About MiMOMax » History

1998   January 

  • Advanced Wireless Research Group Established

Purpose to exploit the potential of advanced wireless technologies for commercial applications.

2000   February

  • Time Division Duplex

Full Duplex PMR on a single channel using TDD techniques.

2003   March

  • Ci Net

Intelligent self establishing Local Area Mesh Voice and High Speed Data Network.

2004   June

  • Star Platform


Space Time Array Research.  Development of 12 x 12 MiMO software defined Radio research platform.  Collaborative effort with Victoria University of Technology, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Bristol University, Kings College UK, and Industrial research Ltd in NZ. 

2006   February

  • Rural Digital MiMO Link (RDL)


2 x 4Narrow Band (25kHz) MiMO solution providing 4 POTS Telephony CCTs (Voice, Fax, Data) plus 4 Broad Band data ports (256kb/s combined) over 30km using roof height antennas for rural communications.  World leading spectral efficiency of 12.8b/hz/s proving that MiMO in narrowband UHF is viable.

RDL product wins prestigious award for the most innovative new product at IEE symposium in the same year.

2007   March

  • Bi-Quad Diversity MiMO Antennas


i)    2x2 Unique MiMO Pattern Diverse compact antenna design low visual impact.
ii)   2x2 Unique MiMO Pattern Diverse high altitude antenna for high wind and ice environments.
iii)   2x2 Unique MiMO Pattern Diverse Co-linear Omni directional antenna impact.

            September

  • MiMOMax Incorporated


Co-founders Paul Daigneault (CEO) and Doug McConnell (CTO) establish MiMOMax as separate legal entity, taking with them 14 top wireless research engineers to start new business to commercialise narrowband MiMO opportunities. 

2008   February

  • Optimised Protection Variant (OPV)


MiMO platform optimised for ultra low latency and very high reliability required in mission critical applications such as powerline protection.  Providing protection, SCADA and voice to remote substations in one RF platform.  First commercial orders received and single antenna array working.

            June

  •  Network Digital Link (NDL)


Standard Narrowband MiMO Ethernet linking product with a variety of configurable interfaces released.  Packaged in both indoor and outdoor configurations, with and with out additional diversity.  Encryption. OTAR, OTAP & remote monitoring options available.

            July

  • Multi-Point Digital Link (MDL)


Point to Multi-Point IP linking product with high performance multi-access protocol and adaptive modulation scheme released.  First commercial implementation of Point to Multi-point.