Sckipio, Siklu Offer Fast Connections for Low-Income Housing Units
Sckipio Technologies and Siklu said they jointly launched fast broadband service for low-income apartments under the Cleveland Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. They said they're deploying the “first commercial solution to use Gfast and wireless millimeter technology to connect fiber from…
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the street to a low-income, multi-dwelling units. Gfast is a digital subscriber line protocol standard for local loops shorter than 500 meters. “This installation proves that Gfast is helping to solve the urban digital divide by bringing the Internet to those who had no access or very slow speeds,” said David Baum, CEO of Sckipio, which makes Gfast chipsets. “In this installation, Siklu’s millimeter wave solution was used to bring ultrafast speeds to the building -- avoiding the disruption and pollution from digging up streets and installing fiber,” the companies said.