Neil McDonald

Articles written for the Preseem blog.

Fixed Wireless and Fiber Year in Review 2025

Fixed Wireless and Fiber Year in Review 2025

Fixed Wireless and Fiber Year in Review With 2025 about to expire, it’s time for us here at Preseem to take our annual look back at what happened in the world of fixed wireless and fiber in the last 12 eventful months. Spoiler alert: we’re going to mention BEAD a lot...

Preseem Releases 2026 ISP Network Report

Preseem Releases 2026 ISP Network Report

2026 ISP Network Report Released Preseem is pleased to announce the release of the 2026 ISP Network Report, the definitive annual benchmark of fixed wireless and fiber network performance for regional internet service providers (ISPs). Drawing from billions of daily...

Fixed Wireless and Fiber Monthly Roundup October 2025

Fixed Wireless and Fiber Monthly Roundup October 2025

Welcome to Preseem’s comprehensive monthly roundup of the latest developments in the fixed wireless and fiber broadband industry. October 2025 was dominated by the continued progress of federal funding, new reports confirming the rise of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA),...

AfricaCom 2025 Preview Guide

AfricaCom 2025 Preview Guide

AfricaCom 2025: Your Guide to What's Happening For the second year in a row, the Preseem Team is headed to Africa! 🌍 We’re excited to join “the largest gathering of Africa-focused connectivity leaders in the world” at AfricaCom—part of the Africa Tech Festival—taking...

Tarana RF Score Webinar Recap

Tarana RF Score Webinar Recap

From RF Scores to Operations: How Preseem Supports Tarana Networks In a recent webinar, Preseem's co-founder and CTO Scot Loach and Senior Product Manager Jeremy Austin, were joined by Drew Beverage, COO of 360 Broadband, to explore how ISPs can leverage advanced RF...

Preseem Product Update – Q3 2025

Preseem Product Update – Q3 2025

What's New in Preseem We’ve been busy the last few months adding new features and enhancements to help fixed wireless and fiber ISPs become more proactive and efficient. Check out how our platform has grown - this edition includes: RF Scores for Tarana Equipment NEW...

WISPAPALOOZA 2025 Preview

WISPAPALOOZA 2025 Preview

WISPAPALOOZA 2025 WISPAPALOOZA 2025, the biggest annual event on the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) calendar, is set to take place at the Paris and Horseshoe hotels in Las Vegas from Monday, October 13th to Thursday, October 16th. As always,...

Fixed Wireless and Fiber Monthly Roundup August 2025

Fixed Wireless and Fiber Monthly Roundup August 2025

Welcome to Preseem’s comprehensive monthly roundup of the latest developments in the fixed wireless and fiber broadband industry. August was particularly eventful, with significant BEAD program updates, major industry reports, and evolving regulatory landscapes that...

Introducing Tarana RF Scores in Preseem

Introducing Tarana RF Scores in Preseem

Introducing Tarana RF Scores in Preseem Regional ISPs face a unique challenge: delivering exceptional service while managing increasingly complex networks with equipment from multiple vendors. At Preseem, we're making that challenge a little easier by expanding our...

Top 4 Business Problems for Fixed Wireless & Fiber ISPs

Top 4 Business Problems for Fixed Wireless & Fiber ISPs

Most Common Network Issues Affecting Regional ISPs We spend our days talking with fixed wireless and fiber operators about their toughest network challenges. A recent example of this was our investigation into the three most common network problems for fixed wireless...

New Feature: Offline Reasons and Times for ONTs

New Feature: Offline Reasons and Times for ONTs

See Why and When ONTs Are Offline at a Glance We're excited to announce a new feature that makes supporting your fiber customers faster and easier. Preseem now shows ONT offline reasons and times directly in the Subscriber view. ONT Offline Reason When a fiber...