Cambium Networks, a global provider of networking solutions, announced that broadband service provider Wibernet in Cape Town, South Africa is providing 200 Mbps connections to business and residential subscribers by deploying cnWave 5G Fixed wireless technology using the licensed 26 – 28 GHz mmWave frequency bands. With cnWave’s deployment capability, Wibernet was able to deploy multiple towers in just a few weeks’ time and is now securing new broadband customers by offering 200 Mbps and 50 Mbps packages.
“cnWave 5G Fixed has given us a competitive edge delivering true fibre like speeds over the air,” says Russell Purdon, founder and owner, Wibernet. “Our highly skilled network engineers design our network to be of the highest standard using carrier class wireless and fibre infrastructure that rivals even the biggest most successful ISP’s around.”
cnWave 5G Fixed solutions are built on a high-performance radio interface that is optimised for fixed wireless and frequency re-use. The system also uses Cambium Networks’ cnMedusa Massive MU-MIMO (multi-user, multiple input, multiple output) technology, which enhances sector capacity by combining a smart beamforming antenna array with multiple RF (radio frequency) transmit and receive chains, multiplying available capacity by enabling more customers to simultaneously use the spectrum.
“Service providers need to focus on delivering excellent end-user experiences,” says Cambium Networks president and CEO Atul Bhatnagar. “With 5G Fixed technology, fibre and other FWA (fixed wireless access) and Wi-Fi solutions all converged under cnMaestro cloud management, Cambium’s ONE Network makes it easy for service providers to satisfy business and residential customers.”
Cambium’s 5G Fixed solution consists of two primary elements:
- cnWave 5G fixed base transceiver station (BTS) – Delivering more than 2 Gbps and leveraging cnMedusa MU-MIMO technology and the 5GNR protocol. The BTS is built on software-defined radio (SDR) architecture to enable continuous evolution and enhancements.
- cnWave 5G fixed customer premise equipment (CPE) – Provides over 300 Mbps of aggregate throughput using 5G NR protocol and SDR architecture.
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