Lasers Could Revolutionize FWA Market

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Lasers are being used to meet the fixed wireless access market’s need for high-speed last mile communications. With Singapore-based Transcelestial’s new product, Centauri 25G, the company has upgraded the bandwidth to 25 Gbps. Centauri 25G delivers high-speed internet connectivity via laser beam, eliminating the need for fiber optic cables or RF-based devices. The product, if successful, could slash the costs of using fiber to build out fixed wireless access to homes and businesses according to market analysts. Its speeds also top anything RF-based wireless can provide at this time.

“It is important for Transcelestial to lead the way in the industry to continue bringing new high bandwidth capabilities in the wireless industry to eventually match and exceed even the best fiber optic connections in the world. This is step one in that direction of leading the wireless industry going ahead,” said Rohit Jha, Co-Founder and CEO of Transcelestial. 

Transcelestial developed the new devices in response to market demand from mobile operators and urban enterprise and residential enterprise broadband providers for wireless laser links that could perform at speeds above 10 Gbps, according to Mohammad Danesh, Co-Founder and CTO of Transcelestial.

The laser links are designed to withstand harsh weather conditions and high wind speeds. The product is the world’s fastest spectrum-less wireless device, according to the company, and it will be commercially available in Q2 2023.

The unveiling of the Centauri 25G product follows Transcelestial’s $10M boost to expand early market access to the U.S., as well as in Asia. The company’s last technology showcase proved the world’s first commercial 5G transmission at a 10 Gbps capacity at the University of Technology, Sydney.

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