Wireless Broadband Solutions Wireless Broadband: A Versatile and Reliable Network Alternative In a Challenging Environment, Wireless Solutions Prove their Value and Affordability

Motorola fixed wireless broadband solutions are a smart investment when balancing business needs with network performance and budget reality.

CIOs and network operators face a number of Meeting the Challenge challenges. The most notable of these include During difficult economic cycles, the business developing network migration strategies that con- of governments, municipalities and commercial tribute to competitive advantages and addressing enterprises doesn’t stop; it just gets harder. Compe- the ongoing—and often immediate—necessity for tition doesn’t quit; it just gets tougher. In technology upgrades to current networks. Despite tighter bud- terms, networks need to deliver higher performance gets, shortened timetables and evolving technolo- so people can be more productive. To positively gies, astute, cost-effective investments in network affect the bottom line, organizations can no longer infrastructure that deliver continuous connectivity rely on the status quo. They need more efficient and collaboration are essential. processes and powerful new applications. All of this requires reliable networks that deliver diversity, Bottom Line Investment scalability and more bandwidth at a time when more Citing its own recent IT leadership survey, IDG bandwidth costs more money and budgets may be Research Services notes that “Economic constraints shrinking. It becomes a question of balancing the call for more conscientious decision-making… need for more network power and performance with improving efficiencies and reducing costs is the limited resources. It becomes a matter of tapping most important advantage survey respondents into the power and reliability of wireless broadband. believe their companies could or will gain from continuing to deploy technology in slow economic The Versatility of Wireless Broadband times.” In addition, the survey reports, “A large CIOs and network operators must continually percentage of the respondent base is investing in optimize network performance, increase value, and initiatives that impact the bottom line and promise extend network services to additional users while hard returns to the business.” containing cost. Motorola’s versatile fixed wireless broadband solutions offer a wide range of ways to cost effectively and strategically plan for the future and enable the delivery of measurable bottom line benefits. Applications include: • Using wireless to eliminate recurring telecom leased line costs • Extending fiber networks with wireless extensions • Deploying a wireless backup network to ensure business continuity • Replacing wireline with wireless, or integrating wireless into hybrid networks • Augmenting 6 GHz microwave networks with wireless underbuild solutions Eliminate Leased Line Cost and Inconvenience

CASE STUDY Many organizations that rely on T1/ E1 leased lines To begin with, overall network performance is for high-speed connectivity are disenchanted with upgraded, which is especially important for support- paying expensive lease charges every month. As ing today’s in-demand real-time applications. In many bandwidth requirements continue to grow, many networks, the most problematic point of network enterprises are seeing their monthly costs rise as congestion is local access. In its 2007 report on their leased lines proliferate. T3 lines can provide T1/E1 upgrades and alternatives, the Gartner Group bigger network pipes, but they also have limitations notes, “Ethernet services…will provide a stable, on how high they can scale before additional circuits performance-based platform for voice over IP (VoIP) are required. While these high recurring costs are and other real-time applications by easing bottle- one major problem with leased lines, they’re not the necks at the local access.” Wireless broadband only issue. enables agile and flexible bandwidth provisioning THE ROYAL that can be easily and quickly scaled up or down to INTERNATIONAL Other Leased Line Problems match dynamic network traffic patterns. AIR TATTOO (RIAT) For example, leased lines essentially lessen control MILITARY AIR SHOW Reliability is increased as well. Motorola’s wireless by making organizations dependent on an outside broadband technology is able to connect remote, third party for important business functionality. The The RAIT, the world’s hard to reach locations while offering exceptional reliability of leased lines is also often not what it largest military air show, quality of service. PTP links can be easily engineered should be, especially in rural and remote areas. In faced serious communica- to achieve five nines reliability. tions problems at the 2008 addition, when a natural disaster such as an earth- quake, wildfire or hurricane hits, telephone lines are site in Gloucestershire, UK. Real-Time Deployment especially vulnerable to service interruption at a time Communications needed to when communications are especially critical. Finally, Other significant advantages are scalability and faster span the entire airfield, but deployment of new services or upgrades in a leased deployment. Organizations are able to deploy a the facility’s outdated cop- line environment is usually both expensive and fixed wireless broadband network that supports the per network did not reach slow. In addition, the cost and manpower required convergent requirements of voice, video and data across the site. Because to manage and monitor contracts and service level in a fraction of the time it would take to order and the site was a U.S. Air agreements—including frequent billing errors—can provision new leased line services. And adding new Force facility, the show be significant. In the final analysis, the leasing of services or upgrades can often be accomplished the same day. was unable to use the T1/E1 lines is fast becoming an expense not worth existing USAF network for paying and a risk not worth taking. Cost-Efficiency and ROI security reasons, and could Wireless Broadband — A Proven Replacement Perhaps most important of all, wireless broadband not install any permanent solutions can virtually eliminate expensive monthly equipment. The solution? What’s the alternative? A growing number of lease costs, resulting in substantial savings. Bottom Motorola Point-to-Point enterprises are discovering the benefits of replac- ing leased T1/E1 lines with Motorola fixed wireless line, most organizations and operators choosing and Point-to-Multipoint broadband solutions. Advantages can be substantial. wire­less broadband to replace leased line connectiv- wireless broadband ity will often see ROI in less than one year. solutions. The result? Lyn Sherburne of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, the event sponsor, said, “The system worked brilliantly and carried an amazing amount of communications traffic while remaining unbelievably reliable.” Beyond Leased Line Replacement: When Fiber is Not an Option

