New E-Band mmWave Service via Fixed Wireless will offer Gigabit speeds to East Bay businesses and homes.
SAN MATEO, Calif. – January 26, 2023 – Etheric Networks, a leading provider of fiber + wireless internet service in the Bay Area, and Globtel Holding today announced the deployment of a new base station in Emeryville using Globtel’s AIR Gigaray E-Band technology. The deployed base station is the first in a series that will comprise a new commercial fiber-like wireless network in the area. This expansion brings new internet options to thousands of businesses and homes in Emeryville and Berkeley.
Etheric Networks deployed Globtel’s E- Band (mmWave) AIR Gigaray solution at Pacific Park Plaza, which will provide more than a gigabit of throughput to end-users while supporting the multi-gigabit capacity of the base station. For locations already served by in-ground fiber or cable, rooftop fixed wireless is a natural choice for business backhaul or failover.
Benefits of Millimeter Wave
Higher speed facilitates the continuous real-time transmission of large amounts of data.
Wider bandwidth improves performance of data-intensive applications.
Lower latency supports real-time services and cloud-based computing systems.
About Etheric Fiber + Wireless Internet
Etheric goes where DSL and cable can’t – Fiber + wireless networks deliver Gigabit speeds via radio waves transmitted to an antenna located on the exterior of a home or business – no trenching is required.
One high-speed connection can serve an entire building – Apartments and multi-tenant businesses can share service to reduce cost.
Scalable to meet the needs of growing communities – With the ever-improving power and range of today’s technology, service can be delivered to remote communities where fiber doesn’t make sense economically or ecologically.
Alexander Hagen, CEO, Etheric Networks, said: “Etheric was founded to deliver capabilities and speeds that the large providers haven’t yet achieved, and we are committed to exploring new ways to provide cutting edge, next-generation services to our community using an energy-efficient, green approach. The service we are bringing to Berkeley using Globtel E-Band millimeter wave technology is multi-gigabit, backed by our own dark fiber with direct peering connections to all premium Silicon Valley content delivery networks such as Apple, Netflix, Google, and Yahoo.”
About Etheric Networks
Etheric Networks is a leading internet service provider dedicated to delivering fast, reliable, and affordable connectivity for business, government and residential clients. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Etheric spans the greater Bay Area, using a wholly-owned fiber backbone and licensed broadband fixed wireless towers. For more information, visit ethericnetworks.com
About Globtel Holding
Globtel Holding enables cable companies, WISPs and fiber-based companies to deliver fiber-like broadband and services related to it like IPTV, DVB, VoIP via fixed wireless access. Globtel has developed a revolutionary fixed wireless access platform based on the DOCSIS standard which allows operators to provide fiber-like services and gigabit access to residential and enterprise users in a flexible and efficient manner at a fraction of the time it would take to deploy a wired network and as such monetize the network virtually immediately. For more information, visit https://www.air-tv.net/
New dedicated broadband network and data center addresses the rising demand for reliable connections for schools, small businesses, and home-based workers and learners.
SAN MATEO, Calif. – June 13, 2022 – Etheric Networks, a leading provider of fiber + wireless internet service in the Bay Area, today announced that its newest project in San Juan Bautista is nearing completion. This expansion brings significant new internet options to hundreds of businesses and homes in town, with planned expansion into nearby farms and communities. For more information, please visit ethericnetworks.com/San-Benito-County.
Earlier this year Etheric opened a data center at the Windmill Market complex that provides the fiber backbone for the network. Bandwidth will be distributed to customers via radio dish arrays mounted to the city water tank. Phase 1 of the network will provide service to all of downtown San Juan Bautista, with delivery starting in July.
Many pandemic-related lifestyle changes have become permanent, particularly working and learning from home, making access to reliable internet an even more critical part of our infrastructure. Today’s news furthers Etheric’s mission to provide high-quality internet to underserved areas to meet today’s (and tomorrow’s) needs for reliable connectivity.
About Etheric Fiber + Wireless Internet
Etheric goes where DSL and cable can’t – Fiber + wireless networks deliver Gigabit speeds via radio waves transmitted to an antenna located on the exterior of a home or business – no trenching is required.
One high-speed connection can serve an entire building – Apartments and multi-tenant businesses can share service to reduce cost.
Scalable to meet the needs of rural communities – With the ever-improving power and range of today’s technology, service can be delivered to remote communities where fiber doesn’t make sense economically or ecologically.
San Juan Bautista City Hall
Don Reynolds, San Juan Bautista City Manager, said: “We were pleased to work with Etheric, who had a vision for bringing 21st century connectivity to our historic town, without adding unsightly towers or digging up our streets. Having our own fiber backbone and dedicated data center will not only serve the existing community, but also attract more opportunities to our city.”
