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Windstream Partners With CBNL, Straight Path for Fixed Wireless Deployment

Windstream plans to roll out last-mile fixed wireless using millimeter spectrum to 40 markets under a partnership with Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL) and Straight Path Communications, Windstream said in a news release Tuesday. CBNL provides licensed point-to-multipoint radios and Straight…

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Path is the largest licensed holder of millimeter wave spectrum, Windstream said. The telco plans to deploy CBNL radios with Straight Path’s 39 GHz spectrum to 33 new markets, and upgrade seven markets where it already has fixed wireless technology, it said. Windstream said it has an option to later expand to 32 more markets where Straight Path owns 39 GHz spectrum; the technology will allow speeds up to 275 Mbps full duplex.