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Breaking News EARTHQUAKE CANTERBURY

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1200

Earthquake Canterbury & MiMOMax Wireless Limited

Dear All,

I would like to thank everyone who contacted us with concerns and offers of assistance. All MiMOMax employees are fine. Although our premises has suffered some minor damages, we expect to be fully operational by Tuesday 7^th September, following a brief clean up and ensuring that our premises are structurally sound and safe.

Canterbury is not a traditionally earthquake prone zone, but the current situation has shown the benefits of having a disaster relief plan. The teams involved in ensuring business continuity have performed exceptionally well, preventing major disruptions to routine operations.

To our customers we assure that there has been no damage to stock or our capability. We expect very little if any delay to shipments which, will continue as planned later this week.

In the mean time we are still available to provide customer support and answer any queries as they arise.

Again from all the team at MiMOMax, we thank you for your concern, and assure you the best of our support should you require it,

Kindest regards,

Paul Daigneault - CEO & Managing Director

MiMOMax Wireless Limited

MiMOMax's Team Grows

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1200

The MiMOMax Team Continues to Grow

The MiMOMax Team continues to experience growth within the commercial area of its business, with the addition of a sales person who will be based in the New South Wales region of Australia. Having had over 15 years experience in the Asia Pacific tele-communications industry, Brendon Humphries specialises in RF network planning, and was a commercial customer support and sales engineer for Exicom Ltd Australia, prior to joining the MiMOMax Team.

The sales engineer role will be dedicated to producing further business development and securing sales opportunities within Australasian Mission Critical markets. Brendon believes there are many opportunities in MiMOMax's prime target markets, which include; power protection and monitoring systems for utilities industries, PMR linking, rural broadband delivery, and integrated service delivery, for example, simultaneous analogue voice, serial and IP data.

Brendon's role will involve close collaboration with Australasian dealers, systems integrators, and end users. The MiMOMax Team expects the role will significantly increase market awareness of the MiMOMax brand. More importantly, it will facilitate and optimise understanding of MiMOMax solutions and distinct features. When asked what he believes to be MiMOMax's core advantages in the Australasian market, Brendon reports;

"MiMOMax has the ability to simplify wireless service delivery whilst enabling a greater degree and ease of control over these services (voice / data / IP).

MiMOMax facilitates the migration of legacy wireless communications networks over to an IP based platform thus hastening the transition of information into modern, computer based networks. Higher security, faster speeds and less hardware required to achieve a unified wireless solution.

MiMOMax provides the user with higher traffic densities per Hz of spectrum than ever previously seen anywhere in current radio based systems....Unprecedented control over access, reporting and quality of service."

Brendon has indicated he intends to leverage these distinctive features to increase awareness and customise MiMOMax's high end solutions to meet RF service providers' required specifications, and secure mutually advantageous sales for MiMOMax and dealers, systems integrators, and end-users.

The MiMOMax Team are aware that entering into the Australasian market will be accompanied by challenges. Although existing Australasian based partnerships will support further market entry, MiMOMax requires a sales engineer to consistently and actively reinforce MiMOMax solutions' performance and provide an accessible point of contact whenever necessary. The Team and Brendon believe such targets are within their reach and well on their way to achieving them. Brendon reports;

"I am excited at the opportunity offered to me as I believe the product revolutionises wireless design and delivery.....

(and) the prospect of working in a fresh team environment of highly focused and enthusiastic people."

MiMOMax Wins 2010 UTC Product Award

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1200

MiMOMax Wins 2010 UTC Product Award for "Best Wireless Equipment"

The MiMOMax Team are thrilled to announce that they won the UTC Expo 2010 Product Award for the "Best Wireless Equipment". This was awarded for the MiMOMax Multi-Point Digital Link (MDL), which came out on top of all other products entered by the UTC Expo 2010 exhibitors within the Wireless Equipment category.

The MiMOMax Team are particularly happy to receive such a prestigious award for the MiMOMax MDL given it was the first year they have exhibited at the UTC Expo. Furthermore, the Team were informed that the UTC twenty ten entrant pool was particularly larger than previous years and competition was fierce.

Since winning the UTC award, the MiMOMax Team have received a highly positive response from a range of customers, partners and UTC members. They are hoping that this achievement will further support awareness and understanding of MiMOMax's ultra spectrally efficient very low latency products within the North American Utilities Markets.

About the MiMOMax MDL:

The MiMOMax Multipoint Digital Link uses an innovative random access scheme matched with ultra high spectrally efficient very low latency full duplex narrowband MiMO radios to provide up to 100 times the throughput and up to 1000 times faster access times in narrowband licensed UHF frequencies.

