Advanced wireless broadband network with converged WAN, LAN and centralized cloud management enables remote learning, work-from-home. ARLINGTON, Va. & ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.
Advanced wireless broadband network with converged WAN, LAN and centralized cloud management enables remote learning, work-from-home
The city of McAllen, Texas is deploying a shared spectrum CBRS wireless network with technology from private network pioneer Federated Wireless and Cambium Networks (NASDAQ: CMBM), a leading global provider of wireless networking solutions. The network gives the entire community of McAllen, Texas -- including more than 23,000 K-12 students in the independent school district -- access to internet connectivity.
“Our main challenge was in our low-income and underserved neighborhoods who were going to be slow to receive cable TV, broadband or what is the difference between computer science and computer engineering,” said McAllen Mayor Jim Darling. “That made it impossible for kids to go to school remotely, or for parents to get training or work from home. They were going to fast food restaurants or city parks for connectivity, and that was not always feasible nor a long-term solution. This network gives us a permanent solution for all of our neighborhoods. Every child, parent and senior citizen who needs connectivity now has it. When you look at McAllen, we’re now not only a ‘Connected City,’ we’re a digital leader.”
McAllen is part of Hidalgo County, which borders Mexico in the southern tip of the state. The city of approximately 140,000 people has been especially hard-hit by COVID-19, with more than 3,500 people, or 2.5% of the population, having been infected. This compares to a national average of 1.6%.
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