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications
With end users ranging from corporate data centers to teenagers with iPhones demanding higher bandwidth, the demand for newer technologies to deliver this bandwidth is higher than ever before. A plethora of technologies exist for the delivery of bandwidth, with fiber optic cable considered to be the ultimate bandwidth delivery medium. However, the fiber optics are not unmatched by any means, especially when all economic factors are considered. Millimeter wave wireless technology presents the potential to offer bandwidth delivery comparable to that of fiber optics, but without the financial and logistic challenges of deploying fiber. This white paper is intended to provide an overview of this new technology, its opportunities as well as its limitations.