About MiMOMax Wireless Ltd:

MiMOMax Wireless utilises MiMO and Space Time Coding technologies to provide high reliability, ultra high spectral efficiency, very low latency linking solutions in narrowband licensed channels to ensure reliable, and interference free operation for mission critical applications.

For more information on the MiMOMax MDL, please CLICK HERE

For more information on MiMOMax Wireless, please CLICK HERE

For more information on UTC, please CLICK HERE

MiMOMax Exhibits at UTC 2010

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1200

MiMOMax & UTC Expo 2010

See MiMOMax at Booth #128

MiMOMax Wireless Ltd. will be exhibiting at the UTC Expo 2010 this coming May in Indianapolis. The UTC plays a significant role within the North American utilities markets and the MiMOMax Team is looking forward to using the Expo as an opportunity to increase market presence. The Team is aiming to extend awareness and understanding of MiMOMax SCADA and tele-protection solutions. Focus will be placed on communicating the unique features, capabilities and benefits of the ultra spectrally efficient and low latency MiMOMax products.

More importantly, the MiMOMax Team are eager to use the UTC Expo as a networking platform to engage current and potential utilities customers. Efforts will be directed towards building enduring relationships and gaining further insights into the evolving needs of customers. The Team believe the UTC Expo 2010 must not be missed. They anticipate it to be a valuable learning event that will provide first hand knowledge on emerging utilities technologies and market developments.

For more information on the UTC Expo 2010 CLICK HERE

For more information on the UTC (Utilities Telecom Council) CLICK HERE

NEW Product Features!

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1300

NEW NOTEWORTHY PRODUCT SOFTWARE FEATURES...

- MiMOMax Data Acceleration Protocols (M-DAP )

MiMOMax Data Acceleration Protocols (M-DAP) is designed to enhance VoIP and other real-time applications dramatically. MDAP achieves a massive increase in capacity and quality by the following mechanisms:

Header compression of Ethernet / IP (Internet Protocol) / UDP (User datagram Protocol) / RTP (Real Time Protocol)
Quality of Service
Payload compression (future)

- MiMOMax Routing Adaptation Protocols (M-RAP)

M-RAP is an optional suite of protocols that provide dynamic re-routing.

In the event of path failure where multiple paths are available, M-RAP would be able to learn the topology of the network and therefore reroute paths as the topology changes (links lost or added).
OSPF routing protocol is used to determine which path to take, to achieve this re-routing in a MiMOMax system. When a radio is "hard coded", as "the default gateway" into an area, then the area loses communications, even when the other radios could potentially act as default gateways.
In the event of a communication failure VRRP is used in the MiMOMax radios to dynamically assign a virtual IP address so that the selected radio becomes the default gateway.
QSPF routers only communicate their state with the other routers in that "area". GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) protocol may be used to pipe this monitoring information from the "areas" to a monitoring system in the core of the customer's network. Read More...

- MiMOMax "Power On Demand" Link (M-PoD)

MiMOMax Wireless has developed, and is soon to be releasing, a "Power On Demand" Link (M-PoD), which is able to automatically activate when data needs to be transmitted, and de-activate once the data has finished everything.
The core benefit of this feature is the substantial savings in power consumption, as the link stays in idle when it is not in use, only consuming 10 watts of power (more information to be published on the M-PoD shortly)

MiMOMax "Power On Demand" Link (M-PoD)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1300

MiMOMax Wireless has developed, and is soon to be releasing, a "Power On Demand" Link (M-PoD), which is able to automatically activate when data needs to be transmitted, and de-activate once the data has finished everything.

The core benefit of this feature is the substantial savings in power consumption, as the link stays in idle when it is not in use, only consuming 10 watts of power.

To read more on the M-PoD, click here...

Team Simoco Approves MiMOMax Solutions

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1300

Team Simoco Radio Communications & MiMOMax Wireless Ltd

As of December 2009, Simoco has formally approved the MiMOMax low latency and highly spectrally efficient linking product family, to provide PMR site linking for both recently released Simoco Xfin MPT 1327 products and TETRA systems.

Simoco's Chief Technical Officer, Andy Grimmett, has indicated that they were pleasantly surprised by the speed and ease of setting up, configuring and installing MiMOMax equipment, in comparison to previously used linking equipment.

"It just worked and did what they said it would do right out of the box without any problems"

- Andy Grimmett, CTO Team Simoco Limited

Additionally, Simoco are currently releasing an analogue base station range with Ethernet interface with which, they are also interested in using MiMOMax linking equipment. Simoco are also looking to explore MiMOMax's advanced software features, such as MiMOMax Data Acceleration Protocols*, to provide an enhanced and sophisticated overall solution.

