Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband ecosystems, has announced the Tsunami™ QB-8100 point-to-point (PtP) and the Tsunami™ MP-8100 point-to-multipoint (PtMP) products for wireless video surveillance. The new Tsunami product family combines MIMO and OFDM technologies with Proxim's Wireless Outdoor Routing Protocol (WORP) to provide best-in-class wireless connectivity for IP video surveillance deployments of all size.

"We have been testing the Tsunami MP-8100, and I can say that with these new products, Proxim has produced an ideal solution for the video surveillance market by introducing the highest performance point-to-multipoint system we've seen," said Tim Stewart, President of Netunwired, a provider of wireless backhaul for broadband networks. (USA).

With these new products, Proxim is offering high-performance wireless backhaul solutions that exceed 100 Mbps performance at the most competitive price point in the market. As a result, these products are capable of supporting more high-definition IP-surveillance video streams simultaneously with a single CPE.

Proxim's Tsunami QB-8100 and MP-8100 provide the ideal wireless video solution for a number of video applications, including:

• Surveillance and perimeter security for educational, healthcare and financial institutions and enterprises of all sizes.
• Public safety organisations depend on archived data from video monitoring systems to reduce vandalism in troubled neighbourhoods.
• Live traffic surveillance is increasingly being used as a tool in community protection.
• Terrorist threats, public safety challenges and the need for wireless video networks in military trouble zones continue to drive the need for high quality remote surveillance and timely response.

Features of the Tsunami QB-8100 PtP and the Tsunami MP-8100 PtMP solutions include:

Performance and range

• Over 100 Mbps performance. Performance is per link for PtP applications, and per sector for PtMP applications.
• Range in excess of 70 kilometres.
• Very low latency of the order of 1 to 2 milliseconds.

Non-line-of-sight

• Non-line-of-sight capable utilising OFDM and enhanced MIMO techniques.

Widest range of frequencies

• Operates in licensed, unlicensed, and public safety frequency bands with support for 2.3-2.5 GHz, and 4.9-6.08 GHz available today. 3.3-3.7 Ghz and 4.4 Ghz will be available in the next phase.

Advanced hardware and software technologies

• Wireless backhaul products utilising MIMO 3X3 technology.
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports with POE In/Out to power video surveillance cameras or other radios.
• Integrated antennas or split design with external antennas.
• Carrier-grade security (AES 128 and Radius Authentication).
• Premium features such as QoS, VLANs, bridging and routing.