As more households choose fixed wireless for broadband internet access, UScellular and Tarana Wireless have partnered to provide an enhanced internet experience to West Plains residents and businesses.
This new technology, Tarana’s transformative next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform, will increase UScellular’s network capacity, bringing faster broadband speeds to more people.
Tarana’s unique wireless solution is designed to deliver high-speed Internet service even in challenging terrain where there is no line of sight between the cell tower and the end user – ideal for the varied terrain of the rural West Plains. Three UScellular towers are already equipped with Tarana ngFWA, ready to provide homes and businesses with true high-speed Internet service with no data caps starting today.
ngFWA offers improved consistency and performance, significantly faster and more reliable than satellite services and outperforms many other traditional technologies in both densely populated and hard-to-reach areas. The new service requires only a small antenna to be easily and quickly installed by a professional outside a customer’s home or business.
Mike Irizarry, executive vice president and chief technology officer, U.S. Cellular
“We know that many West Plains residents have limited internet options. Working with Tarana will enable us to cheaply and efficiently increase the data capacity on our network and provide home and business internet service to our customers. We look forward to helping more people experience the benefits and cost savings of using a wireless provider as their internet provider.”
Basil Alwan, CEO of Tarana
“We are pleased to partner with UScellular to better serve West Plains. ngFWA will not only enable us to optimize our network to serve more customers, but it will also improve performance for all of our customers. These advancements will make a critical difference in West Plains and other rural communities.”
