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2 2 WISPAPALOOZA SHOW I OCTOBER 11 - 14, 2021 www.bekabusinessmedia.com L Z OO 2021 DAY 1 Federated Wireless Brings CBRS Network Online in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands F ederated Wireless announced that it is the first to bring a CBRS network online in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to deliver service to the region’s WISPs and mobile network operators (MNOs). With the buildout and deployment of its Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) network, high speed broadband will now be available in hard-to-reach regions of the areas, including those impacted by recent hurricanes. This new capability also will enable local carriers to enhance network performance through mid-spectrum bandwidth. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans in May 2021 to make the mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band (3550 to 3700 MHz) available for 5G and other advanced wireless services to an array of operations, clearing the path for commercial deployments in the band in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Federated is the first provider to extend its CBRS Spectrum Access System (SAS) operations into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “Federated Wireless is excited to be working closely with the area’s most innovative customers who will now be able to use their PAL licenses and the lower 100Mhz of CBRS to enable new services where there is a great need for reliable, high performance internet connectivity,” said Don Hutton, Federated Wire- less senior vice president of sales. “The expan- sion of our ESC network into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands further exemplifies our leadership in CBRS.” Federated is currently providing broadband services to multiple customers in the region, including Aeronet, a wireless broadband company serving startups, small and mid-size businesses, corporations and ISPs in Puerto Rico. “We selected Federated Wireless as our SAS vendor due to their wealth of experi- ence with network building and their premier ESC network,” said Gino Villarini, founder and president of Aeronet. “As a PAL winner, licensed spectrum will help us to guarantee future operations for our customers and further enable their business model in areas lacking connectivity.” The Federated Wireless ESC network is fully redundant and hardened to withstand cata- strophic weather events such as hurricanes and tropical storms, said the company. It was the first to launch a commercial SAS and ESC network, which have been deployed across several vertical markets with numerous use cases in the continental U.S. Federated Wire- less currently has more than 200 customers with nearly 70,000 connected devices across the United States and territories. m Visit Federated Wireless at WISPAPALOOZA 2021 booth #221 or go to www.federatedwire- less.com. Award Luncheon October 12th | 11:00am- 12:30pm