{"id":14511,"date":"2012-06-05T09:23:11","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T07:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=14511"},"modified":"2012-06-05T11:10:19","modified_gmt":"2012-06-05T09:10:19","slug":"internet-solutions-in-bandwidth-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/14511\/internet-solutions-in-bandwidth-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Solutions in bandwidth coup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internet Solutions (IS)<\/a> says it has been granted bandwidth in the 28GHz spectrum by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This enables the Dimension Data<\/a> subsidiary to provide customers with licensed Wireless point-to-multipoint connectivity services and a cost effective bridge to Long Term Evolution (LTE)<\/a> or 4G technologies as they become available in the next five years.<\/p>\n

Known as IS Wi-Band, the IS offering bypasses the current industry impasse around the liberalisation of LTE-capable wireless frequencies in the 2.6GHz and 3.5GHz spectrum, to give organisations easily deployed, reliable, fast, secure wireless connectivity, the group says.<\/p>\n

IS Wi-Band makes use of local multi-distribution services (LMDS) technologies to exploit a spectrum traditionally used in cellular back-haul to connect between base stations – rather than from base station to client.<\/p>\n

By installing a 30cm microwave antenna attached to an indoor unit (IDU), a fast Ethernet interface, and a router or a switch, the system is capable of transmitting data volumes up to 20Mbps.<\/p>\n

The system is fully managed by IS and connects to the group\u2019s backbone.<\/p>\n

It also improves security and business continuity, because it is not dependent on third party providers \u2013 or on copper cable, IS added.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the past four years, customer take-up of our unlicensed, point-to-point Wireless services has grown steadily, demonstrating the very real need for easily deployable, affordable wireless connectivity capabilities,\u201d said IS carrier services executive, Raj Wanniappa<\/a>. \u201cThe interference and reliability issues of unlicensed spectrum are not ideal, hence we looked for a way to solve these challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, the lower frequency spectrum is what will be used to roll out LTE and 4G. We wanted to give our customers a Wireless platform that would ease their transition to LTE.<\/p>\n

\u201cRather than be bogged down in all the disputes about lower frequency spectrum allocation for LTE, we set out to find bandwidth that had not yet been allocated by ICASA and for which there were cost effective technologies that we could source and deploy easily,\u201d Wanniappa said.<\/p>\n

Internet Solutions conducted a pilot and field trials in Johannesburg and Cape Town to prove that it could deliver services to its customers at the right price and the right levels of reliability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we applied for the spectrum, ICASA realised how good the business case was for South African businesses and moved very quickly to grant the licence,\u201d Wanniappa said.<\/p>\n

Wi-Band is designed for line of sight coverage of up to five kilometres and connectivity directly on to a fibre or licensed wireless backbone.<\/p>\n

Wi-Band equips organisations to handle future increases in bandwidth demand without additional capital investment. It eliminates the disruption and environmental impacts associated with terrestrial solutions and the challenges associated with solutions in the unlicensed spectrum.<\/p>\n

It also provides the flexibility to set connection requirements anywhere from 64Kbps to 20Mbps, IS said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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