{"id":8336,"date":"2014-12-17T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=8336"},"modified":"2014-12-17T09:25:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T09:25:36","slug":"call-flow-deploy-new-fixed-wireless-broadband-rural-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/12\/call-flow-deploy-new-fixed-wireless-broadband-rural-hampshire.html","title":{"rendered":"Call Flow Deploy New Fixed Wireless Broadband in Rural Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK ISP Call Flow Solutions<\/a>, working as part of the Government’s \u00a310 million Innovation Fund pilot(s), has finally started to deploy a new fixed wireless superfast broadband network to help serve communities in the most rural parts (i.e. final 5%) of Hampshire (Southern England).<\/p>\n

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As one of eight pilot schemes the ISP was in June 2014 awarded \u00a31,194,145<\/strong> to roll-out a mix of “hybrid<\/em>” technologies to the region (here<\/a>), including Sub-Loop Unbundled<\/strong> (SLU) street cabinets for FTTC<\/a> connectivity, ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise<\/strong> (FTTP<\/a>) services and fixed wireless networks. Where possible Call Flow also use BTOpenreach\u2019s existing cable ducts and poles to install new fibre optic lines.<\/p>\n

The good news is that many of the pilots have already begun the deployment phase and Call Flow appears to have recently completed the roll-out of a new fixed wireless network in Hampshire<\/strong> using a combination of RADWIN’s<\/a> 5000 Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) solutions (2.4 – 6.4GHz) for end-user connectivity and the RADWIN 2000 Point-to-Point for backhaul (capacity).<\/p>\n

The network, which appears to operate in the sub-6GHz radio spectrum frequencies, is focused on areas in Kent<\/strong>, East Sussex<\/strong> and of course Hampshire that are beyond traditional fixed line DSL<\/a> services. Apparently the end-user focused RADWIN 5000 solution, with a range of up to 25 miles, can deliver up to 250Mbps<\/strong> “per base station sector<\/em>“, although individual subscriber speeds are more likely to be between 5-50Mbps (note: 20Mbps is a common package with Call Flow).<\/p>\n

The above approach could also be used to supply SLU cabinets with capacity, similar to BT<\/a>’s MTTC (Microwave) technology, although Call Flow usually only opt for Radio solutions in areas where cabinets aren’t viable (package details<\/a>). Now for a cheesy info. video.<\/p>\n