Broadband Business and Residential Radio Access

This paper discusses some of the issues associated with broadband wireless access particularly directed at the non Line-of-Sight (nLoS) paths necessary for large scale deployment of Point to Multipoint networks. The paper discusses the modulation choices that can be made and how they affect the deployability of the systems. The author recommends the use of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM). Proprietary and competing systems have held back the promise of wireless access systems, as they become more complex providing greater bandwidths and services, success will only be achieved by standardisation.