Wireless Internet works in trials

Flarion Technologies has successfully conducted its first field trial demonstrating the capabilities of its flash-OFDM system.

Flarion Technologies has successfully conducted its first field trial demonstrating the capabilities of its flash-OFDM system.

The tests were conducted in the 700MHz radio frequency band, for which Flarion has an experimental license from the FCC) During the trial, Flarion demonstrated reliable wireless connectivity for broadband Internet content, such as interactive multimedia applications, at highway speeds.

"The conclusion from this trial is that our flash-OFDM system will deliver, as promised, a high-speed, reliable wireless link that transparently extends the full capabilities of the Internet to mobile users", said Rajiv Laroia, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Flarion.

"Through the trial, we have now demonstrated that our flash-OFDM technology can deliver this capability without any changes to existing Internet content, IP infrastructure or devices." flash-OFDM's initial development began at Bell Labs three years ago.

It was designed from the ground-up for mobile broadband access to the Internet and takes advantage of existing Internet Protocol (IP) and packet-switched technology.

Laroia continued, "The demonstration of our trial system in a real-world environment at vehicular speeds is a key milestone on our road to success".

"The interest in Flarion we have garnered from the market has exceeded even our own expectations", said Ray Dolan, president and CEO.

"We are in active discussions with many operators, service providers and OEMs that are capable of quickly deploying the system on a national and global scale.

This trial was a critical step in demonstrating Flarion's commercial execution capability to customers and partners.

We look forward to the launch of a wide-scale market trial in a major US city later this year".

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