Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) typically need towers for their backhaul radios and access points. Broadcasters need Internet access at their transmitter sites. It’s like a mariage made in heaven! On this episode of TWiRT, Kent Winrich, CTO of Open Broadband, a North Carolina-based WISP, describes the technical aspects of a WISP network, and the frequency bands used for network deployment.

Show Notes:

* Open Broadband of North Carolina* Google Network Planner* Chris’s favorite coffee mug - 12 oz Scout* RF Elements - Videos explaining WISP concepts and implementations

Guest

Kent Winrich - Chief Technology Officer at Open Broadband, Chair of WISPA, North Carolina

Hosts

Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas BroadcastingChris Tobin, IP-Solutionist

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