Videcom designs 5 GHz links around the actual requirement rather than treating frequency alone as the solution. Factors such as path length, line of sight, interference, bandwidth, availability, mounting location and resilience all influence the technology selected.

Cambium remains an important technology partner for fixed wireless deployments, with a range of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint platforms suitable for commercial and security applications. Other manufacturers may also be used where they provide a better fit for a particular project.

5.8 GHz fixed wireless access in the UK is now licence exempt when operated within the current Ofcom technical conditions. This makes the band particularly useful for cost-conscious links, although it remains a shared spectrum environment and therefore requires careful survey, channel planning and ongoing monitoring.

Videcom can combine 5 GHz with 60 GHz or E-band technologies where a hybrid design provides better capacity, resilience or spectrum diversity.