Introduction to Broadband Wireless Access

Broadband systems are taking over the Internet world! In the future, Internet access by modem will be a rarity. Modems and telephone lines are plagued with problems that severely limit the potential of the Internet. Up to now, the only good way to overcome these problems was to switch to expensive digital lines (like a T1) or a wireless system. We are all familiar with cell phones and satellite TV systems. These systems do not depend on wires and they can be very dependable, delivering a high quality of service.

Internet access can be delivered via satellite; however, with present technology that method has severe limitations. That is, you usually get high download speeds, but uploading is still “dial-up” slow. Satellite systems also suffer from high latency, because of the signal having to be sent back and forth from space. Many Satellite access companies still require a telephone line to perform the “upload” portion of your work. These pitfalls, along with the high cost, make present satellite technology impractical. Wireless microwave systems do not suffer from these problems. With wireless technology, you can throw away that modem and disconnect the phone line. The hardware that we employ gives you a broadband connection to our server, which in turn delivers high capacity access to the Internet. That can be more than 25 times the speed of a normal 56k modem, and is much more efficient than the current DSL or cable modem offerings being offered in the marketplace today. In actual use the speeds seem even faster because of improved latency times and other modem deficiencies.

What is Broadband Wireless?

Broadband Wireless Internet is a method of delivering reliable high speed, “always on”, access to your home or business utilizing a radio link. Basically, a radio and antenna are placed at your home or business, pointing to our Wireless network access point. The access point is connected to the Internet.

Your Internet experience is exactly the same as with a modem, except for 3 very major differences:

1) Your modem and phone line are no longer needed to connect to the Internet
2) The speed is significantly faster than traditional modem dialup
3) Your connection is “always on.” No more username/password or modem dialing; just sit and surf!
Achieve Faster throughput with Wireless Broadband

Service Comparison (example)

Type of Data: Browsing the Net, 20-second Download a Web
25 web pages Video Browser

Your current dialup modem connections connect at a theoretical maximum of 56 thousand bits per second. In addition, analog dialup connections are VERY inefficient and often have to resend data because of telephone line interference. In testing, we limited one of our digital wireless nodes to 53kbps and it was over 5 times faster than an analog 56k dialup connection. This is because the wireless is very efficient and does not have the same errors that a dialup line has.

Our wireless radios connect to our sites at what ever speed you choose. The service plan you choose will determine your basic connection rate. All connections are “burstable.” What this means is that if your plan calls for 256k of wireless service, you will have a minimum of 256k of bandwidth. Burstable bandwidth means that you are not paying for a lot more speed than you need for short periods of time.

Our bandwidth manager regulates your speed. This means that at any time you can increase your basic transfer rate by contacting us. Your speed can generally be increased almost immediately without additional equipment or installation fees, or on-site visits.