As fiber and wireless jockey for a piece of the FCC Rural Development Opportunity Fund (RDOF) payout, Resound Networks and Airspan Networks Inc. have achieved fixed wireless access data speeds that may make wireless an even more competitive choice to close the digital divide. Using 6 GHz spectrum at a distance of over three miles in real-world testing, the two companies achieved speeds of 1 Gbps download and 500 Mbps upload, using Airspan’s Mimosa A6 and C6x WiFi 6E OFDMA (orthogonal frequency-division multiple access) technologies.
“This test demonstrates the importance of this eagerly anticipated band to deliver fiber quality services via wireless in rural areas nationwide,” said Tyson Curtis, CEO of Resound Networks, which is a wireless ISP that serves New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The test exceeded Resound Networks' gigabit-tier distance expectations by 50 percent, he added. Continue Reading |
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