NWE Wireless Networks

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NWE Wireless Networks
BORDER TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTING IN A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Presented By Scott
McClelland
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• Brief Outline
• History of NWE Wireless Networks
• Effective Solutions for Rural Broadband
• NWE Solution
• NWE WiMAX Infrastructure
• NWE NGN Network
• Coverage Area
• Funding Sources
• Project Kelvin NWE Network
• Future Developments
• Summary

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History of North West Electronics

• Established in 1992
• 2002 moved into our purpose built building
  Skeoge Industrial Park.
• 2004 started to provide WISP (Wireless Internet
  Service Provider) services
• Currently the largest Wireless
  telecommunications infrastructure installer in
  Northern Ireland
• BlueBox Broadband WiMAX Fixed Wireless Access
  Network
• NWE Wireless Networks Next Generation Network
  (NGN) for Business and Enterprise

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Effective Solutions for Rural Broadband

• Telephone Line (ADSL)
• Copper Cable Technologies fail to penetrate
  rural areas due to physical limits in the
  distance from the local exchange
• Speed reduces distance from the exchange
• Maximum distance 5Km from exchange
• Low upspeed typically 0.4Mbits
• Support Most applications, Limited Video over
  Internet at extremes
• Satellite
• Distance to the satellite
• Does not support Voice over Internet
• Interactive and Gaming applications suffer from
  High Latency
• Supports Least applications, limited Voice and
  Interactive
• Fixed Wireless Access
• Greater Distance and higher speeds from Base
  Stations
• Rapid deployment of minimal infrastructure to
  deliver service
• Delivers Next Generation Networks
• Supports All applications

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NWE Solution

• 36 Mbit Last mile wireless access
• Up to 15Km service Area
• Proxim WiMAX technology

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NWE Network Infrastructure

• 85 operating Sites throughout Western Northern
  Ireland and Co. Donegal
• Next Generation Network - Cisco Systems MPLS Core

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NWE Network
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NWE Coverage
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Funding Network

• DETI Northern Ireland Broadband Fund West
  Wireless NGN/WiMAX Project, Foyle Infill
  Wireless NGN/WiMAX Project
• DCENR Group Broadband Scheme North Central
  Donegal Fixed Wireless,
• Newtowncunningham Fixed Wireless
• Community Network Services
• Intertrade Ireland Fusion Project

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Hibernia Network Map
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Future Development
Ni3x.com
North of Ireland International Internet Exchange

• State of the Art Datacentre Facility located at
  our Skeoge Headquarters available June 2010.
• NI3X Neutral Internet Exchange with Links to
  NYIIX (New York), LINX (London) and INEX
  (Dublin).
• MAN Fibre Network to Main Industrial areas North
  West and Cookstown
• Network enhancements to utilise the latest
  270Mbit WiMAX equipment

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Summary

• Total combined Network investment in excess of
  2.5 Million
• External investment has develop a indigenous
  business and created local employment.
• NWE have a proven commitment to deliver services
  in rural areas across the region
• One of the first Large scale deployment of a
  sustainable high speed Fixed Wireless Access
  Networks servicing Rural Areas.
• Successful Business Governmental partnership to
  enhance Rural Services