Free-space optical wireless network in Dumas

SKYFIBER says its Optical Wireless Broadband (OWB) technology uses infrared light to provide over 1-Gbps connectivity for much less cost than microwave, millimeter-wave, and fiber. Dumas city officials considered the technology’s low cost, ease of deployment, data security, and high capacity in making their final telecommunications technology decision, SKYFIBER asserts.

Rhonda McSpadden, the IT director for the City of Dumas said, “We needed to find a way to increase the bandwidth available to our critical municipal facilities without compromising the security of the data. Our key institutions need to share large amounts of data quickly and securely on a daily basis, but our previous networks would grind to a halt under the load. Fiber access was an available option that we considered, but it was so cost-prohibitive that it really wasn’t a viable solution for our needs. In contrast, SKYFIBER’s innovative Optical Wireless Broadband technology will allow us to increase our bandwidth between these important city buildings by almost 100 times, for a very low monthly cost.”

SKYFIBER offers its Optical Wireless Broadband via an on-demand licensing model. With the on-demand model, a monthly subscription fee provides bandwidth to meet the customer’s current capacity needs, eliminates ongoing equipment maintenance costs, and enables the customer to maintain flexibility to increase capacity, according to SKYFIBER.