4 WISPAMERICA I MARCH 4 - 7, 2024 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 2 Federated Wireless, which offers shared spectrum and private wireless solutions, announced the official FCC certification of its automated frequency coordination (AFC) system in the 6GHz band. To date, Federated Wireless has announced commercial agreements with Cisco Systems, HPE Aruba Networking, MediaTek and Airspan/ Mimosa. These leading enterprise WLAN access point manufacturers, it noted, collectively account for more than 50 percent of the worldwide enterprise outdoor AP market. The commercial agreements accelerate standard power and outdoor AP operations in the 6GHz band, swiftly facilitating access to the band for Wi-Fi and fixed wireless providers such as Tarana. “We’ve been working with regulators around the world and our industry partners for the last five years to build the policies and ecosystem to support the use of the 6GHz band,” said Federated Wireless CEO, Iyad Tarazi. “The increased amounts of power that we’re able to make available for Wi-Fi, wireless internet service providers (WISPs) and OEMs serving the fixed wireless access WISP market opens a new universe of potential use-cases and revenue streams for equipment makers and service providers.” Federated Wireless’ AFC is a turnkey solution that simplifies the path to Wi-Fi 6E standard power operation. Devices can transmit at approximately 63X the power indoors, with outdoor capabilities supercharged by the new spectrum availability in the 6GHz band. “In today’s interconnected world, people and things rely on Wi-Fi more than any other wireless technology. Reliable connectivity, regardless of use case, is the foundation for the delivery of applications and resources. As an industry leader, it’s our responsibility to strengthen that foundation,” said Yogesh Paliwal, director of product management at Cisco. “Cisco has led initiatives across wireless standards bodies, industry forums, and regulatory authorities to define standards for automated frequency coordination. We have collaborated with Federated Wireless to provide AFC service to our customers in the U.S. With the availability of AFC, Cisco customers can now unlock the 6GHz band for outdoor use and improve performance indoors for certain use cases.” “The operational flexibility of 6GHz is immensely important to HPE Aruba Networking because of the critical need for additional Wi-Fi spectrum for our customers across nearly every enterprise vertical, as well as government agencies and military services,” said Stuart Strickland, HPE fellow and wireless CTO at HPE Aruba Networking. “Together with Federated Wireless, HPE Aruba Networking has been at the forefront of advocating for the opening of the 6GHz band for unlicensed devices here in the U.S. and all over the world.” Enhanced access to the 6GHz spectrum band also enables WISPs and OEMs serving WISPs to deliver higher power levels and speeds to their customers. Specifically, fixed wireless access technology providers such as Federated Wireless’ partner Tarana can now expand its network equipment options for service providers, adding high-performance 6GHz operation to the industry’s portfolio of shared-spectrum solutions. “This new spectrum option empowers us to provide fast, competitive broadband service more widely to the over 50 million families in currently un- or underserved U.S. markets where high-speed fiber is prohibitively expensive and satellites cannot meet network capacity needs,” stated Tarana’s VP of product management Rakesh Tiwari. “Our next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform, operating in 6GHz at standard power, provides fiber-class service at scale, even in areas where the band is welloccupied by incumbents and new competitors. Our ngFWA platform can use existing tower and backhaul infrastructure and is well-proven to deliver real-world link speeds typically five to 10 times faster than 5G fixed-wireless devices.” Federated Wireless is ready to support commercial operations in the 6GHz band, furthering its commitment to innovation in the wireless industry. J Visit Federated Wireless at WISPAMERICA booth #122. Federated Wireless Announces Commercial Launch of AFC Technology Following FCC Certification Referral Program C M Y CM MY CY CMY K
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