Fixed wireless can seem like a kind of magic—using the open air and investing in reasonable costs for radios to transmit over that air, transforming bits transferred into dollars. This blog post on fixed wireless capacity planning is a must-read for ISP product and...
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State of the Fixed Wireless Industry 2020 | Infographic by Preseem
This has been a year like no other. As COVID-19 swept the globe in 2020, work-from-home orders and online education pushed networks to their limits. We saw changes in both the amount of network traffic as well as the types of applications people used online....
The New Preseem Fixed Wireless Network Report Is Here — Get the 2020 Q3 Fall Edition for FREE!
Preseem's acclaimed Fixed Wireless Network Report is back! See all-new insights in the 2020 Q3 Fall Edition! Since the release of our last report, the fixed wireless industry has experienced a multitude of changes. The global spread of COVID-19 has altered the way...
What’s Next For WISPs? Network Operators Discuss the Future of Fixed Wireless
Preseem kicked off WISPAPALOOZA 2019 by hosting a WISP Fireside Chat. We invited an audience filled with members of the fixed wireless community to ask questions to three successful WISP operators: Adair Winter of Amarillo Wireless / AW Broadband, Darin Steffl of...
Ubiquiti Access Point Comparison: Evaluating the Rocket 2AC Prism, Rocket 2AC Prism Gen2, Rocket 5AC Prism, and the Rocket Prism 5AC Gen2
One of the leading providers of networking equipment to WISPs is Ubiquiti. In this blog post, we will conduct a comparison of Ubiquiti's Rocket series of access points. This comparison will evaluate the performance of various Ubiquiti Rocket access point models by...
WISP Best Practices — Learn from Fixed Wireless Professionals
Preseem began WISPAPALOOZA 2019 by inviting the network owners/ operators of three successful WISPs to engage in a Q&A with other members of the fixed wireless community. The panel consisted of Adair Winter of AW Broadband, Darin Steffl of Minnesota WiFi, and...
The Preseem Fixed Wireless Network Report (2020 Spring Edition) Is Here!
It's back and better than ever, say hello to the Spring 2020 edition of Preseem's acclaimed Fixed Wireless Network Report!Over the past few months, a lot of changes have occurred within the Fixed Wireless industry. Since the release of our last report, the FCC has...
Cambium Networks Access Point Comparison: Evaluating the PMP 450, PMP 450m, and PMP 450i
A Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that operates using wireless networking. Technology utilized by WISPs may include commonplace WiFi wireless mesh networking; proprietary equipment designed to operate over open 900 MHz,...
COVID-19 and the Impact on Fixed Wireless Internet Networks: California Vs. Texas
COVID-19 and the Impact on Fixed Wireless Internet Networks: California Vs. Texas With the demand for self-isolation and community quarantines rising amidst the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the nature of daytime internet usage across the world is...
COVID-19: Impact on Internet Usage Across Fixed Wireless ISPs in Canada
COVID-19 and Its Impact on Rural Fixed Wireless Internet Networks With demands for self-isolation and community quarantines rising amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the nature of daytime internet usage across the world is changing. Whenever such a fundamental shift in the...
WISP Access Point Oversubscription Ratio Insights
Welcome to the fifth and final entry in Preseem's Know Your WISP Network blog series! Based on Preseem's Fixed Wireless Network Report, the blogs in this series present the real-world experience of fixed wireless subscribers, networks, and equipment in an...
WISP Access Point Latency Insights
Welcome to the fourth, penultimate installment of Preseem's Know Your WISP Network blog series! Over the past few weeks, this series of blogs has applied the insights contained within Preseem's Fixed Wireless Network Report to demonstrate the real-world experience of...
