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Brisanet Launches 5G FWA Services in Northeast Brazil

Brazilian telecommunications provider
Brisanet has launched its 5G fixed-
wireless access (FWA) service in 76
cities across the Northeast region
of Brazil. The country's second-
largest ISP officially launched its
FWA service during the 5G service
launch ceremony in Ceara's capital,
Fortaleza, with Huawei as its main
network supplier, according to a
Bnamericas report.
region. According to the report,
Brisanet's 5G network is already Brisanet plans to invest USD 176 million The telco states that its FWA
installed and currently covers around in its 5G operations in Ceara. equipment is easy to use without the
80 percent of Ceara's territory, with a need for cables or wall modifications.
goal of reaching 95 percent coverage On its website, Brisanet claims its The FWA device comes preconfigured
by the end of 2024. FWA 5G service is the best residential and ready to use.
Internet in the Northeast. The telco has
The company obtained regional also launched a limited-time offer According to Brisanet's latest
licenses for 5G in the 2021 auction, valid until August 31, where customers operational data, the company had
making it a new entrant in the mobile can enjoy 5G FWA Internet service over 128,000 mobile customers as of
market with the goal of challenging bundled with 500GB of data and the end of June. The mobile network is
the leadership of national mobile a Wi-Fi 6 device for BRL 129.99 per present in 115 municipalities in the
carriers in the country's northeast month for 12 months. state.

Tata Elxsi Delivers World’s First RDK-B Integration on Qualcomm 5G
Fixed Wireless Access Platform

Tata Elxsi, a global leader in design cations at Qualcomm Technologies, has traditionally centered on wired
and technology services, announced Inc. stated: "We are proud to collab- technologies like DOCSIS and Fiber-
the successful integration of the orate closely with Tata Elxsi, who has to-the-Home (FTTH). By incorporating
RDK-B software stack with the leveraged their considerable expertise RDK-B into the cellular-managed WAN
Qualcomm® 5G FWA Gen 3 Platform. to port the RDK-B stack to our 5G FWA space, Tata Elxsi is excited to collab-
This first of its kind integration opens a Gen 3 Platform, featuring the Snap- orate in positioning the Snapdragon
new pathway for operators to deliver dragon® X75 Modem-RF System. This X75 platform as a future-ready solu-
fast, reliable, and scalable high-speed critical step empowers operators to tion for high-performance broadband
FWA solutions. Integration of the RDK-B accelerate time-to-market, deliver applications. Tata Elxis's continuous
middleware includes key features high performance FWA solutions, and commitment to the RDK ecosystem
such as Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, packet reduce development efforts as they enables SoC's, OEMs and operators to
statistics, and advanced security deploy powerful new FWA CPE solu- rapidly innovate and scale, address-
options, ensuring the platform is tions. We look forward, through con- ing the demands of next-generation
versatile and can be deployed in both tinued collaboration with Tata Elxsi, to broadband technologies.”
indoor and outdoor environments. expanding our engagement with the
Operators can now deliver value- broader RDK community, giving oper- Looking ahead, Tata Elxsi will upgrade
added services like Quality of Service ators more choices and flexibility in the platform to include next-
(QoS), band steering, parental control, deploying state-of-the-art solutions." generation features such as Wi-Fi 7.
and VPN, enhancing the overall This upgrade will further enhance FWA
broadband experience. Priya S Kumar – Head, Media and devices, offering operators more
Communications at Tata Elxsi, stated: flexible, scalable, and cost-effective
Gautam Sheoran - VP and GM, “This integration broadens the RDK solutions setting the stage for the next
Wireless Broadband and Communi- ecosystem and silicon diversity, which generation of wireless innovation.

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