ISE Magazine, December 2018
ISE ICT SOLUTIONS EDUCATION 46 C RAN By Ray LaChance To successfully participate in todays increasingly digital economy enterprises need to embrace cutting edge Information and Communication Technology ICT as part of day to day operations and growth strategies As technology has continued to evolve many of todays tools require immense bandwidth and readily available network connectivity a commodity that is unfortunately lacking in many small to medium enterprise buildings This has created a digital divide among enterprises in even the most connected cities in the world including New York City With approximately 600000 buildings and over 1 million parcels of land in NYC that require wireless coverage the LECs alone do not have the resources to install equipment that will enable ubiquitous high quality connectivity to all 600000 As a result large corporations have the opportunity to thrive with direct access to advanced wireless and wireline connectivity services via major telco providers while their smaller counterparts struggle to maintain pace Fortunately emerging wireless and connectivity enablement technologies such as 5G and Centralized Radio Access Network C RAN are providing effective and affordable solutions that bridge the digital divide and bring high bandwidth high speed connectivity to enterprises of all sizes across all verticals In order to create an effective bridge across the enterprise digital divide there must be a collaborative effort among building managers and telecom providers to bring high quality connectivity to all enterprise buildings throughout the region C RAN solutions will help reduce Bridging the New York Enterprise Digital Divide How C RAN Will Enable Widespread Low Latency Connectivity for Business in NYC
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