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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),...

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...

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...

Best Practices for ISP Support Teams: Preseem Webinars Recap

Best Practices for ISP Support Teams: Preseem Webinars Recap

Understand and Solve Technical Support Issues Faster In today's competitive ISP landscape, customer satisfaction hinges on delivering a fast and reliable internet experience. Efficiently addressing subscriber-reported "slow internet" issues and proactively identifying...

3 Most Common Network Problems for Fixed Wireless ISPs

3 Most Common Network Problems for Fixed Wireless ISPs

Top 3 Network Problems for Fixed Wireless ISPs At Preseem, we often talk with customers and prospects about issues they may be having with their fixed wireless networks (and how we can help solve them, of course). We recently examined transcripts from some of those...

Stop Losing Customers to Starlink

Stop Losing Customers to Starlink

Reduce Churn, Improve Customer Satisfaction, and Grow Your Business In August 2024, SpaceX told the FCC that Starlink has over 1.4 million subscribers in the U.S. And, as Fierce Network reports, “the majority of Starlink customers (85%) reside in rural areas. Most...

Network Flows in a Typical Home

Network Flows in a Typical Home

Network Flows on a Typical Home Network In our ISP Network Report, we provide statistics on typical home Internet usage and latency, as they relate directly to the customer experience. For example, we found that the average download usage for fixed wireless...

From Plans to Performance: Analyzing Tarana Link Rate Success

From Plans to Performance: Analyzing Tarana Link Rate Success

Introduction Tarana’s G1 technology brings ISPs a powerful tool for delivering high-speed broadband connectivity to subscribers who did not have this option before. At Preseem, we collect a lot of data from ISP access networks to help operators move from reactive to...

A Small Study of DSCP Usage at US Regional Providers

A Small Study of DSCP Usage at US Regional Providers

A Small Study of DSCP Usage at US Regional ISPs The IP Differentiated Services Codepoint (DSCP) field (RFC 2474) is a mechanism that enables traffic to be treated differently by the network. This mechanism has seen little adoption on the public Internet due to...

Tarana G1 in Action: Achievable Link Rates in the Real World

Tarana G1 in Action: Achievable Link Rates in the Real World

Tarana G1 in Action: Introduction Tarana’s G1 technology brings ISPs a powerful tool for delivering high-speed broadband connectivity to subscribers who didn’t have this option before. Like all vendors, Tarana publishes datasheets that include maximum bitrates. At...