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The following informative post simply lays out wide area network access solutions Airband Communication, Inc offers today and how they are basically being deployed across the country. This post is laid out in a simple Q&A format. Please enjoy.
We are discussing the following technology in this post:
Q:What type of network services do you provide?
A: As a general practice Airband deploys three flavors of product:
1. Point-to-Multipoint: this fixed internet service is deployed within a 3 to 5 mile radius of a base station or Class A structure serviced via Airband's network. An AP (Access Point) provides signaling (radio frequency in specific ranges or spectrum access) to SU's or service units. These radios connect to the internet over a wireless last mile technology we call WiMAX Fixed Wireless Ethernet (Airband Communications, Inc. www.airband.com) via fixed wireless to a customer premise (generally another class A structure, warehouse, building, office complex etc...)
EXAMPLE of SU installation:
2. Point-to-Point: These dedicated customer links can extend our network out 20 to 30 miles from a Base Station or service point on our network out to a remote customer premise. These links tend to be for larger increments of bandwidth from 20Mbps to 1000Mbps (GigE). Our customers generally use these links to provide internet access to a remote building or provide diverse path or redundant internet access to strategic locations within their infrastructure.
EXAMPLE of a 50 to 150Mbps Radio:
3. Off Net Point-to-Point: These connections are monitored 24/7/365 and are deployed to connect to remote sites (sites that are 1 mile to 30 or more miles apart). These connections by definition do not touch internet services (Off Net) and they are used to connect remote buildings to a main campus or simply provide a wireless Ethernet connection between sites on a campus environment. They can also be used for large wireless back haul links.
EXAMPLE of Multiple Radio installations including:
Q: Do How you connect to WiMAX fixed wireless?
A: As a general rule we install a single Ethernet connection with each network connection we deploy. This Ethernet hand off is the easiest to integrate into standard network infrastructure and this type of connection can be managed by the simplest of routers or more advanced networking equipment. So it is very easy to integrate WiMAX fixed services into existing WAN/LAN infrastructure.
If you have further questions you would like to see added to this post please send your questions or comments to kknapp @ airband.com.
Thank you for reading.
Best Regards,
KK
Kenneth Knapp
Regional Sales Manager
Airband communications, Inc.