CASE STUDY Extensions without Trenching Beyond Leased Line Replacement: Enterprises or municipalities with fiber networks Networks on Demand face two major challenges when expanding network No enterprise or municipality can afford to have capacity or extending service to additional locations. connectivity and access interrupted by a network The first is financial. Expansion or extension of a failure. Yet wired networks are especially susceptible wired network to add capacity or new locations is to service interruptions in times of calamity. When a major undertaking that carries a significant price a natural disaster strikes, wire lines are generally tag because it involves trenching to accommodate among the first casualties, causing service interrup- new wire lines. How tion at times when connectivity is crucial. Further- CASE STUDY expensive? Motorola more, it can take hours or even days for wired SCHOOL DISTRICT estimates costs that networks to be repaired. For institutions such as SAVES $1.7 MILLION range from about healthcare organizations and schools and universi- $30,000 to $40,000 per ties that are vital to the community, as well as for Thompson School District, mile. The second issue municipalities dependent on uninterrupted public the sixth largest in Colo- is time. Fiber network safety communications, interruptions of even a few rado, needed to provide extensions that involve minutes are unacceptable. enhanced bandwidth major trenching efforts Such interruptions are also often avoidable. Motorola and access to more than do not happen quickly, fixed wireless broadband solutions offer organi- 15,000 students and usually taking a number of months, and in some zations the ability to plan and deploy redundant teachers in 33 locations cases, even years. networks in a matter of days… and at a cost that’s that posed significant UPGRADED CITYWIDE a fraction of a wired backup. If a disaster hits, the line-of-sight challenges. T1 NETWORK Motorola fixed wireless organization simply performs a hot switchover, and With a network that used broadband networks its connectivity is restored virtually instantly. For an 27 Motorola 400 and The City of Santa Barbara, offer significantly more enterprise, business connectivity is restored and 600 Series PTP Ethernet California, wanted to cost-effective and monetary loss is minimized. For a government, bridges, the district upgrade its T1 network for faster-to-deploy solu- crucial public safety communications are restored was able to provide a number of reasons: to tions with comparable and lives are saved. For everyone, the significant or, in many instances, cost and unwanted consequences of downtime are more bandwidth than provide VoIP applications, improved performance eliminated or mitigated. planned—data rates of to overcome significant interference, to enhance and reliability. Motorola 10 to 30 Mbps—while wireless broadband connectivity with city saving $1.7 million over solutions can be planned facilities around hilly terrain the installation of a and deployed in a mat- comparable fiber network. and tall buildings and to ter of days or weeks, Deployment was a full provide business continuity rather than months or year ahead of schedule, in the event of a natural years. Equally important, and the district expects disaster. The city deployed cost of expansion is ROI within two years. eight 5.8 GHz Motorola PTP significantly reduced: a 400 Ethernet bridges which PTP wireless Ethernet upgraded performance to 22 bridge for example, can Mbps throughput in six fire normally expand capac- stations and 45 Mbps at the ity and extend service for under $6,000. airport and other facilities. The city estimates annual savings of over $100,000. E1/T1 REPLACEMENT PMP MESH

