Broadband Wireless
Broadband wireless or wireless broadband – call it what you like, this technology is now fast becoming the new frontier for competitive advantage in many sectors. From the hype of a few years ago, today many millions of people have access to broadband services over wireless connections that enhance their lives. Increasing network capacity is now just as much of a challenge as increasing the headline data speeds. Doing this economically will be essential in the current economic climate. Femtocells have emerged as one of the best options to deliver broadband capacity economically.
The iPhone success has been very revealing; by adding broadband to what was already a very attractive product increased its sales volume by an order of magnitude.
And mobile phones are not the only area where high-speed and low latency wireless services make a difference; telemetry and control applications become more powerful, workflow systems can be extended, existing wireless systems can scale to new sizes and many more benefits are available.
Rapid technological innovation
Broadband wireless is in the fast lane for technology innovation. It seems that as soon as one technology becomes established, another emerges to deliver a better user experience and offer new revenue opportunities:
- WiFi, UWB and Wireless HD are just some of the examples of short range technologies offering multi-megabit connectivity for consumers at home and at work
- WiMAX, WCDMA, HSPA and LTE promise new levels of broadband experience when out and about.
- Architectural changes have emerged to include ad-hoc and mesh networking.
- New bands are emerging including the digital dividend at 700MHz and new uses for spectrum above 60GHz.
- Sophisticated antenna arrangements can provide additional performance advantage (MIMO, Beam forming AAS etc.).
- Implementation technologies are also evolving: RF on CMOS, SiGe, InP, GaAs and GaN; single-chip or chipsets - the technology options seem limitless
It is not always clear how these technologies might evolve, or specifically, how to implement these technologies so as to make a healthy return on investment.
We can help you achieve your commercial ambition
Cambridge Consultants helps clients make sense of technical complexity, select appropriate technology options and perform design and development projects that don't just play catch-up - they leapfrog the competition. We have invested in tools and infrastructure that help our experts to perform at very high levels of productivity while achieving the delivery of market leading product and technology quality.
We are able to provide assistance in:
- Systems and RF design
- Baseband design and implementation; digital hardware, algorithm design and signal processing modelling and implementation
- Silicon design for analogue, digital and mixed signal devices
- Software design from lower-MAC to user interfaces, networked systems, gateways and applications
- Industrial and mechanical design
Cambridge Consultants has the broadband wireless development experience, specific intellectual property and the professional processes to assist you to exceed your goals. Our capability ranges from antennas to applications or MIMO to medical. Our mix of Radio Frequency (RF), Baseband/signal processing, MAC/application software and overall product and systems design means that we can offer as much or as little support as you require. Our background in producing reference designs and software-defined radios is equally applicable to user devices, access-points or base stations.
If your business could benefit from a competitive broadband wireless solution or you are looking for an expert product developer, or need assistance to find your way through the maze of broadband wireless technologies, Cambridge Consultants offers all the help you need.