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{{Short description|Combination of fiber and radio frequency communications}}
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'''Optical wireless''' is the combined use of "optical" ([[optical fiber|optical fibre]]) and "wireless" ([[radio|radio frequency]]) communication to provide [[telecommunications|telecommunication]] to clusters of end points which are geographically distant. The high capacity optical fibre is used to span the longest distances. A lower cost wireless link carries the signal for the [[Last mile (telecommunications)|last mile]] to nearby users.

== See also ==
* [[LTE Advanced Pro|4.5G]] / [[5G]]

== References ==
* [http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci760820,00.html Definition: Optical Wireless], SearchMobileComputing website.

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