NuRAN Wireless announced that it has successfully completed a TV White Space(TVWS) trial for wireless backhaul with Globe Telecom in the Philippines.
NuRAN Wireless is a leading supplier of mobile and broadband wireless solutions that includes GSM, LTE, and White Space radio access network (RAN) products.
For the past 8 months, NuRAN Wireless in partnership with Globe Telecom, worked on demonstrating the viability of using the UHF spectrum, namely TV White Space, as a wireless backhaul for broadband propagation in different locations throughout the Philippines. The trials were conducted in Cebu and Bohol.
TV White Space refers to the unused TV channels between the active ones in the VHF and UHF spectrum. These are typically referred to as the “buffer” channels. In the past, these buffers were placed between active TV channels to protect broadcasting interference. It has since been researched and proven that this unused spectrum can be used to provide broadband Internet access while operating harmoniously with surrounding TV channels.
According to NuRAN, utilizing TV white space for propagation of internet service is a relatively new technology as TV broadcast began transitioning from analog to digital and therefore paving the way for the availability of more TV channels or frequencies that could be utilized for broadband use and more importantly connecting rural and remote areas. NuRAN’s product focuses on UHF bands from 470 to 698 Mhz.
Engr. Emmanuel Estrada, Senior Vice President for Technical Service Design, Globe
The TV White Space provides us with another means to bridge the Digital Divide in remote rural areas where traditional means of backhaul such as fiber or multi-hop microwave terrestrial backhaul does not make it economically viable for telecommunication providers to deploy broadband facilities.
Martin Bedard, Co-President and Co-CEO of Nuran Wireless
We are extremely pleased that Globe Telecom selected NuRAN for this trial in the Philippines since it has been a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate the reliability and pertinence of our TVWS product.
