MOTOROLA’S CANOPY

WIRELESS BROADBAND
PLATFORM

The Secure, Flexible, Reliable Wireless Solution

for Building or Extending Your Broadband Network.
EXTENDING BROADBAND COVERAGE
TO HARD-TO-REACH CUSTOMERS.
Carriers wishing to extend broadband coverage to new customers
don’t usually have a problem when the customers are located
relatively close to the central office. All too often, however, that’s
not the case. Many times carriers that want to extend broadband
coverage face some formidable obstacles, such as extreme
climates, long distances and mountainous terrain. As many
carriers have discovered, the Canopy system is the ideal solution
for extending broadband coverage to hard-to-reach areas. By
deploying Canopy wireless technology, carriers have been able to
add to their customer base and revenues by providing affordable,
interference-resistant broadband service to out-of-the-way
locations where other extension options are cost-prohibitive.
 The Canopy™ System’s High-Performance
Broadband Technology Makes the Wireless
Business Case a Success.

Broadband is today’s communications gold standard. • Internet Service Provider. The Canopy system reduces
Virtually everybody wants it, but reaching users with the cost and shortens the time ISPs need to deliver
secure, reliable, cost-effective broadband service has broadband wireless Internet service to consumers and
been a considerable challenge. The process of design- businesses upgrading from dial-up. The Canopy system
ing, installing, integrating and maintaining complicated is an exceptionally affordable solution for starting a
broadband networks has been expensive and time- new network or extending an existing one, powerful
consuming. Until now. enough to support small businesses, SOHOs, multi-
tenant buildings and residences. It’s faster to deploy
The Wireless Broadband Solution and easier to operate and manage as well, allowing
The Canopy system, Motorola’s innovative wireless providers to create competitive advantage by deliver-
broadband solution, is the ideal technology for develop- ing reliable, secure, high-quality broadband service to
ing, deploying, enhancing and extending the advanced customers in a matter of days, not weeks or months.
broadband networks and services that help bridge the
digital divide all around the world. • Wireless Enterprise Networks. The Canopy system
brings breakthrough wireless broadband performance
The Canopy platform combines high reliability with to enterprise communications network applications.
exceptional performance, security, ease-of-use and cost The platform makes deploying and delivering low-
effectiveness. It seamlessly integrates with existing cost broadband access quicker and simpler than ever
network systems and management tools to make extend- before. It enables enterprise environments—including
ing existing service simpler and less cost-intensive. And corporate, municipal, utility, healthcare, education and
it’s proving its value in more than 80 countries around the more—to improve communication, productivity and
world, in a wide range of applications, including: return on investment (ROI). Canopy technology also
excels in security-driven applications from bridging
• Wireless DSL and Cable. For telecommunications Ethernet networks across buildings and campus envi-
carriers and cable providers, broadband service ronments to installing and operating video surveillance
represents both a significant opportunity and a major cameras at remote locations.
challenge. To increase market share, you have to bring
high-speed access to as many business and residential With the Canopy system, Motorola brings powerful radio
customers as possible… with demonstrable competi- technology to a wide range of broadband access markets.
tive advantage. And you can’t be slow about it. The Canopy system offers one of the lowest total costs of
high cost—in both time and money—of extending ownership in the industry, and can deliver proof of business
wireline and cable networks, however, can be a formi- case with ROIs in just six-to-twelve months.
dable barrier, often requiring significant upgrades to
the network. The Canopy wireless broadband system
can help reduce upgrade costs and time to market,
complementing your efforts and enabling you to
augment your plan with cost-effective wireless solu-
tions that can extend virtually any network quickly,
simply and powerfully.
 The Canopy System Helps Accelerate
Deployment without Accelerating Costs.

The Canopy wireless platform combines superior broad- Fast Installation

band access performance with the flexibility to facilitate Its simple but elegant network design makes the Canopy
a wide range of commercial and private applications. system easier to install than most other systems. The
Canopy’s wireless technology is designed to speed Canopy solution’s small cells eliminate the need for
deployment and time to market, while helping you control coordination, and built-in installation and deployment
equipment, management and installation costs. assistance simplifies every step of the process.

