A Canopy™ System is based on a wireless broadband technology that provides for high-speed Internet access and was designed to provide cost-effective, "last-mile" high speed data access for customers who previously were underserved or lived in locations where infrastructure is non-existent. The Canopy system uses Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint networks than can distances ranging from two to 10 miles in a Multi-Point configuration, to as many as 35 miles in a point-to-Point configuration.

The basic building blocks of a Canopy system are:

• Access Point (AP) easily interfaces with your existing Local Area Network (LAN)
• Backhaul Unit (BH) provides Internet "feed" from a remote location.
• Subscriber Module (SM) the Internet access receiver, is small and easy to install - there’s no obtrusive equipment.
• The Access Point and Subscriber Modules are compact and designed to be mounted outdoors, so there is no need to run overhead and in-ground wire or microwave. And, there’s no additional software for you to install, further limiting exposure to error.

• The Canopy broadband wireless platform is highly scaleable and exhibits low susceptibility to interference requiring no elaborate frequency planning and corrdination. The hardware draws little power and its packaging is unobtrusive.
• The Canopy solution also delivers outstanding performance using a modulation scheme that improves the quality of data delivery and mitigates interference from other systems. Motorola’s Canopy platform offers security with over-the-air encryption that scrambles data bits and helps prevent interception, so data delivery with the Canopy solution is very reliable.
• No License Needed - Canopy works in the unlicensed U-NII spectrum so there is no need for spectrum licensing.
• The system has application for serving enterprise properties, such as schools, municipalities, hospitals and small business campuses, as well as serving residential single family and multi-family housing units. It's also an ideal system for wireless broadband internet service providers.