Pipeline Wireless, Boston's leading wireless broadband provider, today announced that the company's request a nationwide license to provide WiMAX wireless services in the newly released 3.65 GHz band (3650-3700 MHz) has been awarded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Pipeline Wireless, which boasts one of the lowest customer turnover rates in the industry, is a full-service, WiMAX-ready, services provider offering Internet access to businesses in the greater Boston, Fall River and New Bedford, Mass. markets.
Pipeline Wireless, which covers nearly 2,100 square miles of Eastern Massachusetts, expects to be fully WiMAX compliant in about 60 days. The company's FCC license will give Pipeline
Wireless the ability to provide high-quality, high-bandwidth services over a quasi-licensed frequency. This reduces the possibility of interference, provides higher link budgets, and
allows the company to offer a no-truck-roll installation to its customers, thereby lowering installation costs.
"As a leading wireless network provider, Pipeline Wireless will be able to broaden our service offerings and our customers will reap the benefits of utilizing WiMAX technology," said
Michael Daly, President and CEO, Pipeline Wireless. "Our application was approved and we are excited to deploy WiMAX technology in our coverage area."
With the FCC license in its portfolio, Pipeline Wireless is now poised to offer its multipoint, multi-megabit services to customers in near-line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight situations,
due to the lower frequencies used in 3.65GHz WiMAX deployments, while still using carrier-class equipment and low-cost customer premises equipment. This ability is a clear differentiator
between Pipeline Wireless and most of the area's smaller wireless providers, which don't have the capability to offer WiMAX due to its cost and complexity, particularly in highly
congested RF areas.
WiMAX will enable Pipeline Wireless to service multiple customer profiles on the same platform, eliminating the need to separate low- and high-bandwidth customers while delivering an even
wider range of services for both private networks and Internet circuits - all at the same high quality of service Pipeline Wireless customers have come to expect from the company.
About Pipeline Wireless
Pipeline Wireless is Boston's leading wireless Internet Service Provider, delivering fast, reliable and affordable high-speed Internet access to hundreds of businesses throughout Eastern
Massachusetts. Pipeline's scalable and secure broadband services are delivered to businesses over a state-of-the-art fixed wireless network that guarantees "always on" Internet access at
T-1 and higher speeds. The company, founded in 2003, pledges quick installation at a cost 40 to 60 percent lower than traditional Internet Service Providers and the company's exceptional
Service Level Agreement (SLA) guarantees bandwidth, low latency, low packet loss and 99.99 percent uptime. For more information, please visit www.pipeline-wireless.com.