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Wireless networking refers to the operation of wireless devices in fixed environments such as construction sites, business parks and office buildings. Fixed wireless devices, unlike battery-powered handheld mobile devices, derive their electrical power from the local electrical utility provider,
Fixed wireless is the typical form of internet deployed in areas either with no fiber and or in some locations with no copper infrastructure. This is mainly in rural areas but also sites with new development where no infrastructure has yet been deployed.
Fixed wireless internet is broadcast from towers through airwaves to receivers that the (wireless) service provide will have installed on the user’s property. For fixed wireless internet connections to work, the receiver needs to be within around 10 miles from the fixed wireless internet service provider (Verizon, ATT, TMobile and others) tower.
High-end fixed wireless employs fixed wireless broadband modems that bypass the telephone system and can offer internet access hundreds of times faster than twisted-pair hard-wired connections for a telephone or cellphone connection modems. Fiber ethernet connectivity can typically be faster but deployment issues may hinder the service location.
Fixed wireless and SG – The latest cellular-wireless standard, SG, has several use cases. Among these are mobile backhaul, support for autonomous vehicles and fixed wireless — essentially, replacing broadband internet such as Wi-Fi with a fixed wireless connection and it will make it easier to keep branch
locations connected to head offices for mobile environments and remote sites, multi-tenancy situations and retail settings.
Fixed SG wireless promises improved quality of service and more bandwidth for enterprise applications crossing over to cellular networks — especially important as organizations expand work-from-home options for employees — and greatly increases the use of software-defined WANs.
Under the right conditions, fixed wireless internet can be highly reliable. There are two main factors that determine fixed wireless internet reliability and performance: the service provider’s network capacity and congestion, as well as installation quality control. If a fixed wireless service provider has overloaded its
network, a customer’s internet connection speed will be low, especially during peak hours. That’s why it is important to ask the provider about their network capacity and whether they’ve put in place specific measures that ensure speeds remain consistently reliable both night and day.
A high quality fixed wireless installation can provide very high internet and download speeds, sometimes as high as 1 Gbps. With that in mind, the internet vendor will usually offer speeds based on the customer’s plan of choice or whether it’s a commercial plan or an internet plan for residential buildings. Customers should understand their internet needs to help them determine the optimal plan where the network performs well without excess spending on invoices for internet service.