Needless to say, the MiMOMax Team are extremely pleased with Simoco's approval, positive feedback, and the potential future business opportunities this approval is expected to yield. The MiMOMax Team looks forward to working with Simoco to provide customers with innovative and effective radio solutions.

*To learn more about MiMOMax Data Acceleration Protocols (M-DAP) and QoS solutions, click here.

About Simoco:

Simoco is an international Radio Communications company, who provide a broad range of radio communications products and services, including Portable Mobile Radios (PMR), Mobile Radios, Base Stations, Digital Applications and Systems Integration Simoco's solutions are designed to appeal to a variety of sectors, including utilities, transport, and government markets. The overriding objectives of Simoco are to ensure that they deliver services and products that meet their customers' requirements and exceed their customers' expectations.

About MiMOMax Wireless:

MiMOMax Power On Demand Link (M-PoD)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

M-PoD

Features of the M-PoD

The MiMOMax M-PoD feature is a unique power saving feature, which only turns on the remote end of a radio unit transmitter when there is "demand" for traffic (for example, when there is data ready to be transmitted between radio units (RU)). This feature is suited to remote substations that may be solar powered, have cascaded links, or where power consumption may be an issue.

The M-PoD feature was specifically designed for the spectrally efficient and ultra low latency MiMOMax Network Digital Link (NDL)*. The primary feature of the M-PoD is its ability to automatically and rapidly turn a RU transmitter on or off.

The M-PoD does this by promptly keying up (<100ms link establishment time) a RU transmitter from idle when there is data to send, to enable over the link data transmission.

The M-PoD feature responds to both digital (including IP, Synchronous and Asynchronous Serial) and analogue data, and will activate a RU transmitter if any of these forms of data is ready to be transmitted.

Once the data transmission is completed, the M-PoD ensures that the RU transmitter will stay active for a programmable time period between 1 and 255 seconds. During this time, the M-PoD confirms that all data is processed before automatically deactivating the RU transmitter. This prevents transmit de-activation between "overs", avoiding potential time (100ms link establishment) and power consumption, in the event of needing to transmit missed data. When a RU transmitter is not in use, it is on idle and the power consumption is reduced to less than 10 Watts (typically 8 Watts depending on options).

The M-PoD accommodates an alternative configuration option for networks which have cascaded low power links. This configuration ensures that when a link is keyed up, its proceeding link is simultaneously alerted. Therefore, by the time the data reaches the proceeding link, there is only an additional 20ms establishment time before that second link is ready to transmit data.

This configuration option reduces establishment time for cascaded RU transmitters by 80ms. It applies to all subsequent RU transmitters within a cascaded link, ensuring that each only incur an additional 20ms delay in activating from an idle state.

Benefits of the M-PoD

The key benefits of the MiMOMax "Power on Demand" Link include:

Significantly low power consumption as a result of activating the RU transmitter only when there is data to be transmitted.
Significantly fast data transmission over cascaded links. A significant reduction of 80 ms in establishment time per cascaded RU transmitter.
Highly reliable and quality data transmission. The M-PoD ensures that all transmittable data is transferred during a given activation period, preventing data loss and delay.
Economic gain. Significant costs are saved as a result of reduced power consumption.

*For more information on the NDL, please click here.

MiMOMax NDL Endorsed for Tait's Trunked P25 Network

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1200

Tait Radio Communications Endorses the MiMOMax Network Digital Link (NDL) for its Trunked P25 Network

Tait Radio Communications (Tait) has recommended the MiMOMax Wireless Ltd Network Digital Link (NDL) as their preferred linking solution for P25 inter-site communications. The combination of the very high reliability, high capacity and spectral efficiency, in conjunction with low delay and jitter, makes the MiMOMax NDL ideally suited to interconnecting Tait P25 sites. Not only does it provide superior performance in terms of on time delivery of the voice packets, even in the presence of large amounts of non-voice IP traffic, but it may achieve this in up to 10 to 20 times less RF spectrum than competing solutions.

After evaluating link performance within the field trial, the Tait Development Team indicated that they are satisfied the NDL meets the system inter-site communications requirements and is able to successfully link the Taitnet trunked P25 network. Given this positive outcome, Tait is pleased to formally endorse the use of the NDL as a highly spectrally efficient and ultra low latency fixed linking solution for the Taitnet trunked P25 network.

