AMA TechTel Selects Cambium Networks Wireless Broadband To Meet Growing Client Demand

Texas-based, fixed-wireless telecom company relies on Cambium Networks to expand business opportunities

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Dec 11, 2013, 08:00 ET

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Dec. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambium Networks™, a global leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today announced it has been chosen by AMA TechTel, one of the largest network providers of fixed-wireless voice and data service in Texas, to address the rapidly growing connectivity needs of its customers.

Seeking a reliable and scalable access network solution that operates in the 3.65 GHz licensed spectrum, the provider turned to Cambium Networks' point-to-multipoint licensed access network solution to expand coverage, reach new markets and replace and update its legacy equipment.

"We chose Cambium Networks because of its proven superior performance in the field, and its excellent efficiency with precious radio spectrum. Cambium Networks' equipment has helped us dramatically improve customer satisfaction by offering increased broadband speeds while reducing operating costs," said John Padgett, executive VP of operations and engineering, AMA TechTel. "Cambium Networks' portfolio gave us the confidence needed to maintain customer satisfaction and grow our coverage and service offerings today, as well as in the future."

Whether building or upgrading wireless broadband infrastructure, network operators need to make astute equipment choices to preserve business continuity, assess new technology migration paths and balance initial equipment costs with long-term reliability and support. Cambium Networks' equipment provides low total cost of ownership with high customer satisfaction – key elements for growth in a competitive field.

As a leader in providing wireless access network solutions with GPS synchronization, Cambium Networks engineers solutions that enable greater scalability and the ability to re-use frequencies for maximum bandwidth, while offering options for licensed and unlicensed spectrum built on field-proven reliability.

"Our technology is selected by entrepreneurial service providers such as AMA TechTel because it enables the highest level of customer satisfaction. Our equipment excels in spectral efficiency and offers one of the lowest overhead costs for maintenance and repair in the fixed wireless broadband arena," said Jay Hilbert, senior vice president of global sales, Cambium Networks. "We are delighted that AMA TechTel has put its trust in Cambium Networks solutions to better serve its customers' growing connectivity needs."

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About Cambium Networks:

Cambium Networks is a leading global provider of wireless broadband solutions that connect the unconnected. Through its extensive portfolio of reliable, scalable and secure wireless broadband point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint (PMP) platforms, Cambium Networks makes it possible for all service providers; enterprises; governmental and military agencies; oil, gas and utility companies; Internet service providers; and public safety networks to build powerful, easily sustainable communications networks. The company currently has over four million of its access and backhaul radios deployed in thousands of demanding networks in more than 150 countries. Headquartered outside Chicago and with R&D centers in the U.S. and Ashburton, U.K., Cambium Networks sells through a range of trusted global distributors. For more information, visit: www.cambiumnetworks.com and www.connectingtheunconnected.org.

About AMA TechTel:

AMA TechTel is one of the largest competitive telecommunications providers in Texas, operating a traditional wired CLEC in Amarillo and Lubbock and a very large fixed wireless network across more than 20,000 square miles in the Texas Panhandle and central portion of the state. AMA TechTel's fixed wireless network delivers data at rates up to 100 Mbps in Amarillo and Lubbock and provides toll-grade voice service and broadband up to 8 Mbps to its rural residential customers. AMA TechTel's mission is advancing economic development, education, and telecommunications for communities in Texas. For more information, visit: www.amatechtel.com.

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