RDL Comunicacoes is using Proxim Wireless’ unlicensed WiMAX and backhaul technology to provide a WiMAX network in Brazil. It will use Proxim’s Tsunami Quickbridge and Tsunami QB-8150 radios for backhaul along with Tsunami MP.11 unlicensed WiMAX radios to provide WiMAX in Barueri, Caieiras, Carapicuiba, Cotia, Franco da Rocha, Jandira, Itapevi, Osasco, Santana do Parnaiba and Sao Paulo.
“When evaluating solutions, we knew that rolling out service to these distributed cities via fiber or copper would be completely cost prohibitive,” said Ronaldo da Silva Nunes, Director at RDL Comunicacoes, Ltd. “Not only does Proxim provide better price and similar to or better performance than wired networks , but Proxim also performed better than the other wireless vendors we tested. And with Proxim, we get a one stop shop for all our wireless needs — from wireless backhaul to wireless access.”
The cost of deploying a wired connection would have cost $6,500 per kilometer. Proxim products operate at distances that would cost up to $260,000 to connect via fiber. RDL expects to make all its money back in less than 12 months.
“At Proxim, all we do is wireless. We have a complete wireless broadband ecosystem, which gives us the ability to deploy broadband networks that perform similar to or better than wired networks, but for a fraction of the cost,” said Mauricio Meirelles, Regional Technical Sales Manager in Brazil for Proxim Wireless. “As a result, we have a great deal of experience displacing wired technologies and accelerating ROI for our customers’ broadband networks.”
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