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PMP 6 GHZ UNDERBUILD SOLUTION UPGRADES SUBSTATION FIRE DEPT PERFORMANCE FIBER EXTENSION Kansas City Power and Light needed to upgrade performance in its 6 GHz Motorola High Speed Wireless Broadband—A Reliable, Cost Effective Solution licensed microwave net- work to provide new func- tionalities at an affordable cost. The utility deployed an A real-world example of this application was be replaced at costs of up to $50,000 each. To make underbuild network utilizing clearly evident in New Orleans, LA when Hurricane matters worse, these analog-to-digital upgrades are 33 Motorola PTP unlicensed Katrina knocked out the city’s wired communications also both time-consuming and risky, and involve 5.8 GHz hops providing network. A wireless broadband connection was considerable network downtime. There is, however, quickly established to the city’s temporary head­ an exceptionally cost-effective alternative. highly reliable service quarters and, through the use of VoIP technology, over a 200-mile network supported some of the first phone calls the mayor Motorola Fixed Point-to-Point wireless broadband that now delivers VoIP made following the hurricane. solutions provide an efficient and cost-effective service, video surveillance unlicensed alternative to expensive 6 GHz link capabilities and redundancy Affordable 6 GHz Licensed Network Expansion replacement. Motorola 5.4 and 5.8 GHz PTP radios can be installed in parallel with the existing micro- for the utility’s existing fiber Many enterprises—from transportation companies wave radios. They can be placed on the same and licensed microwave to utilities and more—rely on licensed microwave towers and use the same antennas and cabling, network. The Motorola networks now in need of digital upgrades and providing additional capacity using existing infrastruc- fixed PTP wireless solutions incremental capacity to meet increasing demand for ture. Performance is upgraded substantially with are uniquely engineered to services and higher performance. These organiza- little or no downtime to interrupt service, and tions face one daunting issue: cost. In most cases, make a risk-free step-by- at substantial savings. step approach possible with the networks consist of numerous links that must equipment capabilities that suit the needs of 6 GHz operators. Innovative Wireless Broadband Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

