The US Virgin Islands recently witnessed the launch of commercial services – including unlimited voice services and 4G mobile broadband - by Choice Communications...
The US Virgin Islands recently witnessed the launch of commercial services – including unlimited voice services and 4G mobile broadband - by Choice Communications.
The operator has now confirmed that it has selected DragonWave, a supplier of packet microwave radio systems, to provide high-capacity, cost effective, next generation wireless backhaul for its converged mobile services network.
"Our selection of DragonWave backhaul services was a crucial decision in our launch of our best-of-breed converged CDMA and WiMAX mobile network. We are confident that, through our collaboration with DragonWave, we will be able to continue to maintain and expand our network roadmap in our ongoing efforts to provide quality, reliable service to our customers," said Tony Shepherd, General Manager for Choice Communications.
Choice Communications selected the DragonWave Horizon products for both cell site backhaul and as an alternative to submarine fibre-optic cable interconnection between the three U.S. Virgin Islands. Future Technologies served as the turn-key integration partner for the project. As a result, Choice experienced significantly reduced overall capital costs and decreased time-to-launch.
"Our collaboration with Choice Communications signifies both our long-standing commitment to the Caribbean market and our products' abilities to optimize backhaul performance in multi-technology networks," said DragonWave President and CEO Peter Allen.
Future Technologies CEO Nino Canu added, "Future Technologies is pleased to bring these two great parties together; we are honoured to be part of the first 4G mobile broadband network in the U.S. Virgin Islands."
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