The P25 field trial analysed the traffic capability, reliability, latency and jitter performance of the NDL, under a variety of different tests including heavy loading. As a result, Tait confirmed that the MiMOMax NDL is capable of supporting up to five P25 traffic channels plus a control channel in one 25kHz linking channel, using 16QAM MiMO or alternatively a 12.5kHz linking channel, using 256QAM MiMO. Moreover, it should be noted that if required the NDL is capable of supporting up to ten P25 traffic channels (in a single 25kHz 256QAM MiMO channel).

Tait stated that they were particularly impressed with the very low latency and low jitter, typically adding as little at 5ms to the overall system delay, with no voice packet loss. Additionally, the MiMOMax Data Acceleration Protocols (M-DAP) flawlessly processed traffic, via successful recognition of the P25 service requirements.

Tait has previously endorsed the MiMOMax NDL for Taitnet P25 conventional and simulcast systems. Therefore, the MiMOMax NDL is now endorsed by Tait as a complete simulcast, conventional and trunked, P25 network inter-site linking solution.

MiMOMax's product family gains mutilple Compliance Certifications

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1300

MiMOMax Wireless' product family has been recently ceritifed by:

Federation of Communications Commission (FCC)

MiMOMax Wireless announce that their Link Radio Units have been certified by the Federation of Communications Commission (FCC), for Parts 15 & 90 of the Code of Federal Relations (CFR) 47.

The FCC certification covers both 25kHz and 12.5kHz channel spacing, and the report results for both channels were outstanding. An independent test house was commisioned, and returned a test report showing very good performance in both 25kHz and 12.5kHz channels, with almost total absence of spurious emissions.

Needless to say, the MiMOMax team are extremely pleased with these results, especially as obtaining an FCC endorsement allows them to offer their products to wider range of international markets. Although MiMOMax did not foresee any issues arising, by commissioning an independent product evaluation it is expected to increase customer trust and reinforce the integrity of their product families

Chief Technical Officer, Doug McConnell reports:

"The almost total absence of spurious emissions is not a surprise to the design team. We were designing a technically sophisticated product for mission critical applications and so we had little choice but to design in performance, ruggedness and reliability throughout the product. The EMC shielding, thermal design and mechanical robustness is evident as soon as you look inside the product. Of course it is rewarding to have an independent assessment confirm that you have met your design goals."

2. Industry Canada (IC)

MiMOMax Wireless' product family has also been certified by Industry Canada (IC), as a result of the successful submission of a product test report. Testing was again, undertaken by an in dependent test house.

In the case of the IC compliance, the MiMOMax team were particularly pleased with the prompt, trouble free completion of the test report and certification issuing.

3. Spectrum Impact Assesment (SIA) within Australia

Lastly, but not least, MiMOMax Wireless' Network Digital Link (NDL) met the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum Impact Assessment AS/NZS 4295-2004 standard, for 450-470MHz frequencies.

Therefore, the MiMOMax Wireless NDL is now certified for the AS/NZS 4295-2004, which is specifially applicable to the Australian Communications market.

Product Update: Multi-Point Digital LInk (MDL)

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1200

Multi-Point Digital Link (MDL)

MiMOMax Wireless Limited has now released its new wireless Multi-Point Digital Linking (MDL) product, which allows point-to-multipoint communication, from the Base Radio Unit (BRU), to multiple Remote Radio Units (RRU).

The MDL uses a proprietary access scheme, where up to 1024 RRU's can be efficiently supported by one BRU. The MDL, like all MiMOMax products, is very spectrally efficient, has ultra low latency and low jitter, to ensure efficient and effective data transmission.

Flexibility is also a core attribute of the MDL, as it is able host various interfaces, and can be combined with the Network Digital Link (NDL), to accommodate for harsh terrain and long distance paths.

Versatility is a key component of the MDL and it can be rack, pole or wall mounted to suit all environments. Applications include protection equipment, SCADA RTU's, and security equipment. Please view the following link from the MiMOMax website, for comprehensive technical details on the MDL. http://www.mimomax.com/assets/PDF-Files/Microsoft-Word-MDLSeries-II.pdf

MiMOMax Wireless Limited Wins 2009 FCS Business Radio Innovation Award

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:56:06 +1200

MiMOMax Wireless Limited Wins 2009 FCS Business Radio Innovation Award

MiMOMax Wireless Limited is proud to announce, that in the face of international competition, they have won 1^st place in the 2009 FCS (Federation of Communication Services) Radio Business Innovation Award.

The prestigious award was intended for a company that was able to offer a product, which excelled in four key areas; Innovativeness, Originality, Commercial Application and Spectral Benefits.

MiMOMax entered their Optimised Protection Variant (OPV), which is specifically applicable to the UK Power Utility Protection Market.