CASE STUDY An increasing number of organizations around the to multiple business, institutional or municipal world—from enterprises to municipalities—are turn- locations. Using frequencies in the 900 MHz, 2.4, ing to Motorola’s fixed wireless broadband solutions 3.5 and 5 GHz bands, point-to-multipoint solutions to enhance or supplement existing satellite and provide exceptionally reliable performance as well cellular-based networks while controlling costs. A as high power, range and bandwidth, increasing user global leader and innovator in wireless technology, satisfaction and optimizing ROI. Motorola delivers wireless broadband solutions that bridge the gap between high-performance and low MOTOMESH™ Mesh Solutions cost of ownership. Benefits include: Bringing unprecedented mobility, Motorola’s MOTOMESH wireless broadband network solutions • Rapid deployment in days, not week further extend fixed wireless networks. The A WIRELESS • Elimination of the recurring expense of MOTOMESH portfolio includes MOTOMESH Duo, ALTERNATIVE FOR leased lines a solution offering 802.11 b/g connectivity plus AMR AND SCADA an additional 5.8, 5.4 or 4.9 GHz radio; while • Deployment of converged networks that MOTOMESH Solo is a single radio solution Wisconsin Public Service support voice, video and data operating in the 2.4 GHz frequency band and offers is an electric and natural • Support of organizational requirements Motorola’s breakthrough Mobility Enabled Access gas utility serving parts of for bandwidth-intensive applications (MEA) technology. Finally, MOTOMESH Quattro is Wisconsin and Michigan. a four-radio solution containing two standards- • Simplified co-existence with existing networks To upgrade its Automated compliant WiFi radios and two of Motorola’s MEA Meter Reading (AMR) and • Provision of reliable infrastructure that radios. One set of WiFi and MEA radios operates in SCADA systems, the com- enables stronger service-level agreements the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band and the other set oper- pany realized it would have ates in the licensed 4.9 GHz public safety band. Motorola is the industry’s premier provider of to pay exceptionally high streamlined, seamless indoor/outdoor wireless con- Enterprise Wireless LAN costs—for example, more nectivity. Our products and solutions are designed to In addition to outdoor wireless broadband solutions, than $100,000 a year in meet the requirements and challenges of organiza- Motorola offers a comprehensive portfolio of wire- Green Bay alone—to tions striving to upgrade connectivity, coverage and less LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions designed continue leasing high- capacity while dealing with reduced budgets and the to enable the truly wireless enterprise, including speed phone lines. The need for accelerated ROI. the latest 802.11n technology and meshing access utility decided to deploy points that eliminate the need for cables. The an unlicensed frequency The Motorola Wireless Broadband Portfolio Gartner Group named Motorola as one of the three point-to-multipoint wire- top leaders in its latest WLAN Magic Quadrant report Motorola Point-to-Point Wireless Ethernet Bridges less broadband solution and ABI Research named Motorola as the “Greenest Motorola point-to-point solutions provide maximum WiFi Equipment Vendor.” from Motorola. The result reliability and performance in a wide range of envi- is a more efficient and ronments in which other technologies often experi- One Point Wireless Suite cost-effective communica- ence difficulties. The PTP solutions operate in the The Motorola One Point Wireless Suite is designed tions network that delivers 2.4, 2.5, 4.5, 5.2, 5.4 and 5.8 GHz frequency bands, to speed and simplify what used to be ponderous much greater bandwidth and are proven to deliver fully digital communica- and complex, taking the guesswork out of designing than leased lines, with tions with availability up to 99.999 percent. Motorola networks for optimal coverage, capacity and perfor- interference-resistance PTP solutions deliver data rates of up to 300 Mbps mance. The suite includes six powerful elements— and security that match in high-interference, long-distance line of sight (LOS) PTP LINKPlanner, MeshPlanner, LANPlanner, and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) applications. Wireless Manager, RF Management System and the licensed networks. AirDefense Wireless Intrusion Protection System— Motorola Point-to-Multipoint that allow for the streamlined design, deployment Motorola point-to-multipoint solutions deliver scal- and management of Motorola wireless networks able, interference-resistant, high-speed connectivity from their inception through ongoing operations. Performance Characteristics: Innovative Wireless Broadband Solutions Motorola Point-to-Point Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

FEATURES PTP 100 PTP 200 PTP 300 PTP 500 PTP 600

Radio frequencies 2.4, 5.2, 5.4 GHz 5.4, 5.8 GHz 5.4, 5.8 GHz 2.5, 4.5, 5.4, 5.8 GHz 5.4, 5.8 GHz

Ethernet throughput* 14 Mbps 21 Mbps 25 Mbps 105 Mbps 300 Mbps (maximum)

Latency 2.5 ms 5-7 ms < 6 ms < 6 ms 5.4 < 1 ms (average round trip) 5.8 < 1 ms 2.5 2-4 ms 4.5 2-4 ms

