6 WISPAPALOOZA SHOW I OCTOBER 3 – 6, 2022 www.bekabusinessmedia.com L Z OO 2022 DAY 1 CTIconnect has partnered with Tarana to be the exclusive distributor of Tarana’s Gigabit (G1) in North America, helping providers deliver fiber-class service speeds with broader market reach while significantly reducing their costs and deployment times. Tarana’s G1 is a next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform designed explicitly for operators to overcome previously insurmountable obstruction challenges. “We are thrilled to help our customers expand their performance and reliability into areas that were previously only reachable through costly and time-intensive fiber installs,” said Tyler Larkin, CTIconnect Senior VP of Revenue. “This opens a whole new world of possibilities for customers.” Case Study: NMSurf, Overcoming Obstacles Using ngFWA One of the toughest challenges for outdoor wireless is obstruction: buildings, trees, moving vehicles and more. Achieving clear line of sight (LoS) is great when it happens, but most wireless links will be near-or-non line of sight (nLoS, NLoS). It is imperative for large-scale fixed-wireless access deployments to have a way to handle obstructions, ideally without sacrificing speed or reliability. A Local Internet Pioneer NMSurf is a wireless internet service provider based in New Mexico covering Albuquerque, Bernaillom Española, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, and the surrounding rural communities. A local internet pioneer, NMSurf was the first company in the Santa Fe area to deliver fixed- wireless broadband technology to its customers. As an operator with plenty of wireless experience, NMSurf knows what it takes to design and deploy a reliable, high-speed connection. It knows obstructions are a significant reason why many wireless links either perform poorly or are not possible at all. It was with this in mind that an NMSurf technician attempted to bring up a wireless connection for a local business. Distance was not a problem, but there were many mature trees surrounding the building and along the street as shown in the photo. “This kind of link wouldn’t have happened before Tarana,” said Albert Catanach, president and founder of NMSurf. “There would have been no way through.” Getting Around Obstacles with G1 When the technician first brought up the link, he saw a decent alignment metric (a number indicating wireless connection strength) with the Tarana remote node (RN). Then he remembered one of Tarana G1’s strengths – perfect multipath integration – and turned the RN 180 degrees away from the direction of the tower, pointing at a nearby building instead. Suddenly, a good link became a great link. G1 is designed to take advantage of multipath environments to get around obstacles. It collects multiple versions of the signal as it bounces off obstacles to recreate a better, stronger signal. Legacy FWA equipment does not have this capability which is why it seldom performs well in NLoS conditions. This is a big drawback when most connections are obstructed to some degree. NMSurf’s experience is not unusual. Operators are discovering how G1 conquers previously insurmountable barriers to connectivity. This opens new markets for operators to reach subscribers that were unreachable before. Currently, NMSurf is in the process of switching its 5,000 customers to G1. These customers will get more reliable service at greater range, and they will get higher data rates, translating to higher ARPU. With G1, NMSurf can deliver speeds of 250 Mbps at distances of 12 miles with higher speeds (600+ Mbps) closer to the tower. With G1’s easy installation, NMSurf was able to deploy almost 200 subscribers as of May 2022, with many more to follow as their expansion continues. The table below summarizes the benefits G1 has delivered in NMSurf’s network. Rising demand for high-speed broadband presents wireless operators with a fantastic opportunity to grow their businesses in number of subscribers and ARPU, which drives profitability. However, this opportunity only exists if the operator can reach new customers and deliver greater speeds reliably. Obstacles are a significant barrier that must be overcome for true growth. G1 turns opportunity into reality through: • Superior coverage, especially in NLoS and nLoS conditions • Reliable, high performance: 2.4 Gbps sector capacity (9.6 Gbps per tower) • Up to 800 Mbps combined UL/DL per-link rate with resulting higher-speed service tiers • High subscriber counts (up to 250 per sector/radio) • Interference and noise cancellation enabling full k=1 spectrum reuse • Near-licensed spectrum performance with unlicensed spectrum • Simplified radio planning, installation and management Less hardware (radios, switching ports, etc.) These features were crucial for NMSurf and represent a new paradigm for designing and operating large scale fixed-wireless networks. “Tarana works better than any other tech we’ve tried,” said Catanach. Thanks to G1, NMSurf is well positioned to expand their coverage, offer higher ARPU plans and increase customer satisfaction. CTIconnect works as an extension of your organization to provide technical expertise, hardware and services that help grow your business and crush your financial goals. They dedicate an experienced team of engineers, product managers and sales reps to your project to tailor solutions to your specific needs. Learn more at CTIconnect. com or visit the company at booth 145 on the Exhibit Floor. Tarana Wireless Inc. is a leader in nextgeneration fixed wireless access network solutions (ngFWA). The company is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., with additional research and development in Pune, India. For information, visit taranawireless.com or stop by booth 149 on the Exhibit Floor. m Legacy G1 Highest speed tier 25/7 Mbps 400 Mbps Tower capacity 1 Gbps 9.6 Gbps Max subscribers (per tower) 250 1,000 Propagation LoS LoS, NLoS Radioplanning k=2 k=1 CTIconnect Offers Tarana’s G1 as Next-Gen Fixed Wireless Access
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