Utilizing one 25 kHz licensed channel for reliability, MiMOMax provides a complete substation communications system for Protection, Monitoring and Voice. Because of the high spectral efficiency and very low latency of the MiMOMax OPV product, one single MiMOMax OPV link provides both synchronous protection for Cat I, II, and III protection schemes on one port, while simultaneously making at least 64kb/s available for monitoring and voice applications.

With the current latency uncertainty surrounding Century 21 upgrading of the wired network to Packet services, MiMOMax can provide a radio based protection relay solution offering a latency of only 5.05ms and costing a fraction of laying a fibre equivalent.

Effectively one MiMOMax radio link provides to the substation the services that would normally require a Protection, a SCADA, and a Voice radio. This preserves radio spectrum and provides a reliable solution to a mission critical application

The FCS is a UK Trade Association, providing support for businesses, who deliver communication products and services to radio, wireless and mobile markets, to name a few examples. The FCS also aims to regulate, and secure a healthy, competitive market for the communications industry. As indicated on their website (http://www.fcs.org.uk/), FCS describe; "A strong trade association is the stable force at the heart of a competitive and liberalised industry."

Additionally, the FCS fosters competition and encourages product excellence, through alternative means, such as, presenting yearly awards under multiple categories, with the Business Radio Innovation Award being no exception.

The (Gerald David OBE) FCS Business Radio Innovation Award has now been running for the previous six, consecutive years, and is sponsored by Team Simoco, who themselves, won the award in 2007.

2009 is the first year MiMOMax have entered an innovation award from the FCS, thus, to win it in the first year against such prestigious competition is a great honour for MiMOMax.

Previous formal recognition includes Doug McConnell, MiMOMax's Chief Technical Officer, being announced a finalist in the category of "Innovator of the Year" at the 2008 TUANZ Innovation Awards. Click here to read more. Additionally, prior to MiMOMax becoming a separate legal entity, an IEE, (Institution of Electrical Engineers, now the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)) 2005 Product Design award was presented to Tait Radio Communications, in recognition for a product now known as MiMOMax's.

Paul Daigneault, Managing Director of MiMOMax Wireless Limited reports:

"Radio Spectrum; the most valuable resource in our business. They are not making any more of it and no amount of expenditure can create it. The only thing we can do is use it more wisely!

Our goal at MiMOMax (is) to deliver unequalled Spectral Efficiency in all our products. To be specific, high reliability Broadband in narrowband radio channels.

We were told by several academics on more than one occasion that what we were attempting could not be done, but today we are delivering solutions based on high order modulation narrowband MiMO, reliably providing up to 320 kb/s in 25 kHz licensed channels.

We are grateful to FCS for recognising the uniqueness in this value proposition and giving us the opportunity to showcase our wares.

Also our sincerest thanks go to;
-          Other deserving competitors in this category for making the competition possible
-          JRC for finding spectrum for us to prove our products do what we said they would do.
-          Our Utility business partners for supporting us with business based on technology they had never seen
-          Simoco for sponsoring the prize and recognising what we had was unique
-          Angus Tait our original founder, for his belief in the value of innovation as a driver of future prosperity."

Lastly, but importantly, it should not go amiss, having described the technological success of the OPV, MiMOMax acknowledges with much appreciation that they would not have attained such results, without the generous assistance from The (New Zealand) Foundation of Research, Science and Technology (FoRST).

MiMOMax Wireless signs Distribution Agreement with Tait Radio Communications

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:58:50 +1200

MiMOMax signs Distribution Agreement with Tait Radio Communications

MiMOMax has been working with a number of channel partners to deliver a 400Mhz spectrally efficient, low latency solution linking solution suitable for linking Private Mobile Radio (PMR) sites together. On the 16th of April, MiMOMax concluded negotiations with Tait Radio Communications, for the non-exclusive distribution of MiMOMax's NDL product, for PMR linking applications. The aim is to enable MiMOMax's partners to deliver complete PMR solutions which include the site linking, solution for conventional, QS, MPT and Digital systems.

The MiMOMax Network Digital Link (NDL), with Ethernet connectivity, has recently been tested and endorsed by Tait Radio Communications, for use on P25 Conventional and Simulcast systems. Tait Radio Communications indicate that they have been very impressed with performance. This endorsement was published on TaitWorld, and can be viewed through the following link:

Tait Radio Communications endorses MiMOMax's Network Digital Link (NDL) on its P25 Network

About MiMOMax:

About Tait Radio Communications:

Tait Radio Communications is a global leader in designing and delivering radio solutions, which serve a variety of industries including; public safety agencies, government services, utilities and urban transport providers. While corporate functions are based in Christchurch, New Zealand, the company prides itself on its international customer base and global support network. Tait Radio Communications works with a network of sales & support offices, dealers, system integrators and consultants, of who span the globe.

