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| April 25, 2008 |
Backhaul Concerns Raise Fixed Wireless Profile At WCA 2008
With the backdrop of WCA 2008 comments by WiMAX proponent Sprint Nextel that backhaul shortcomings are a factor in delaying its 4G services launch, fixed wireless leaders described the advantages of land-based fixed wireless systems. Solutions providers were from FiberTower, Ceragon, and TeraGo Networks joined in a session entitled, “Fixed Wireless As Your Network Partner: Myths and Realities,” with a end-user customer viewpoint from Qwest Government Solutions. The providers said that microwave backhaul is a highly cost-effective alternative to fiber and copper, and its availability and capacity have far less weather interference than other materials. They said that the technology meets increasing demand for high bandwidth. Sprint has been supportive of innovative microwave backhaul and Verizon and AT&T have investments in existing infrastructures that can easily integrate microwave. |
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2006 NEWS |
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| July 6, 2006 |
WCA Fixed Wireless Alliance Charts Agenda On Business Development
WCA's Fixed Wireless Alliance leadership unveiled during the convention an ambitious agenda for business development in the fixed wireless bands above 10 GHz. Bryan Boyd, CEO of TeraGo Networks and the chairman of WCA's Fixed Wireless Alliance, led the meeting focused on major initiatives in business development/customer awareness and regulatory work, particularly government buildout deadlines. In both areas, the Alliance will work with Bryan Tramont, the most recent former FCC Chief of Staff and now a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer. He discussed at the meeting a comprehensive Network Security Initiative for federal, state and local governments. A task force to implement this initiative will be Co-Chaired by First Avenue Network Solutions President Joseph Sandri and Charles Mathias, with responsibilities in Government Programs & Affairs within Bechtel Federal Telecom's Washington, DC office. Further developments will be reported in the Bulletin and shared amongst members of the Alliance, which is open to WCA member companies with stakes in the bands. Those who are not already on WCA's circulation list for the group should contact Events and Programs Coordinator Meredith Cicerchia. |
| June 9, 2006 |
WCA 2006 To Feature Fixed Wireless Cellular Backhaul Tutorial For Mobile Operators
Two of the largest spectrum rights holders in the U.S. will offer top-level commentary on the fixed wireless broadband industry's coming of age at a June 29 tutorial at WCA 2006. The panel features the recently appointed president of Nextlink Communications, a company with the largest single spectrum rights footprint in the U.S., as measured by geography and spectrum in the 28-31 GHz range, covering 75 metropolitan markets. This session helps compare the differences in strategy with those of IDT Spectrum, another WCA Board of Directors member with a nearly nationwide footprint of high-capacity spectrum licenses. IDT plans an innovative presentation in conjunction with the CEO of its affiliate Stratsoft. Other speakers include the pioneering "father of point-to-multipoint" broadband wireless, traveling to WCA's convention once again from Germany, this time as an employee of Ericsson following its acquisition of Marconi Communications. The moderator is the founder of SkyLight Research, a preeminent analyst of trends in fixed wireless that has added mobile research to its portfolio. |
| June 1, 2006 |
Fixed Wireless Alliance To Hold Members Meeting At WCA 2006
The WCA's Fixed Wireless Alliance will hold a member meeting on June 27 at WCA 2006. Bryan Boyd, the CEO of Canada's leading fixed wireless and broadband data communications provider TeraGo Networks has been named interim Chairman of the Alliance, with the goal of focusing the industry's leading business development body of millimeter wave operators and suppliers into a focused plan to optimize their deployments and revenues. WCA has convened into the Alliance almost all of North America's major carriers and vendors using millimeter wave spectrum for fixed wireless deployments, including such large licensees as AT&T, FiberTower, First Avenue Networks, IDT Solutions and Nextlink. With new opportunities looming at the convention and more generally amongst carrier and enterprise customers, the Alliance will propose an action plan to benefit all members. The meeting's attendance is restricted to WCA Member Fixed Wireless Alliance Members. For more information, please visit the WCA Website, with links to Agenda and Speakers. |
| Jan 24, 2006 |
WCA's Fixed Wireless Alliance Convenes Semi-Annual Meeting
The WCA's Fixed Wireless Alliance held its semi-annual meeting last week at the WCA's Symposium, bringing together all four of North America's largest licensees plus their leading and prospective vendors. During the meeting, Alliance members discussed ways successfully to deploy for backhaul point-to-multipoint technology, which has been traditionally used for access. Discussion also focused upon how millimeter wave technology is being affected by transition to IP in the core network, and on the extent that HSDPA and WiMAX will stimulate the growth of millimeter wave point-to-multipoint. |
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