Ceragon to deliver almost one thousand new E-Band links to leading ISP in 2024
ROSH HA'AIN, Israel, July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT), the leading solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity, today announced a multi-million-dollar order from a leading American Internet Service Provider (ISP). The deal extends a robust partnership spanning more than half a decade that leverages advanced Siklu by Ceragon technology to deliver broadband internet service across the United States.
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The ISP is a prominent player with strong brand recognition in the broadband market, focusing on providing high-speed, reliable internet connectivity to residential Multi Dwelling Units (MDUs), single-family homes, and businesses in a growing number of locations across the United States. With a substantial customer base served by thousands of Siklu by Ceragon wireless E-band links, the ISP continues to expand its internet service offering. Several hundred links from the most recent order have already been deployed, with the remainder slated for completion by the end of Q4.
Ceragon and the Internet Service Provider have continued their collaboration, already completing several successful field tests of Siklu by Ceragon's next-generation 20Gbps product. This innovation collaboration will help to ensure that the ISP is positioned to provide its customers with unrivaled Internet services for many years to come.
Doron Arazi, Ceragon's CEO, commented, "The acquisition of Siklu allowed Ceragon to add fantastic new team members and technology to our family – and beyond that, some incredible new customers, including this world-renowned ISP. This deployment, along with the successful ongoing in-field testing of our next-generation 20Gbps product, is a strong indicator of customer adoption, helping us to execute our strategy of increasing our market share in ISPs and Private Networks domains."
About Ceragon
Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ: CRNT) is the global innovator and leading solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity, specializing in transport, access, and AI-powered managed & professional services. Through our commitment to excellence, we empower customers to elevate operational efficiency and enrich the quality of experience for their end users.
Our customers include service providers, utilities, public safety organizations, government agencies, energy companies, and more, who rely on our wireless expertise and cutting-edge solutions for 5G & 4G broadband wireless connectivity, mission-critical services, and an array of applications that harness our ultra-high reliability and speed. Ceragon solutions are deployed by more than 600 service providers, as well as more than 1,600 private network owners, in more than 130 countries.
Through our innovative, end-to-end solutions, covering hardware, software, and managed & professional services, we enable our customers to embrace the future of wireless technology with confidence, shaping the next generation of connectivity and service delivery. Ceragon delivers extremely reliable, fast to deploy, high-capacity wireless solutions for a wide range of communication network use cases, optimized to lower TCO through minimal use of spectrum, power, real estate, and labor resources - driving simple, quick, and cost-effective network modernization and positioning Ceragon as a leading solutions provider for the "connectivity everywhere" era.
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