FreeWave Adds Tiny Spread-Spectrum Radio

Aug. 10, 2007

FreeWave Technologies has introduced the MM2 900-MHz spread-spectrum radio, said to be the world's highest-performance wireless spread-spectrum radio in the industry's smallest form factor. The radio is ideal for advanced military equipment, such as robotic systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It measures just 50.8 x 31.5 x 9.6 mm with a GaAs FET front end, but can send wireless data at rates of 56 kb/s to 1.2 Mb/s. The radio features 350-kHz occupied bandwidth with a 20-mile range.

FreeWave Technologies (www.freewave.com)

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.