Ian Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer of ComSol.
Comsol has established itself as South Africa’s leading provider of fixed wireless access (FWA) last mile connectivity and private networks, and has launched its 5G FWA network to meet the business-class broadband needs of small and medium-sized businesses. . A reliable redundancy option for businesses.
Comsol chief executive Iain Stevenson said the company’s new 5G FWA products complement Comsol’s existing FWA portfolio of broadband products.
“Our wholesale partners and market trends indicated that there was a significant gap in the market for low-cost, reliable business-class broadband. Nearly 30 years of experience focused solely on business connectivity. , we have spent the past five years refining our 5G services to be commercially viable and meet local business needs,” he says.
“Our new 5G FWA solution is the result of extensive testing and research and is a major milestone for the company. For many years, we have been providing connectivity to the country’s largest ISPs, ICT companies and enterprises. Now we can address parts of the market that we weren’t able to address before.”
Stevenson added: “Enterprise-grade products are designed to provide low-contention throughput, so you can effectively guarantee the data rate delivered to your organization. This is coupled with a reliable power infrastructure and dual fiber feeds. are combined to power mission-critical applications.” Comsol 5G FWA products are uncapped and available at 25Mbps, 50Mbps, and 100Mbps.
Stevenson explains that ComSol’s business class 5G FWA product is significantly different from consumer 5G. “We bring the latest technology to this space, layering business-grade communications infrastructure, power resiliency, and dual backhaul. From the core, the brain of the network, to the wireless access network and end device We built our own 5G ecosystem, right down to the fixed CPE. Ahead of launch, we redesigned our entire network to accommodate the increased power consumption of 5G. We also upgraded our power infrastructure. to provide base stations with 24-hour autonomy and ensure that customer service does not go down during load shedding.
“With Comsol’s 5G services, we can offer something similar to today’s enterprise products, but at a lower price. From a radio frequency perspective, our 5G services use outdoor CPEs instead of indoor routers used by consumer services. This provides optimal performance and avoids installation in inappropriate locations. Uplink speeds are several times faster than traditional indoor routers. We designed our entire network and infrastructure to ensure our customers get what they pay for,” said Stevenson. says.
Comsol 5G services will initially launch in Gauteng province, with coverage expected to expand over the next year. Comsol is currently selecting preferred wholesale partners to work with resellers and installers to roll out the new products. Stevenson said the 5G FWA opportunity is available to partners who currently have SDN expertise or who are delivering his LTE to the small and medium-sized business market and want to upgrade that service. says.
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