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The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP),
Amateur radio operators from CISAR
(which operates CisarNet, a nationwide
amateur radio communications system
which serves as part of Italy’s emergency
communications infrastructure), and a team of
Italian researchers from ICTP established the radio
link in the 5 GHz frequency band using Ubiquiti
Networks’ airFiber AF-5X radios.
“What makes this accomplishment significant
is the extremely high data rate and spectral
efficiency,” said ICTP spokesperson Ermanno
Pietrosemoli. “This link attains broadband data
rates of over 350Mbps, while using only 50 MHz
of spectrum.”
Pietrosemoli also noted that while this is not
a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, the
link has latencies of less than 3.5 milliseconds, an
important measure of networking performance.
The link’s high speed and low-latency are ascribed
to the Ubiquiti gear’s proprietary Hybrid Division
Duplexing technology.
Despite the long distances involved, the
link was relatively simple to set up: “Once the
antennas were mounted on the towers, the
radios were aligned in a matter of minutes
using the airFiber radio’s built-in aiming tool,”
said Giuseppe Misuri, president of CISAR. “With
Ubiquiti’s airFiber equipment, we will be able
to increase our network capacity considerably
without requiring a major capital investment.
This upgrade will provide an excellent tool for our
ongoing studies of broadband propagation.”
The International Centre for Theoretical
Physics is a research institute for physical and
mathematical sciences that operates under
a tripartite agreement between the Italian
government, UNESCO and the International
Atomic Energy Agency. Founded in 1964 by the
late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP has been
a driving force behind global efforts to advance
scientific expertise in the developing world for
over 50 years. o
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Ubiquiti Sets Up Long-Haul Italian Link with 300+Mbps
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