This repeater is capable of going through concrete

In the early days of computing, communications between different computers were done via expensive wired installations. This was the only way for two machines to connect and communicate. This was the case until the end of the last century, when Wireless technologies have become popular and WiFi and Bluetooth have become common terms among computer users in Europe. It will take a few more years to see these connections on phones, which at the time were very unintelligent.

Currently, the default way to communicate between two devices is a wireless network, usually WiFi. This is seen in any contemporary home, where the router connects to most, if not all, equipment using 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless signals.

However, there are still situations in which Ethernet cable networks continue to be used, particularly in industrial, office or public facilities where it is necessary to cover large spaces separated by concrete walls and other materials much less permeable to waves than the bricks of houses.

This is the scenario the company has been working on Airvinespecialist in wireless connectivity solutions for complex installations. Your technology WaveTunnel uses 60 GHz waves being able to communicate between two repeaters, being able to pass through a large part of the materials used in modern constructions, in addition to being able to travel great distances (up to more than 100 meters even with changes of direction) while maintaining a speed connection similar to Ethernet.

The problem was that I couldn’t get through the 20cm thick concrete walls. which are often used as a structure in the works. This made the installation of telecommunications much more expensive due to the need for cabling, drilling into walls and floors and, above all, difficulties of use in rooms that had to be fireproof.

In many countries, these rooms must have a permanent connection, which until now was possible with the 3G network. The problem is that this 3G network is going to start going out sooner rather than later. and the 5G network that will replace it does not have the ability to penetrate concrete walls in the same way. The 5G network, as we know, is much faster and allows for better device connectivity, but its signal is easily blocked by almost any physical obstacle.

Airvine has evolved WaveTunnel technology and created WaveCore, a system capable of maintaining a strong wireless communication signal even through these types of walls and concrete slabsthrough a series of repeaters placed every several tens of meters. In one test, they managed to connect through 10 cm of concrete with a 3 Gbit/s link. In another case, they were able to connect through a 20 cm concrete wall in a garage at 4 Gbit/s.

The company has already presented its commercial solution and will show it at the SCTE Cable Tec Expo in September in the city of Atlanta, where you will be able to see the combination of the WaveTunnel and WaveCore product lines. For the moment, these solutions will not be used in conventional homes or offices, but it is assumed that, if they are successful, we will gradually see them in more installations, especially because of the cost savings they represent compared to a wired installation.