ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.,
July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Cambium Networks (NASDAQ: CMBM), a leading global
provider of wireless networking solutions, today announced
that Alaska Communications is deploying multi-gigabit 60
GHz cnWave™ fixed wireless equipment enabled by Terragraph
mesh functionality to connect business and residential subscribers.
As part of the first phase of the rollout, Alaska Communications is
launching service with speeds up to 1 Gbps to 6,500 homes and
businesses. It also will continue to offer unlimited data through a
tiered product with speed options starting at 100 Mbps.
This latest deployment significantly enhances the broadband
services that business and residential subscribers receive. Alaska
Communications can rapidly extend their fiber network with gigabit
wireless technology to provide fast, reliable and cost-effective
connectivity by using Cambium Networks' 60 GHz cnWave equipment
with Terragraph, a technology developed by Facebook
Connectivity.
"Offering gigabit speed is a significant leap for our business
and residential customers," said Bill
Bishop, president and CEO of Alaska Communications. "With
the ability to rapidly deploy gigabit service with fixed wireless,
we can now reach locations that previously were not feasible
with fiber alone. Business and residential customers will now have
offerings of 100, 200, and 500 Mbps, as well as Gigabit speed
connectivity for streaming video, online education, and rapid data
transfer."
Expanding broadband access is increasingly critical today, as
more workers and students work or learn at least partially at home.
Given Alaska Communications' leadership in deploying multi-gigabit
wireless access to replace DSL, Cambium Networks has awarded the
company its Wireless Connectivity Hero Award, which recognizes
visionaries who are changing the world with wireless
technology.
"Alaska Communications is getting ahead of demand and rapidly
deploying fixed wireless to extend the capacity of the core
network," said Atul Bhatnagar,
president and CEO of Cambium Networks. "Service providers can
rapidly upgrade service in their wireless access network, while
getting the best leverage from their fiber infrastructure. Our
proven fixed wireless solution delivers multi-gigabit speeds and
enables service providers like Alaska Communications to extend
competitive service into new areas in a matter of weeks or
months."
"We're excited to see commercial deployments of
Terragraph-enabled network equipment take off around the world,
including Cambium Networks' 60 GHz cnWave fixed wireless access
equipment," said Dan Rabinovitsj,
vice president for Facebook Connectivity. "This latest deployment
in Alaska highlights how our
partners are enabling service providers to deliver multi-gigabit
connectivity even in the most challenging terrain and weather
conditions."
Cambium Networks' full wireless fabric portfolio of solutions
are available through its global network of partners.
Cambium Networks is celebrating a Decade of Excellence in 2021
with more than 10 million radios shipped worldwide since commencing
operations in 2011.
About Alaska Communications
Alaska Communications
(NASDAQ: ALSK) is the leading provider of advanced broadband and
managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska. The company operates a highly
reliable, advanced statewide data network with the latest
technology and the most diverse undersea fiber optic system
connecting Alaska to the
contiguous U.S. For more information,
visit www.AlaskaCommunications.com
or www.alsk.com.
About Cambium Networks
Cambium Networks empowers
millions of people globally with wireless connectivity. Its
products are used by commercial and government network operators as
well as broadband service providers to connect people, places and
things. With a single network architecture spanning fixed wireless
and Wi-Fi, centrally managed via the cloud, Cambium enables
operators to achieve maximum performance with minimal spectrum and
low overhead. Cambium empowers a growing ecosystem of partners who
design and deliver multi-gigabit wireless solutions that just
work.
Media Contacts:
Alaska Communications
Heather Marron
907-564-1326
Manager, Corporate Communications
Cambium Networks
Dave Reddy
Big Valley Marketing for Cambium
+1 (650) 868-4659
dreddy@bigvalley.co
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