Redline Communications Group has reported its selection by NANO ISP, a recent start-up Internet Service Provider (ISP) to enable broadband connectivity to households in Bhutan's mountainous terrain.

With the help of a grant from ISIF Asia, NANO is using TV White Space (TVWS) technology to connect semi-rural communities with low population densities - communities that really need connectivity. Many of the sites comprise monasteries and nunneries.

TVWS technology makes use of the broadcast spectrum allotted to television to deliver broadband Internet, in a similar manner to 4G. Unlike 4G, though, it relies on a base station and client sites that provide wireless at a range of up to 10 kilometers and can be beamed through walls, vegetation and entire buildings, which is conducive to communications in remote areas.

NANO executives spent a lot of time researching and learning about TVWS technology and manufacturers, and evaluating their products, performances, deployment cases and prices. At the same time, they were under the gun because TVWS technology was not quite mature, and the harsh, cold winter season in Bhutan was bearing down at the time of implementation. They were under extreme time pressure.

"We are thrilled to team up with NANO in this important endeavor," comments Reno Moccia, EVP of Sales and Marketing for Redline. "We were happy to meet NANO's time-sensitive goals, and our relationship demonstrates the scope and breadth of the tools that Redline can use to meet the particular needs of our partners and customers, nationally and internationally."

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