Glossary

fixed wireless

Definition: A method for provisioning a network segment between two fixed locations using analogue or digital wireless devices or systems. Fixed wireless devices normally derive their electrical power from utility mains rather than from batteries. Unlike satellite systems, fixed wireless is a terrestrial technology. Most fixed wireless systems rely on digital radio transmitters placed on rooftops, aerial towers, or other elevated locations, and achieve point-to-point signal transmission via a microwave platform. Fixed wireless can also be a point-to-multipoint network that does not hand off in-progress voice or data sessions, with terminals (e.g. devices that use Wi Fi) located between different base stations or antennae. If the user moves out of range, the session will be terminated rather than automatically handed off. (source: CRTC Data Collection - Telecommunications Glossary, http://www.crtc.gc.ca/dcs/eng/glossary.htm; CRTC staff)
French: sans fil fixe

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