Quad -Array Loop Yagi Antenna

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:01:19 +1200

Quad -Array Loop Yagi Antenna

MiMOMax Wireless Limited has released a new Quad- Array combination, of its Loop Yagi Antenna. The Quad Array enhances signal gain by up to 6 dB, compared with the single Dual Polarised Yagi. As the Quad - Array will, in most cases, be positioned at both ends of a link, a significant improvement in path gain of up to 12 dB is able to be obtained over the path The core benefit of this is a substantial increase in range, of up to 2-3 times, depending on the path characteristics.

OPV Series ll Ultra Low Latency

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:02:24 +1200

OPV Series ll Ultra Low Latency

The Series II Optimised Protection Variant (OPV) MiMOMax Linking product achieves new ultra-low latency.

The OPV II now with a blistering 5.05ms end to end link latency (including X21 interfaces) is capable of meeting Cat I,II,& III Protection relay ENA communications requirements.

Overall end to end link Latency has been over halved, while still maintaining the same levels of spectral efficiency and functionality.

Download the latest data sheet for specifications. Application notes for interfacing to various manufactures protection equipment is currently being prepared and will be posted as this information is generated.

OPV Series ll

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:05:24 +1200

The MiMOMax Optimised Protection Variant (OPV) is a software flexible, ultra low latency, digital radio link designed for mission critical data linking and back haul type applications.

The OPV is designed to support a pair of power line protection relays (eg. Geneal Electric L90). The relays typically use the radio link to exchange data packets at 64 kb/s, containing power system voltage the current magnitude and phase angle information. The information is used to determine whether there is an unexpected event or power loss on the line, and to tramsit information used to trip circuit breajers when a line fault is detected. Up to three OPV protection circuit links may be cascaded in order to handle longer ranges and diffcult terrain.

The interface required for the proetction relays is typically synchronous serial using V.11 (RS422) X.21 or G.703, at a 64kb/s transmission rate. However, a number of other synchronous serial interfaces can be accommodated.

Finalist in Innovator of the Year

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:18:56 +1200

MiMOMax's CTO Doug Mc Connell was selected as a finalist in the 2008 TUANZ Innovation Awards in the category of Innovator of the Year.

Doug was recognised not only for his leadership in heading the research team that developed the MiMOMax Indoor/Outdoor radio modem, but also for the unique and innovative design of his matching family of bi-quad diverstiy antenna solutions.

These antenna's offer very high gain while preserving a broad beam width ensuring ease of installation and long path performance. These antennas offer an inherent pattern diversity and optional additional spatial diversity in both 2x2 and 2x4 MiMO configurations.

MiMOMax Demonstrates Breakthrough in Spectral Efficiency

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:20:23 +1200

MiMOMax Demonstrates Breakthrough in Spectral Efficiency

21 July 2008, Christchurch, New Zealand

MiMOMax wireless has demonstrated its fastest yet version of its MiMO narrowband linking product, achieving what is believed to be the fastest commercial narrowband linking speeds available anywhere. In the process MiMOMax also beat known products from around the globe in achieving narrowband spectral efficiency notes Paul Daigneault, Managing Director of MiMOMax Wireless Limited.

Most competitive high performance radio linking products are capable of cramming 64-kilobits of data per second in a 25-kilohertz slice of radio spectrum over a reasonable distance with a high reliability factor and low probability of error. In the narrowband radio world, this is not a bad level of performance when all things are considered states Doug McConnell, MiMOMax’s Chief technology Officer.

The MiMOMax Network Digital Link (NDL) product reliably achieved 320-kilobits per second, over 4 times this data throughput in the same channel space. “Spectrum is a finite and a valuable resource,” states Daigneault. “This is a huge technological breakthrough. We were told by many experts that this simply could not be done. The simplest comparison I can make is like suddenly being able to achieve double or better the fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine”.

“This has tremendous economic benefits to users”, states Daigneault. “Although the equipment comes with a slightly higher technology and component cost, the benefits are derived over the whole lifetime of the product. In practical terms these systems are typically used by utilities, public safety organisations and the like to monitor and control their systems. This allows power and water suppliers for example to improve the quality and reliability of their distribution systems by monitoring and controlling more elements in real time. Having the additional data capacity also ensures that as the ongoing requirement for more information grows in the future, the systems will still have the capacity to cope. It also allows the spectrum regulators to slice up the radio channels into smaller and smaller pieces ensuring that maximum economic benefit is derived from each slice of this valuable resource”, states Daigneault.

