WAVESWAY MANET Radios vs other professional radio networking systems (DMR/TETRA/P25/NXDN/dPMR)

WAVESWAY MANET Radio Network may be considered as a direct alternative to such Networking Radio systems, as DMR, TETRA, P25, NXDN or dPMR. It also can be integrated into existing radio networks as a Backup Communication solution to ensure uniterrupted autonomous operation in case of the main network failure.

The main difference between the WAVESWAY MANET Radios and DMR/TETRA/P25/NXDN/dPMR radio networking systems is that in WAVESWAY MANET Radios, each radio works at the same time as a repeater, which greatly increases the system's abilities.

Comparison Chart of WAVESWAY MANET vs other Network Radio Systems:

WAVESWAY MANET Radios vs DMR/TETRA/P25/NXDN/dPMR

Direct mode

All WAVESWAY MANET Radios and DMR radios can operate in direct mode, which allows Voice, Data and Text messaging. However, WAVESWAY MANET Radios can also operate in both narrowband and wideband modes.

WAVESWAY MANET Radios (model MU5) operate in narrowband mode (25 kHz bandwidth) on VHF/UHF frequencies with up to 5W of power are essentially comparable to DMR Radios in terms of functionality. In this mode, they allow two conversations on a channel and provide 4 (four) re-transmissions (hops).

And when operating in broadband mode (0.5 MHz bandwidth) on ISM 863-928 MHz frequencies (model MU7), with peak power up to 2W and 6% duty cycle, they allow up to 4 simultaneous conversations on one channel, and 8 simultaneous conversations when operating on 1MHz bandwidth. Each transceiver also acts as a repeater (retransmitting each data packet up to 3 times), significantly increasing the coverage area of the network.

DMR Tier I (no license required) - radiated power up to 0.5W, frequency band 446.0-446.2 MHz
DMR Tier II, Tier III (commercial license required) - radiated power up to 5W, frequency band VHF (136~174 MHz)/UHF (400~450 MHz)

Each participant can only communicate with participants within range of his radio.

Transceiver A can only communicate with transceivers B, C and D.

WAVESWAY MANET Radios (no license required) – radiated power 0.5W, peak power up to 2W, 863~928 MHz
WAVESWAY MANET Radios (commercial license required) - power up to 5W, VHF/UHF/ISM

All participants can communicate with each other when their radios' coverage areas overlap and have up to 4 simultaneous conversations on the same channel.

All transceivers can communicate with each other.

Conventional (DMR Tier II)

Both DMR and WAVESWAY MANET Radio networks use fixed repeaters, which greatly extend the range of communication.

While in DMR a fixed repeater is a complex and expensive device, in WAVESWAY MANET Radio Network the MU3 device can be used as a fixed repeater with an additional antenna. This repeater increases the coverage area up to 10km with omnidirectional antennas and up to 30km with directional antennas.

DMR Tier II Network

Up to 200 participants in the network.
Power of repeaters is from 10 to 50 W and their price is from $ 2000, not including the cost of licenses.
Complicated installation and configuration of repeaters.

WAVESWAY MANET Radio Network

The number of participants in the network is not limited.
Repeater - MU3 device with additional antenna. No license is required.
Simple installation and configuration of the network.

Trunking (DMR Tier III)

When the capacity of conventional networks is insufficient (more than 200 subscribers on the network), or when the required coverage area cannot be provided by a single fixed repeater, DMR uses Tier III trunked networks, which allow geographically dispersed radio zones to be interconnected into a single network using IP networking technologies.

With WAVESWAY MANET Radio Network, geographically dispersed radio zones can also be interconnected into a single network using a low-cost device, the MS-2.0 Network Gateway.

As a result, WAVESWAY MANET Radio Network can perform the same tasks as DMR trunking networks, but at a much lower cost.