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Competitive Analysis

 
Optical Wireless
Solutions™
IrDA
IEEE 802.11
HomeRF
Bluetooth™
Peak Data Rate
100 Mbps
16 Mbps
11 Mbps
1.6 Mbps
1 Mbps
Range
50 Meters
< 2 Meters
< 90 Meters
50 Meters
< 10 Meters
Relative Cost
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
Low
Connectivity Medium
Optical
Optical
RF
RF
RF
FCC Certification Required
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Switched Ethernet Compliant
Yes
No
No
No
No
> 10 Gbps Aggregate Bandwith
Yes
No
No
No
No
Dedicated or Shared Connection
Dedicated
Dedicated
Shared
Shared
Shared

Markets Enabled by TI Optical Wireless Solutions

  • Local Area Networks (LAN)
  • Free Space Optics
  • Optical Networking