TORONTO — Cloud, co-location and connectivity services provider TeraGo Inc. announced today its 5G fixed wireless technical trials in the Greater Toronto Area have advanced successfully and achieved improved throughput speeds of approximately 1.5 gigabits per second (Gbps).
The company’s technical trials are now shifting from its Thornhill, Ont., head office location to its Mississauga data centre, says TeraGo’s press release.
Pictured above is a fixed wireless 5G radio from Nokia (far right) on the rooftop of TeraGo’s head office, being tested at various distances with trial customer premise equipment (CPE) from Inseego Corp. and Askey Computer Corp.
In addition to making several product upgrades during the trial phase, TeraGo has also completed the following infrastructure updates and investments which will support the development of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) network:
- Modernizing data centres to support micro-services and automation to reduce network operation complexity;
- Addition of dark fibre rings between hubs in different areas as backbone for 5G deployment; and
- Upgrades to transit peering connections.
TeraGo says it’s looking forward to exceeding 1.5 Gbps speeds in the upcoming year as 10 Gbps core CPE equipment is available, advancing its multi-gigabit network capabilities to clients across Canada.
“In conjunction with advancing testing trials, TeraGo is in advanced discussions with new and existing vendors to build and optimize their product portfolio,” said TeraGo chief operating officer and chief revenue officer Blake Wetzel, in the press release. “We are also engaged in a number of conversations with partners who are interested in pursuing 5G FWA customer trials with TeraGo. 5G private networks are expected to allow customers to access a high quality, reliable and secure networking solution that helps improve their connectivity capabilities and propel their business forward.”
TeraGo’s fixed wireless spectrum assets include 14 licences issued in the 24 GHz band and 25 licences issued in the 38 GHz band, covering 2,210 MHz in Canada’s six largest cities, approximately 10 million Canadian households or 9.1 billion MHz-pops, according to the press release. The company’s national fixed wireless network is supported by a redundant fibre-optic backbone with approximately 600 sites across Canada. TeraGo says it’s currently investing in network enhancements to bring the benefits of 5G FWA to businesses including enhanced speed, throughput, low latency and fibre-like reliability, says the press release.
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