Alexander Hagen, CEO, Etheric Networks, said: “Etheric was founded to deliver capabilities and speeds that the large providers haven’t yet achieved, and we are committed to exploring new ways to provide cutting edge, next-generation services to our community using an energy-efficient, green approach. The service we are bringing to San Juan Bautista is multi-gigabit, backed by our own dark fiber with direct peering connections to all premium Silicon Valley content delivery networks such as Apple, Netflix, Google, and Yahoo.”
About Etheric Networks
Etheric Networks is a leading internet service provider dedicated to delivering fast, reliable, and affordable connectivity for business, government and residential clients. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Etheric spans the greater Bay Area, using a wholly-owned fiber backbone and licensed broadband fixed wireless towers.
Etheric Networks is in the process of rolling out network services, utilizing our dark fiber backbone. We are putting into place a next generation 100 Gbps high- performance backbone, maintaining latencies very close to the speed of light. Whether you are in Salinas, Watsonville, or Pleasanton, we aim to get you a less than 2 milliseconds connection over our backbone to popular providers such as Google, Facebook, Netflix and many more, as well as our top-tier internet peering points.
The rollout of our Fiber Ring from San Francisco, San Rafael, and Oakland down to Santa Cruz Salinas and Soledad is coming online now. Things are taking slightly longer than we had hoped with the main ring fully coming online in June 2022, and the southern elements occurring in Q3.
REGIONAL NEWS
Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
Over the next 3 months, we are deploying next-generation 100 Mbps and gigabit services, using licensed band microwave and millimeter-wave as well as the open-access spectrum elements. Our first wave will be on our existing network in the Morgan Hill to San Juan Bautista corridor and the greater Watsonville area, followed by our expansion into the greater Salinas area. We will be reaching out to our subscribers to discuss upgrading to our higher capacity systems as they become available. If you are in San Benito county, please visit our new web portal for the latest news on San Juan Bautista, which will be finished in July!
Mount Madonna
In spite of delays caused by supply chain issues, we are on track to go live with the long-awaited 100+ megabit download service from Mount Madonna this summer! Stay tuned for more news on this, and thanks for your patience as we complete this major upgrade.
Silicon Valley
In June 2022, we are adding two systems to provide higher capacity 100-200 Megabit serviceto customers in the Silicon Valley area.
San Mateo
Etheric brought gigabit fixed wireless to downtown San Mateo in March! This technology supports greater-than-gigabit speeds for customers with high-performance requirements.
UPCOMING PROJECTS
Major Bay Area City: Citywide Wi-Fi, gigabit fiber and fixed wireless to the home
Etheric is working with a major Bay Area city on a project to provide both gigabit fixed wireless and fiber to the building. We cannot reveal which City yet, but we look forward to announcing this in Q3 and helping them become the smartest Smart City in the West!
Federal FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)
Etheric is awaiting a decision from the California Public Utilities Commission on the status of our ETC designation. This is the final step for our $248 million support to build out gigabit services to underserved communities in 23 California counties. If you or someone you know lives in one of our awarded areas, writing a letter to the PUC or phoning in during the public comments portion of their public meetings to make your voice heard is always an option!
Other Accomplishments
Etheric has continued to upgrade many of its licensed microwave backbone links – and is in the process of bringing fiber to its Loma Prieta Tower. These changes improve not only performance but the reliability of Etheric’s network.
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Minutes count when it comes to running your business and having a powerful tool for boosting productivity and collaboration is essential. Partnership and sharing information has become increasingly crucial in today’s fast-paced world.
Indeed, it is arduous to imagine a business environment that wouldn’t benefit from a wireless network. Companies are increasingly implementing wireless networks in record numbers from manufacturers, retailers, construction, hotels, service facilities, and schools.
What are some Best Practices to Increase Productivity and Profitability with Wireless Internet?
Boosted Collaboration and Mobility
Employees can benefit from using Wireless Internet to roam from office to different floors without the loss of connection. Teams can meet for conferences to share documents, collaborate with up-to-the-minute communication and work together more efficiently.
Enhanced Responsiveness
Wireless Internet (network) improves your customers experience to connect staff to the information they need.
Scalable
Install an access point and be connected instantly. Your wireless network will grow as you need, with no cable to connect and determine where or how many data ports are.
Boundless Productivity
Wireless Internet gives your employees freedom to move from office to office for meetings or face time without losing connectivity. This provides flexibility for hard-working employees to work where they need to work and better overall cost-effectiveness.
Security
If you have a small or large office building, wireless internet service can be set up to meet the requirements to maintain a desired level of security. Wireless internet can ensure safety and protection to its users by providing services ranging from auditing, network marketing, firewall configuration and intrusion detection.
Reduced Overall Cost-of-Ownership
Wireless internet overall cost-effectiveness is only accelerated in fast-changing and evolving industries which require frequent moves. Without the need of cables, wireless service provides a quick install in short off, the need to pull wires through walls and other barriers, which saves time and external costs of installation.
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