Configuration Flexibility Lower Costs

The Canopy system offers flexible configuration options The Canopy system makes broadband access extremely
for adaptation to meet the needs and expectations of dif- cost-effective. There are no major investments in equip-
ferent customer communities and enterprise environments. ment or software. The platform’s exceptionally low
As a point-to-multipoint system, the Canopy platform is acquisition, installation, operation and maintenance costs
an exceptionally efficient and affordable community, small result in substantially lower cost of ownership.
business or corporate application. As a point-to-point
backhaul application, it is a powerful dedicated data link for The Canopy wireless broadband platform leverages
enterprise environments of all kinds. Motorola’s more than 75 years of radio knowledge and
experience. But Motorola offers much more than mere
Spectrum Options technical expertise. Motorola’s dedication to creating and
The Canopy solution provides wireless broadband access maintaining trusted relationships over the long-term means
in a wide variety of spectrum choices, ensuring excep- Canopy system users are assured of high levels of world-
tional performance no matter which spectrum is best for wide support as their networks grow over the years.
your network.

USING CANOPY TECHNOLOGY CANOPY WIRELESS SYSTEM

TO HELP MONITOR AND MANAGE SAVES EAST BAY MUD HUNDREDS
FLORIDA CITRUS GROVES. OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Florida citrus grower Becker Groves wanted The East Bay Municipal Utility District (East Bay
an easier, more cost-effective way of tracking MUD) in Northern California needed to upgrade
and collecting data from its groves across security and monitoring of its 300 water treat-
three counties. With the help of PDMNet, the ment facilities, reservoirs and pumping plants.
grower installed Motorola’s Canopy back- With the help of the Dandin Group, the utility
haul wireless broadband solution, with more has deployed high performance 5.7 GHz and
than 30 access points serving more than 200 5.2 GHz Canopy wireless systems throughout its
subscriber modules throughout the company’s 325 square mile (842 square kilometer) territory.
properties. Becker Groves now wirelessly The Canopy system complements the existing
monitors sophisticated data from all of its microwave communications network and
citrus groves at a central office, and has found dramatically reduces cost by providing a cost-
the Canopy equipment to be exceptionally effective, reliable and highly secure alternative
reliable through the tropical storms and heavy to leased-line connectivity and the replacement
rainfall common to the area. of its aging microwave systems.
 Superior Performance that Delivers Enhanced
Network Productivity and User Satisfaction.
In the burgeoning but demanding broadband marketplace, Operating Ranges
the Canopy platform offers state-of-the-art wireless The Canopy platform offers broadband access for
technology with significant benefits that enhance the networks of various sizes and coverage areas. Many
broadband experience for a wide range of providers and of the Canopy products support adjustable power to
end users. The system’s performance makes high-demand meet specific network and regulatory requirements.
technologies like voice over IP, video services, security The operating range is highly dependent on power.
surveillance, E1/T1 extension, broadband Internet access Detailed performance specifications can be found at
and more both efficient and cost-effective. www.motorola.com/canopy.

Interference Resistance Scalability

The Canopy solution’s unique and powerful modulation The Canopy solution is a build-as-you-grow system. Its
scheme significantly improves the quality of data delivery advanced scalability allows you to quickly accommodate
and effectively mitigates interference from other systems of changing needs, wider geographical areas, larger popu-
virtually every shape and spectrum. The platform’s wireless lations and higher traffic volumes. In addition, its high
signals are highly effective in penetrating obstacles and tolerance for interference and its directional antennas
avoiding obstructions, making it as efficient in dense urban assure that adding additional transmitters increases
environments as it is in suburban areas or rural locations. capacity without degradation of performance.

