The Motorola Canopy Advantage Platform enables wireless broadband service providers to expand into competitive markets with the best broadband wireless platform for Data and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Network operators can increase revenue from existing users and add subscribers with attractive high-throughput offerings.

Now offering 7 Mbps and growing up to 14 Mbps throughput in point-to-multipoint distribution networks at 5 - 7 msec of latency, the Canopy Advantage platform provides unprecedented broadband wireless service at performance levels associated with cable and fiber technologies.

Network Operators can also provide Committed Information Rate (CIR) and Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) enhanced services with Canopy Advantage Access Point (AP).

The Canopy platform’s flexible product design allows network operators to tailor installations to efficiently meet the bandwidth demand of business and residential subscribers. High throughput services such as video and high speed data can now be offered to network users as an optional upgrade to their broadband service.

As demand for bandwidth continues to grow, Canopy network operators can offer reliable, high throughput services sooner and at favorable prices when compared with wire line alternatives.

Increased Throughput - Canopy Advantage modules offer network operators a dramatic increase in throughput to an individual subscriber.With the Canopy Advantage Subscriber Module (SM), the Advantage AP can provide up to 14 Mbps throughput in point-to-multipoint sectors.

Lower Latency - The Canopy Advantage AP offers reduced latency, which enables many enhanced broadband services. In most modules, the latency has been reduced from 20 msec to ~6 msec. This threefold reduction permits the Canopy system to support VoIP and on-line gaming.

Committed Information Rate (CIR) – Network operators can meet Service Level Agreements (SLA) and confi gure minimum throughput to all

subscribers in the sector.

The Software Defined Radio is not dependent on a specific chip set and is upgradeable to add new features. Network operators can extend the life of the system through software enhancements.

Compatibility - Modules are compatible with all currently installed Canopy Subscriber Modules, Cluster Management Modules, and Bandwidth and Authentication Managers. No CPE equipment is obsoleted or needs to be serviced.

Goal: Migration Path to Unlicensed WiMAX® - Motorola is a member of the WiMAX Forum and intends to meet the interoperability requirements of WiMAX standards. It is a goal to provide a migration path to add unlicensed WiMAX capabilities to a sector without stranding Canopy CPE equipment.