Paul Daigneault and Doug McConnell were formerly Tait senior executives who set up MiMOMax as a separate entity under the Tait group of companies to exploit rapidly evolving advanced wireless technologies. “Moving those engineers over to a completely new structure is also a prime example of organisational innovation to tackle new markets and segments," says Paul Daigneault. We are very excited by the change and have several more innovations to come in the near future.

Technical Background

In normal circumstances, multiple signals on the same radio channels generally interfere with each other in many different ways, often making reception impossible for standard receivers. However MiMOMax by using MiMO transceivers (Multiple Input Multiple Output) in conjunction with very high power digital signal processing techniques, has made it possible to resolve the different information encapsulated in the different radio signals and then recombine these intelligently in a manner that dramatically improves information throughput in narrowband radio channels.

Thanks to the research work completed in conjunction with leading international wireless research universities and some assistance through New Zealand's Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, MiMOMax is currently ahead of competition it has actual working narrow band products available today. Because radio spectrum is finite, any gain in spectral efficiency is extremely valuable. The application of MiMO technology has the potential to provide the next breakthrough in data throughput and spectral efficiency.

MiMOMax releases proprietary Cognizant Adaptive Modulation Scheme (M-CAM)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:21:35 +1200

MiMOMax releases proprietary Cognizant Adaptive Modulation Scheme (M-CAM)

MiMOMax has established a high spectral efficiency 320kb/s NDL link between Sugar Loaf Hill and Burnside in Christchurch. Sugar Loaf is a very busy shared site with a number of high powered TV and other transmitters including several operating in the same band as the MiMOMax transmitter. The site is well engineered, but with so many high powered transmitters sharing the site, it has some unique engineering challenges.

Without installing any additional filtering, the MiMOMax links worked first time at full throughput. This is a good testament to the selectivity performance of the MiMOMax equipment and ease of set-up of a link. Initially however the up-link would periodically suffer from some interference, which would cause the link Bit Error Rate (BER) to increase and in some cases cause the link to have to re-set to fully recover.

MiMOMax then remotely loaded its new proprietary Smart Adaptive Modulation scheme (known as M-CAM) on to the system. The Cognizant Adaptive Modulation scheme monitors the link performance in real time and makes decisions about the suitability of a particular modulation scheme given the current RF environment. Then M-CAM works to optimize the throughput at any particular point in time by altering the modulation scheme to best accommodate the link.

Following the implementation of M-CAM the NDL showed no deterioration at all in the down link latency or data rate, (and was already running at full link capacity) and only a slight deterioration in the up-link instantaneous throughput. Link performance met specified error rates in both directions and link integrity was maintained throughout the tests.

Further tests have confirmed that including the M-CAM option may achieve the following:
• Increase system range
• Reduce data error rate
• Increase average throughput
• Provide additional fade protection
• Provide some interference protection
• Minimise any link drop-out

MiMOMax Releases New Ultra Linear Dual MiMO Transmiter

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:23:03 +1200

MiMOMax Releases New Ultra Linear Dual MiMO Transmiter

MiMOMax has released the latest enhancement in the range of MiMO solutions.

Enhancements include;
» Increased Power Output and headroom
» Better efficiency across all modulation types
» Improved Linearity
» Wider Bandwidth
» Improved Ruggedness

The new enhanced transmitter is one of a number of new design enhancements released in the past month designed to support the new higher performance adaptive modulation single antenna indoor/outdoor MiMO solutions.

Tait Spins off Group Research Division

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:25:01 +1200

Tait Spins off Group Research Division

Tait Electronics Limited has spun-off part of its Group Research division working in the field of ultra high spectral efficiency radio, as a separate company within the Tait Group.

MiMOMax Wireless Limited is made up of 14 employees who formerly worked on advanced wireless technologies for Tait Electronics Limited. The two companies remain part of the Tait Group of companies, owned by the Tait Trusts.

MiMOMax has been at the cutting edge of the emerging Multiple Input / Multiple Output (MiMO) and Space Time coded radio technologies which allow large quantities of data to be sent at high speed over wireless networks. An example application could be a utility company spread across varied terrain wanting real-time monitoring of resources and distribution networks.

New MiMOMax Indoor / Outdoor Configuration

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:23:56 +1200

New MiMOMax Indoor / Outdoor Solution

MiMOMax has introduced a new Indoor/Outdoor solution, comprising of a stand alone Radio Modem with various mounting options. The Radio Modem is water proof to IP67 and may be rack, wall, pole or in some cases antenna mounted.

