Proxim is a leader and early innovator in WiMAX and pre-WiMAX, a technology for providing high-speed, long-range broadband wireless distribution to metropolitan and rural markets, supporting data voice and video applications. The Proxim WiMAX product family consists of low-cost, all-in-one base stations and subscriber units, making this technology affordable to a wide range of service providers — global or local, rural or metropolitan. The MP.16 operates in the 3.5 GHz licensed frequency band, while the MP.11 operates in the 2.4 GHz, 5.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz unlicensed frequency bands and the 4.9 GHz licensed frequency band for public safety networks.
This product line was recognized by Frost & Sullivan with a 2006 Product Innovation Award.