Sequelle Communications Alliance, one of first private wireless carriers in the US to pilot-test and win Rural Broadband Development (RUS) funding, has exclusively deployed 2.5 GHz systems from Aperto Networks, a supplier of 802.16 class broadband wireless access (BWA) systems. The carrier has deployed BWA throughout Parkersburg, West Virginia, Marietta, Ohio and 20 surrounding communities. RUS funding was awarded to Sequelle in 2002, and the company has now deployed to dozens of business, higher education and government sites using Aperto PacketWave systems throughout its network. It plans to serve between 200 and 600 such customers in each market it enters. The carrier is offering data access up to 14 Mbps throughput, VPN service, VoIP and Hot Spot as well as LAN/WAN integration services for its customers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
TransAria, a network operator based in Bozeman, Montana, already deployed Aperto’s PacketWave systems in both 2.5 and 5 GHz spectrum systems for last-mile wireless access. http://www.apertonet.com