The Radio Modem configuration has some provision for interfacing (Ethernet) but more complex interfaces will require connection to a rack mounted interface controller. Provision for connection to an additional space diversity radio modem is also provided. Connections to the interface controller and the additional diversity receiver are by low cost Cat 5 cable.

The advantages of this are clear;

•    Eliminate any cable losses associated with long co-ax runs.
•    Eliminate costly RF low loss cables and connectors.
•    Enable considerable spatial diversity where required.
•    Enable most flexible configurations for each application.

Indoor /Outdoor configurations will be available in the last qtr of 2008.

Tait Electronics is splitting off promising hi-tech parts of the business

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:26:08 +1200

Tait Electronics is splitting off promising hi-tech parts of the busines

The electronics exporter, which is based in Christchurch, is protected from foreign ownership because Sir Angus Tait put it into a trust about 14 years ago. He died last year, aged 88.

Yesterday, however, it announced part of its group research division had been spun off as a separate company. "More such moves were likely in the future" says Tait Managing Director.

The new company, MiMOMax Wireless, would be owned by Tait Trusts, but its managing director Paul Daigneault said external shareholders could be taken on in the future to help raise capital. It is intended to retain New Zealand ownership with Tait Group as the majority shareholder, however.

"We're trying to create an environment where MiMOMmax will provide high tech opportunities for New Zealanders"

The coolest news around

**Breaking News** EARTHQUAKE CANTERBURY

Earthquake Canterbury & MiMOMax Wireless Limited

MiMOMax Wireless Limited

MiMOMax's Team Grows

The MiMOMax Team Continues to Grow

"MiMOMax has the ability to simplify wireless service delivery whilst enabling a greater degree and ease of control over these services (voice / data / IP).

MiMOMax facilitates the migration of legacy wireless communications networks over to an IP based platform thus hastening the transition of information into modern, computer based networks. Higher security, faster speeds and less hardware required to achieve a unified wireless solution.

MiMOMax provides the user with higher traffic densities per Hz of spectrum than ever previously seen anywhere in current radio based systems....Unprecedented control over access, reporting and quality of service."

"I am excited at the opportunity offered to me as I believe the product revolutionises wireless design and delivery.....

(and) the prospect of working in a fresh team environment of highly focused and enthusiastic people."

MiMOMax Wins 2010 UTC Product Award

MiMOMax Wins 2010 UTC Product Award for "Best Wireless Equipment"

MiMOMax Exhibits at UTC 2010

MiMOMax & UTC Expo 2010

NEW Product Features!

NEW NOTEWORTHY PRODUCT SOFTWARE FEATURES...

- MiMOMax Data Acceleration Protocols (M-DAP)

- MiMOMax Routing Adaptation Protocols (M-RAP)

- MiMOMax "Power On Demand" Link (M-PoD)

MiMOMax "Power On Demand" Link (M-PoD)

Team Simoco Approves MiMOMax Solutions

Team Simoco Radio Communications & MiMOMax Wireless Ltd

"It just worked and did what they said it would do right out of the box without any problems"

MiMOMax Power On Demand Link (M-PoD)

M-PoD

Features of the M-PoD

Benefits of the M-PoD

MiMOMax NDL Endorsed for Tait's Trunked P25 Network

Tait Radio Communications Endorses the MiMOMax Network Digital Link (NDL) for its Trunked P25 Network

MiMOMax's product family gains mutilple Compliance Certifications

Product Update: Multi-Point Digital LInk (MDL)

MiMOMax Wireless Limited Wins 2009 FCS Business Radio Innovation Award

MiMOMax Wireless signs Distribution Agreement with Tait Radio Communications

Quad -Array Loop Yagi Antenna

OPV Series ll Ultra Low Latency

OPV Series ll Ultra Low Latency

OPV Series ll

Finalist in Innovator of the Year

MiMOMax Demonstrates Breakthrough in Spectral Efficiency

MiMOMax Demonstrates Breakthrough in Spectral Efficiency

Technical Background

MiMOMax releases proprietary Cognizant Adaptive Modulation Scheme (M-CAM)

MiMOMax releases proprietary Cognizant Adaptive Modulation Scheme (M-CAM)

MiMOMax Releases New Ultra Linear Dual MiMO Transmiter

MiMOMax Releases New Ultra Linear Dual MiMO Transmiter

Tait Spins off Group Research Division

Tait Spins off Group Research Division

New MiMOMax Indoor / Outdoor Configuration

New MiMOMax Indoor / Outdoor Solution

Tait Electronics is splitting off promising hi-tech parts of the business

Breaking News EARTHQUAKE CANTERBURY

- MiMOMax Data Acceleration Protocols (M-DAP )