Ethernet over Fixed Wireless Broadband

Many companies have discovered the cost and performance benefits of Metro Ethernet services over copper and fiber optic cable. But did you know that there was a third option? It’s Ethernet over Fixed Wireless and it can get you the bandwidth you need both quickly and affordably.

Ethernet over Fixed Wireless (EoFW) differs from the portable or mobile wireless services we are most familiar with. While most WiFi, WiMAX or LTE services offer broadband Internet access within a given service footprint, they are intended for general use. There is generally no encryption and no directionality. You use a smartphone or laptop computer, sometimes with a USB adaptor, to get connected to the network. The bandwidth is limited and shared. You’re never quite sure how fast the connection is going to run.

Fixed wireless is a completely different service. The only thing it has in common with 3G and 4G cellular broadband is that it doesn’t use wires. It doesn’t use their microwave channels nor their towers. This is a private service sold to businesses, not consumers.

What does Ethernet over Fixed Wireless have to offer? You’ll get speeds similar to wireline services, secure data transmission, fast installation and a service level agreement. In other words, a dedicated wireline connection without the wireline.

TelePacific is now a major player in this relatively new field, after acquiring the assets of Covad Wireless. They offer two levels of service, one to compete with T1 lines and Ethernet over Copper, plus a higher speed service that competes with DS3 bandwidth.

Wireless Super-T T1-class Business Internet provides scalable bandwidth from 1 Mbps to 6 Mbps. That’s what you’d get from bonding up to 4 T1 lines or an EoC service. But what if you are outside the limited EoC footprint for your area and you don’t want to wait for T1 service to be installed? TelePacific can install service and have it working within days of an order. You’re talking weeks for a T1 line and who knows how long if you want to bring in fiber.

Speaking of fiber, are you in need of higher bandwidth but beyond the capability of bonded T1 or EoC and blanching at the cost of fiber construction? TelePacific can have you up and running in typically 30 to 45 days using their professionally engineered and installed licensed microwave equipment. Bandwidth levels of 10, 15, 20, 30 or 45 Mbps are available in California and Nevada. Higher bandwidths from 50 to 100 Mbps are available in California. No need for expensive DS3 cards and routers. You connection is a Fast Ethernet interface.

Even if you already have high capacity lines to support your business, are you sure that you’re ready if disaster strikes. What if those cables get cut? How long will you be out of business before they get spliced back together? This is where TelePacific’s HiCap wireless service can save the day. The path to your ISP is wireless and they offer a network-diverse route to the internet.

A specialized service you may find valuable is TelePacific Wireless Event Service. They can provide you with standard service from 2 to 6 Mbps or higher bandwidth from 10 to 40 Mbps to support your trade show, sporting event, company or customer event, film festival, concert on on-location film shoot. They even provided Internet access on the beach for a surfing competition. It’s all engineered and handled by TelePacific. You just show up, plug in and access the Internet.

Does this whet your appetite for the benefits of getting your business bandwidth without the usual wired connections? If so, get pricing and availability for Fixed Wireless Broadband Service to support your business needs.

Covad Lets T1 Lines Go Wireless

The future of T1 lines may well be no lines at all. The T1 connection for dedicated Internet and business telephone service is now the staple of small and medium businesses nationwide. T1 digital telecommunications have become both ubiquitous and reasonably priced after over 50 years of deployment. But just like phone service, wireless transport technology is starting to change the way broadband data is delivered.

Covad is a nationwide service provider for T1 lines and related telecom services. In most markets, they offer competitively priced T1 line service provisioned on twisted pair copper wires. But in some large population centers Covad has deployed "T1-class wireless broadband" using pre-WiMAX equipment. Wireless T1 is just like standard T1, except that the T1 router with its CSU / DSU to decode the T1 signal is replaced by a 10 inch square Subscriber Unit (SU) that contains an antenna, transmitter / receiver, and customer-edge gateway router. The output is a standard RJ45 Ethernet connector that connects to your LAN.

WiMAX is the much heralded fixed and mobile wireless technology that can be thought of as a WiFi hotspot that covers square miles, not square feet. Fixed WiMAX, such as Covad's wireless T1 service, provides point to point service up to 8 miles from a base station. The base stations are connected by higher speed links to Covad Wireless Regional Data Centers.

WiMAX is just starting to be deployed in its final form, but Covad has been getting ahead of the game by implementing pre-WiMAX systems, especially in California. Coverage is currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Greater Los Angeles area and Orange County. Outside of California, Covad has wireless service in Las Vegas, Nevada and Chicago, Illinois.

Covad operates its wireless service on the 5.3 and 5.8 GHz bands to avoid problems with rain fade that affect millimeter wave systems operating above 11 GHz. You may be familiar with the effect of heavy rain on satellite TV programs. Data is also encoded for security and beamed by directional antennas to avoid interference with other wireless systems.

A standard T1 line offers 1.5 Mbps of symmetrical bandwidth. In other words, 1.5 Mbps in both the upload and download directions. Covad's "Super-T" service delivers access bandwidth up to 6 Mbps, the equivalent of 4 bonded T1 lines. An even higher bandwidth service called "Hi-Cap" can deliver up to 100 Mbps wirelessly. That compares favorably to Fast Ethernet or DS3 over fiber optic carrier, or multiple T3 data lines.

If you are in the Covad wireless service area, going wire-free might be your best option. Otherwise, there are great deals available right now for conventional T1 voice and data lines, multiple bonded T1 lines, fiber optic Ethernet services and more. Multiple competing options are available in most areas. Find out what's available for your business by calling the toll free number or entering a quick quote request at T1 Rex.