Gigabit Wireless

Gigabit Wireless in LA

Posted by samc on September 11th, 2007

NextPhase Wireless, a next-generation wireless connectivity provider, today announced that it intends to begin offering select NextPhase customers in Los Angeles with a specialized wireless services plan providing for high capacity wireless broadband connectivity at speeds of up to one Gigabyte per second (the equivalent of 647 T1 lines or 1,000 DSL connections) using GigaBeam’s “wireless fiber optics”.

“Operating in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz radio spectrum bands, GigaBeam’s technology provides the bandwidth normally associated with terrestrial fiber, with the benefits of wireless technologies, including faster deployment, significantly lower cost of ownership and scalability,” stated Robert Ford, Chief Executive Officer of NextPhase.

NextPhase anticipates that the initial wireless fiber deployment will be completed within 90-120 days.

“Following our planned deployment of advanced wireless fiber technology throughout the greater Los Angeles area, we will then replicate this in our other key service regions, with initial focus in California, Georgia, Florida, Nevada and New Jersey,” stated Tom Hemingway, Chairman and COO of NextPhase Wireless.

NextPhase operates its own WiMAX-ready wireless networks and providing advanced wireless technology solutions to both businesses and municipalities. It is currently providing wireless coverage in California and Nevada and Internet Service Provider (ISP) coverage in 19 states throughout the country.

Competitor FiberTower (First Avenue Wireless), said recently that it will provide wireless backhaul services from cell site to switch, in seven of Sprint’s initial Mobile WiMax launch markets.

FiberTower is a backhaul and access services provider focused primarily on the wireless carrier market, using its extensive spectrum footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands. First Avenue Networks merged with FiberTower Corporation in August, 2006, resulting in an installed base in 12 markets with more than 1000 sites. FiberTower bought the spectrum assets of bankrupt of ART (at 39GHz) and Teligent (at 24 GHz), and now owns licenses in the top 77 metropolitan areas.

Competitor XO currently has licenses in the 28 GHz to 31 GHz frequency bands covering 73 major U.S. metropolitan cities.

source : dailywireless.org