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Nth Air takes 3.65 GHz WiMAX to the Nth degree
Las Vegas is the first community to receive the service provider's WiMAX service as it sets sights on nationwide availability of broadband wireless to underserved markets.
Internet service provider Nth Air took center stage at the Broadband Wireless Pavilion in this week's NXTcomm08 conference with the company's launch of WiMAX services to Las Vegas. The California-based provider of business-class wireless services announced a partnership with Fujitsu Network Communications to roll-out fixed WiMAX using the recently allocated 3.65 GHz spectrum available in the United States. Nth Air currently offers wireless broadband services in the greater San Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
The company chose Fujitsu as its supplier of WiMAX equipment and managed services. Fujitsu announced a supply agreement earlier this year with Airspan to resell its gear, including the 3.65 GHz WiMAX line. Airspan's familiar space saucer CPE design was on-hand for the Vegas premiere. In addition, Fujitsu is providing a package of managed services to Nth Air that range from RF engineering to site acquisition. Establishing a turnkey solution for 3.65 GHz will enable the service provider to replicate market roll-outs in underserved communities using a proven network recipe and partner, says Nth Air CEO Craig Niemeyer.
Las Vegas is the operator's first market to come online with 3.65 GHz. Its two other markets - the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles -- are expected to light up before the end of the year.
By Jeff Orr
ORR Technology, LLC
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