Data Rates Security

The Canopy system offers upload and download speeds The Canopy system enhances security with over-the-air
as fast or faster than virtually every other service avail- DES (Data Encryption Standard) encryption. In some
able today. The point-to-multipoint system offers up to areas, the platform is also available with AES (Advanced
7 Mbps (aggregate data rates) and the point-to-point Encryption Standard) that provides 128-bit encryption to
system delivers 33 Mbps (aggregate data rates) to network ensure secure data delivery and exceptional reliability.
end users. Of course, speeds on any network are affected AES makes it virtually impossible to crack a code (it’s
by several factors so actual upload/download speeds may estimated that it would take about 149 trillion years, a
vary, but the potential to offer an incredible broadband time period older than the Earth itself).
experience is inherent in the Motorola Canopy system.

INCREASING SECURITY AND

DECREASING COSTS AT NEWARK
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
When Continental Airlines employees at Newark
International Airport voiced concern about their personal
safety, the company and OMNI Security needed to help
people feel safer, while reducing the increasing costs of
security and surveillance of Continental’s employee parking
lots. They deployed a unique surveillance system based
on Canopy point-to-point wireless broadband technology.
Canopy equipment interfaced easily with 60 full-motion
cameras that monitor the four employee parking lots. Full-
motion video and sound are now relayed to a command
center, where security officers monitor activity and control
cameras, phones and gates. The new system has increased
security, has employees feeling safer and the airport
authority has eliminated recurring costs.
 The Canopy System’s Intelligent
Building Blocks Reduce the Cost
of Advanced Infrastructure.

The high performance and cost-effectiveness of the • Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM).
Canopy system are driven by the powerful simplicity of The Canopy system offers the BAM to serve two basic
its technology. The equipment is streamlined, with built- functions. First, the BAM authenticates all users before
in installation and deployment assistance, making it allowing them access to the Canopy network. Second,
faster and easier to get up and running. Canopy system the BAM enables you to vary the bandwidth for indi-
components include: vidual users, providing burst rates beyond many other
wireless broadband access solutions while still
• Access Point (AP) Module. The Canopy AP seam- controlling average bandwidth allocation.
lessly interfaces with an existing Local Area Network
(LAN) via standard Ethernet connection. Compact and For more information on how Canopy wireless broadband
flexible, AP modules are built to be mounted outdoors, technology can meet and exceed your real-world chal-
eliminating the need for overhead and in-ground wire lenges, call our universal number 800-795-1530 or in the
or microwave. U.S. 866-515-5825, and visit us online at http://www.
motorola.com/canopy.
• AP Cluster. The foundation of the Canopy system is
the AP cluster, a powerful system that includes six APs
plus a Cluster Management Module (CMM). The CMM
provides power for the Canopy modules and includes
CANOPY TECHNOLOGY BRINGS WIRELESS
an Ethernet switch and a GPS receiver. A single AP BROADBAND ACCESS TO NANJING, CHINA.
CETC-China Communication Company (CETC-
Cluster can distribute signals to up 1,200 users in all
CHINACOMM), one of China’s largest ISPs, is relying on
directions. Canopy technology to deploy the 5.7 GHz commercial
wireless broadband network in the city of Nanjing.
• Backhaul (BH) Module. Whenever necessary, the The more than five million citizens of the city will soon
Canopy Backhaul Module can be used to deliver a have access to affordable high-speed data and Internet
broadband connection to the AP Cluster from a remote connectivity services. CETC-CHINACOMM is using the
location. The unit is also used to provide backhaul to Canopy platform because it is a breakthrough in wireless
hot spots and micro cells. broadband products that are exceptionally cost-effective,
and that offer both convenient installation options and
• Subscriber Module (SM). Canopy SMs are compact and highly reliable performance. The company plans to use
unobtrusive access receivers that are easy to install Canopy equipment to provide broadband Internet access to
customers along highways, railways and rivers, as well as
at a user’s or customer’s site. Subscriber Modules can
in difficult-to-reach mountainous and rural areas.
be mounted outside, and need no additional software
installation. Each AP unit can serve up to 200 SMs.
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