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2 WISPAPALOOZA SHOW I OCTOBER 11 - 14, 2021 www.bekabusinessmedia.com L Z OO 2021 DAY 1 B aicells Technologies, a leading manufac- turer of fixed wireless LTE and 5G NR hardware solutions, announced that its new 8x5W, 4x4MIMO, LTE base station – the Nova846 – is now CBRS ready after undergoing extensive testing and receiving FCC certifica- tion. This next-generation of fixed wireless LTE base station will require an 8-port antenna and will provide operators with a more powerful base station option when compared to Baicells flag- ship eNB, the Nova436Q. The Nova846 is Baicells latest offering in its extensive fixed wireless LTE hardware line- up. This impressive 8-port, 8x5W base station is equipped with a 4x4MIMO and operates within LTE Release 15. The eNB can offer up to 440Mbps down to 256 concurrent users, making it one of the most powerful private LTE small cells on the market today, said the company. Due to the technology’s impressive throughput and ability to penetrate foliage, the Nova846 is expected to offer fixed wireless operators the ability to provide incredibly fast throughput rates to communities in heavily wooded areas and remote regions. “Baicells is continuing our years-long effort to offer WISP operators the best-in-breed for fixed wireless LTE hardware. We are pleased to kick off WISPAPALOOZA by announcing our Nova846 is CBRS ready. The Nova846 will let operators reach new markets and deliver greater speeds,” said Boun Senekham, Baicells vice president of sales. “We can see so many poten- tial use cases for this base station, especially when it comes to rural operators and their abili- ties to reach new market segments, so we’re really happy to work with operators to get all the tools they need to immediately begin getting new subscribers that may have been previously unreachable.” The Nova846 can be upgraded via dual carrier (DC) or carrier aggregation (CA) software licenses to improve performance on that base station. In CA mode, contiguous or non-contig- uous channels are aggregated to provide up to 40 MHz bandwidth. This essentially doubles the downlink capacity when the CA mode is used with all Cat6/7 user equipment. In DC mode, each carrier is treated as an independent cell, supporting 128+128 users, and each supporting 20 MHz bandwidth. Using a Nova846 in DC mode simplifies and streamlines the deployment of split sectors. Additionally, HaloB (an embedded MME option) is a stan- dard feature in the base software. The Baicells patented HaloB solution migrates the necessary core network functions to the eNB. m Visit Baicells at WISPAPALOOZA 2021 booth #325 or go to www.baicells.com. T he ConVergence family of companies unveils a new look at WISPAPALOOZA 2021. The new branding features new logos and market positioning alongside a commitment to WISPs that remains stronger than ever, said the company. The CTIconnect relaunch includes a WISPA after party to cele- brate and network with industry partners. ConVergence brands attending WISPA- PALOOZA 2021 include IPpay, CTIconnect and MitoTec, showcasing its ongoing commitment to helping WISPs grow their businesses. IPpay is a global payment-processing busi- ness partner to merchants of all sizes, offering full-suite solutions for card-not-present, recur- ring and subscription payment plans. It provides high-touch, integrated solutions that work fluently with your software and ERP systems. Proprietary features allow IPpay to un-apply cash and send notifications directly to your customers. CTIconnect is a hand-in-hand business partner to WISPs, ISPs, VARs, cable operators, telecos, co-ops, utilities, municipalities, enter- prises and industrials across multiple markets. It offers a full suite of hardware and services to engineer solutions – designing, deploying, oper- ating and training for all your networking needs. MitoTec is a growth partner for VARs, WISPs, ISPs, MSPs and telcos looking to opti- mize their product offerings and better serve their customers. It provides full-service solu- tions, including internet, streaming, VoIP and E911. Customers are serviced with a dedicated team of certified experts, creating superior customer experiences. “We are re-inventing what end-to-end customer service looks like,” said Sasha Sigal, CTIconnect president. “We look at everything from big picture needs to small minutiae, helping you plan, create and execute your vision with dedicated teams that have relevant and deep industry experience. We want to build lasting relationships. We are so much more than a distributor. We are quite literally, an extension of your team.” “We look at a specific vertical and we find out all the things we can do to serve that company,” said Brian Young, IPpay president. “We then package up services that are relevant and appropriate for that vertical. We find solu- tions that are optimal for the business. We make companies bigger, faster, stronger.” The ConVergence family of companies continues to offer solutions for credit card processing, financial services, wholesale high speed internet access, wholesale voice services, IPTV, regulatory compliance solutions, networking infrastructure, data center services including hosting, remote back-up, co-location and disaster recovery, distribution of computer networking hardware and software and leading industry energy services. m Visit IPpay at WISPAPALOOZA 2021 booth #525 or go to ippay.com. Visit CTIconnect at WISPAPALOOZA 2021 booth #423 or go to cticonnect.com. Visit MitoTec and Vidgo at WISPAPALOOZA 2021 booth #301 or go to mitotec.com. Baicells Launches New 4x4MIMO LTE Base Station ConVergence Unveils New Branding at WISPAPALOOZA 2021