Airspan Networks Chosen by Mercury Broadband as Lead RAN Vendor for CBRS Fixed Wireless Access Solutions for Midwest Rural Broadband Network Expansion
April 19 2022 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
Mercury Broadband to deliver broadband solutions to address the
Digital Divide; One of Airspan’s Largest Customers for CBRS
Solutions
Mercury Broadband, a leading provider of high-speed Internet
across rural markets in the U.S. Midwest, has selected Airspan
Networks Inc., a subsidiary of Airspan Networks Holdings Inc. (NYSE
American: MIMO), a U.S.-based provider of groundbreaking,
disruptive software and hardware for 5G networks, as the lead RAN
network supplier for CBRS Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) solutions to
provide broadband connectivity and enhanced services to its
customers in several U.S. Midwestern states.
As part of its rural broadband network expansion, Mercury
Broadband has purchased and deployed hundreds of CBRS radios,
equipment and software from Airspan, designed to significantly
expand construction and operations of its rural broadband network.
Mercury is a major winning bidder of federal funds from the Rural
Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), a US Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) initiative planned to close the digital divide in
the US through the deployment of rural broadband networks.
Airspan is providing its AirSpeed 1030 radios for use across
Mercury Broadband’s network within its first phase of network
expansion in Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, and Michigan. Mercury
Broadband also plans to utilize AirSpeed 1030 radios in markets
slated for later this year across Ohio and Illinois. Mercury
projects the impact of the AirSpeed 1030s to also increase the
company’s service level agreements (SLAs) to their subscribers by
several orders of magnitude.
“Airspan’s expertise in innovative CBRS solutions allows us to
offer our customers reliable and expanding rural broadband
connectivity,” said Garrett Wiseman, Chief Executive Officer,
Mercury Broadband. “Everyone should have access to stable,
high-speed Internet service, no matter their location, and with
CBRS, we can extend our wireless network to more hard-to-reach
areas. Airspan’s reliable solutions will support us and our
customers as we expand our rural broadband footprint to better
serve our customers.”
Mercury Broadband plans to leverage Airspan’s leading 5G CBRS
solutions to expand its service offerings through FWA. This
includes offering new services for businesses, as well as providing
smart home experiences such as an advanced managed Wi-Fi solution
that will provide consumers the ability to manage a range of
functions—from home security to appliances—via a single device.
“This innovative solution, working with Mercury Broadband, is
another example of how Airspan is leading the way with the right
set of solutions and technological expertise in CBRS to help better
serve rural America,” said Airspan Chairman and CEO Eric
Stonestrom. “We are proud to work with Mercury Broadband to provide
solutions to serve rural communities that historically have been
underserved, with critical broadband connectivity, and look forward
to a continued partnership to expand these critical
deployments.”
Mercury Broadband is one of Airspan’s largest customers for its
CBRS portfolio, Stonestrom added.
About Mercury Broadband
Mercury Broadband is a leading provider of high-speed Internet
and digital phone services for homes and businesses across select
rural markets in the Midwest. The company was founded in Topeka,
KS., after recognizing a need for broadband services in these
underserved markets. A hybrid approach to serving these “last mile”
customers was developed by extending high-capacity fiber optic
networks with the range, reliability, and flexibility of
carrier-class wireless technologies to provide next generation
services to customers. To learn more about Mercury Broadband
services, please visit us at www.mercurybroadband.com.
About Airspan
Airspan Networks Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: MIMO) is a
U.S.-based provider of groundbreaking, disruptive software and
hardware for 5G networks, and a pioneer in end-to-end Open RAN
solutions that provide interoperability with other vendors. As a
result of innovative technology and significant R&D investments
to build and expand 5G solutions, Airspan believes it is
well-positioned with 5G indoor and outdoor, Open RAN, private
networks for enterprise customers and industrial use applications,
fixed wireless access (FWA), and CBRS solutions to help mobile
network operators of all sizes deploy their networks of the future,
today. With over one million cells shipped to 1,000 customers in
more than 100 countries, Airspan has global scale. For more
information, visit www.airspan.com.
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