airFiber

The airFiber range is offered in two broad categories:

• Built-In Antennas: Examples include the AF-24/24HD and AF-5/5U
• External Antennas: This is the AF-X range including the AF-2X, AF-5X, AF-11FX

Things to look for

• Half-Duplex (HD) or Full-Duplex (FD)? Some airFibers can operate in FD mode; others only in HD mode. The advantage of FD mode is that traffic flows in both directions simultaneously which helps lower latency.
• Max. Throughput. Throughputs between 0.5 to 1.2 Gbps are available.
• Frequency Band. Some airFibers operate in licensed bands (e.g. AF-11FX, 11 GHz). Others operate in the class-licensed bands of 2.4 and 5 GHz.
• PtP or PtMP. Ubiquiti's road-map includes adding PtMP to some of the airFibre products. The marketing term for this is LTU. When that software is released, it will be possible to operate a central airFiber LTU 'Access Point' with multiple airFiber 'Clients' pointed back to it.