Orthogon, which is based in Ashburton, develops two product lines, both in point-to-point broadband wireless connectivity. They are the OS-Gemini and OS-Gemini Lite, in the 5.4GHz frequency band, and the OS-Spectra and OS-Spectra Lite for 5.8GHz. They are both going into unlicensed spectrum, as are the next products on its roadmap for the 4.9GHz band.
Schaumberg, Illinois-based Motorola led a funding round for Orthogon in 2004 and has since OEMed its products as part of its Canopy WiFi portfolio, marketing them as backhaul products. They particularly like our non-line-of-sight capabilities, said a spokesperson for Orthogon.
However, even though it is buying the Othogon, the spokesperson said Motorola doesn’t intend to integrate the products into the Canopy range. For the time being, we’ll become their Point-to-Point Wireless Solutions Group, he said, [the acquisition’s technology] will broaden their OFDM capabilities generally, with applications in Canopy, Mesh, and WiMAX.
