Broadband Mapping Solutions forWISPs

Fixed Wireless providers—commonly referred to as Wireless Internet Service Providers or WISPs—are often formed by local residents who are frustrated by the slow internet service speeds of their current provider. In many cases, the WISP will lease a fiber strand from a larger provider and essentially resell service over their own last-mile infrastructure. The ongoing and primary challenge for getting Fixed Wireless service through a WISP is that the end customer must have line-of-site with the tower or roof that is broadcasting connectivity nearest to them. This means customers will need roof accessor be close enough to get it through a window.

WISPs are taking on these end customer challenges and have become new champions of fiber broadband. With an entrepreneurial spirit and savvy technology backgrounds, WISPs are charging ahead into full fiber deployment in both urban and rural areas. Many WISPs are pivoting to focus all of their future growth efforts on full fiber builds as many customers are requiring faster and more reliable internet speeds. Also, the Internet Of Things (IoT) continues to expand its potential, dictating higher speed thresholds due to more and more connected devices.

Typically wearing multiple hats, WISP principals and executives have amassed vast network experience via necessity to stay competitive. The WISPs are increasingly quick to deploy fiber networks, often designing, building, and fully-financing the network.