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Built on the highly reliable, scalable FP80 series from Bridgewave the FP80-3000 is a kit part number which consists of the following.

• 2 x FlexPort “-E” links (Ethernet Only)
• 2 x 1200 Mbps capacity upgrade (link)
• 2 x ODU couplers

This bundle provides carriers and enterprises with a turnkey 3Gbps (2.4 Gbps usable) wireless bridge link with a range of up to 7 miles (depends on geography).

Bridgewave FP80-3000 Performance:

• Ethernet Only: (1) Line Rate Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces, 4 x Pluggable slots
• Up to 1500 Mbps throughput
• Configurable RF channels
• Efficient spectrum utilization using QPSK modulation
• Automatic Transmit Power Control
• Mitigation techniques using Adaptive Rate and Modulation
• AdaptPath™
• AdaptRate (optional)

Bridgewave FP80-3000 is Carrier-Grade:

• Carrier Ethernet services enabled through built-in Gigabit Ethernet Layer-2 switch
• QoS per 802.1p, VLAN per 802.1q, and Jumbo Frame support
• Carrier-grade Network Management

Bridgewave FP80-3000 Reliability:

• Based on proved design – thousands of GigE terminals installed worldwide
• Rigorous HALT/HASS testing
• Up to 99.999% carrier-grade availability

Bridgewave FP80-3000 Ease-of-Use:

• All-outdoor, compact design
• Connects directly to network equipment for native mode transmission
• Rapid & flexible deployment
• Embedded web and SNMP based network management access

Bridgewave FP80-3000 Security:

• Highly secure narrow beamwidth antennas (80 GHz)
• Optional built-in FIPS-certified 256-bit AES Encryption

The new Ubiquiti PowerBridge M5 is directly targeted at WISPs who need the increased capacity between towers but whos wallets are tight.  The PowerBridge features a unique 25dbi MIMO antenna array that Ubiquiti claims will support links up to 20 miles with 100 Mbps+ throughput.  I do find that a little hard to believe as you would normally need an external antenna to sustain such throughputs at that distance so if you have any feedback on actual throughputs we’d love to hear it!

The PowerBridge M5 comes at a price of $269 per end or $538 for a complete link.

An easy to understand illustrated guide to the basic principles of wireless bridging and what you need to get up and running.  Find out what your buddies mean when they say they are saving money or sharing internet access by using point to point or point to multipoint wireless bridging between two or more locations. Its easy, just take a look!

Whole article here…