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explains Danny BenSimhon, Siklu's Product and
Solutions Marketing Manager. "E-band radios, with
their higher capacities and longer range, address the
aggregation layer of typical city-wide networks. e
results are networks that are not bandwidth-starved
and can easily handle hundreds of cameras, including
high megapixel panoramic multi-sensor models. is
allows devoting needed bandwidth to clusters of cam-
eras and supports camera signal aggregation."
Because of the narrow beam width and relatively
low power, the signal is much less susceptible to com-
promise. Ring and mesh topologies provide means of
network resilience, and GigE copper and SFP connec-
tivity provide a straightforward means of connecting
to existing wired or Wi-Fi networks.
e company points to a significant installation in
Fort Myers, Fla., which connected a number of Axis
HD pole-mounted cameras. On each pole, the inte-
grator placed an HD PTZ camera and two multi-sen-
sor HD cameras, together generating 70Mbps (read
more on the installation at www.securityinfowatch.
com/12245643). Siklu's 60GHz radios, with 11
non-overlapping channels, enabled the avoidance of a
time-consuming, expense-generating frequency sur-
vey — leading to an implementation time of two weeks
for interconnection of 49 total cameras.
While Siklu's solution is currently unique in the
security market, I think it is the harbinger of future
5G deployments. Cellular bandwidth and services will
be provisioned in buildings using down-conversion
to lower frequencies in the Wi-Fi range for allowing
wall penetration, connection to 1 Gig/10 Gig copper/
fiber networks, or via micro 5G infrastructures within
buildings or defined outdoor areas. ■
» Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director
of SecuritySpecifiers.com and RepsForSecurity.com.
Reach him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com or on
Twitter, @RayCoulombe.
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