BFWA stands for Broadband Fixed Wireless Access. A typical application would be to support a network node that provides Internet to subscribers connected to it. In Germany, the frequencies were provided as part of a general frequency allocation by the German Federal Network Agency. BFWA transmits at a frequency of 5.8 GHz. The maximum permitted transmission power for the operation of BFWA wireless bridges is 4000 mW EIRP (Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power).
These high transmission powers are the advantage from BFWA. Without BFWA, the maximum permissible transmission power for outdoor WLAN directional radio systems in the 5-GHz band is limited to 1000 mW. This increases the legal transmission power to allow the same directional radio systems to function over significantly longer distances.
LANCOM access points based on 802.11n and all of the current LANCOM 54 Mbps access points support BFWA as of LCOS version 7.70. For older access points, support depends on the chipset (AR-5414 chipset). LANCOM Support can inform you whether these models are able to support BFWA.
For further information see the tech-paper "Broadband Fixed Wireless Access (BFWA)", available for download from www.lancom.eu.