LOS range 35 mi Integrated - 5 mi 155 mi 155 mi 124 mi (maximum with (56 km) (8 km) (250 km) (250 km) (200 km) external antennas) MOTOROLA’S SUPPORT FOR GREEN IT nLOS range n/a Integrated - 5 mi 20 mi 20 mi 20 mi Motorola is active in the (maximum with (8 km) (32 km) (32 km) (32 km) external antennas) burgeoning Green IT move- ment. We provide a wide NLOS range n/a n/a 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi range of solutions that are (maximum with (8 km) (8 km) (8 km) environmentally friendly, external antennas) ranging from lower power consumption to providing Channel Width 20 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz 15 MHz Selectable 5, virtual network resources 10, 15, 30 MHz such as servers and storage, System gain 30 dB 27 dB 123 dB 167 dB 5.4-162 dB to consolidating network (maximum with 5.8-162 dB elements to our growing integrated antennas) 2.5-154 dB usage of recyclable materials 4.5-165.9 dB in all aspects of our business. We are proactive supporters Security 56-bit DES 56-bit DES Scrambling & Scrambling & Scrambling & of global organizations such 128-bit AES 128-bit AES optional optional optional 128-bit AES 128-bit AES 128-bit AES as The Green Grid, and are 256-Bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES taking steps to significantly reduce our corporate carbon DFS      footprint. OFDM    

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* Data rates are dynamically variable with modulation. Due to the power restrictions imposed by U.S., Canadian and EU authorities on systems operating in the 5.4 GHz band, lower ranges will be realized with systems operating in the 5.4 GHz band within power-restricted regions. Use the Motorola PTP LINKPlanner to provide accurate link performance estimates for all systems. Performance Characteristics: Motorola Point-to-Multipoint Solutions

FEATURES PMP 100 PMP 200 PMP 200 PMP 400 PMP 500 900 MHz

Radio frequencies 2.4, 5.1, 5.2, 900 MHz 2.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 GHz 3.5 GHz 5.4, 5.7, 5.9 GHz 5.4, 5.7, 5.9 GHz

Signal Rate 10 Mbps 6 Mbps 20 Mbps 35 Mbps 35 Mbps

Total Aggregate 7 Mbps 4 Mbps 14 Mbps 21 Mbps 13.5 Mbps Throughput*

Latency 15 ms < 15ms 5-7 ms < 5-7 ms <15 ms MOTOROLA (average round trip) INNOVATION LOS range 2.4 GHz: 40 mi (64 km) 2.4 GHz: 7 Mbps 4.5 Mbps Motorola’s comprehensive 5 mi (8 km) 5 mi (8 km) to 5 mi (8 km) 40 to 100 km portfolio of reliable and 5 GHz: 5 GHz: 14 Mbps 9.0 Mbps cost-effective wireless 2 mi (3 km) 2 mi (3 km) to 3 mi (5 km) 10 to 25 km Can be extended w/ Can be extended w/ 21 Mbps 13.5 Mbps broadband solutions together LENS module and LENS module and to 1.5 mi (2 km) 4 to 10 km with our WLAN solutions passive reflectors passive reflectors provide and extend coverage both indoors and outdoors. nLOS range n/a 3 – 4 Miles n/a Range dependant Range dependant The Motorola Wireless (4 – 6 km) on geography on geography Broadband portfolio offers and conditions and conditions high-speed Point-to-Point, NLOS range n/a 3 – 4 Miles n/a Range dependant Range dependant Point-to-Multipoint, Mesh, (4 – 6 km) on geography on geography WiFi and WiMAX networks and conditions and conditions that support data, voice and video communications, Channel Width 20 MHz 8 MHz 20 MHz 10 MHz 7 MHz enabling a broad range of fixed and mobile applica- Security 56-bit DES & 56-bit DES & 56-bit DES & 56-bit DES & 56-bit DES tions for public and private optional optional optional optional 128-bit AES 128-bit AES 128-bit AES 128-bit AES systems. With Motorola’s innovative software solu- DFS      tions, customers can design, deploy and manage a broad- OFDM n/a n/a n/a   band network, maximizing MIMO n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a uptime and reliability while lowering installation costs. Number of SMs per AP 200 200 200 200 200

AP coverage Sector size 60° 60° 60° 90° 90°

* Data rates are dynamically variable with modulation. Due to the power restrictions imposed by U.S., Canadian and EU authorities on systems operating in the 5.4 GHz band, lower ranges will be realized with systems operating in the 5.4 GHz band within power-restricted regions.

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