1) Airband provides high-speed broadband to rural areas using fixed wireless microwave technology, offering speeds between 30Mbps to 1Gbps. 2) As a smaller independent ISP, Airband is able to focus on serving communities neglected by larger providers and offer more specialized and personal customer service. 3) Airband aims to provide superfast broadband to 6,000 properties across Dartmoor and Exmoor not reached by traditional fiber solutions, with completion of the project scheduled for June 2016.

1. Bringing High Speed Broadband
to Dartmoor & Exmoor

2. Airband provides fast internet in areas that others can’t
reach. With over ten years experience Airband uses the
latest in fixed wireless microwave technology to
bring businesses speeds of 30Mbps to 1Gbps.
Our private network stretches across
Warwickshire, Worcestershire,
Herefordshire, Shropshire, Powys and parts
of Gloucestershire
Who are we?

3. Within the areas our network operates, we provide services to four
county councils, emergency services and blue-chip organisations,
not to mention 1000’s of small to medium-sized businesses.
Experience

4. Benefits
• Quick install – minimal digging to landscapes,
ensuring environmental protection
• Low latency means that it works with VOIP and VPN,
so you can do away with telephone lines and run your
telephone through your broadband
• Speeds from 10Mb to 1Gbps for both download and
upload
• Largest fixed wireless network in the UK

5. Smaller, independent ISPs have various benefits over that of large national providers,
generally offering a more personal experience for consumers. Some key benefits include:
Benefits of a Smaller ISP
• Specialised / bespoke services for the likes of small businesses
Small ISPs have the capability to work closely with business customers to evaluate needs and requirements and
present the best suited packages and options
• Care about serving communities that are otherwise neglected
For large ISPs, investing in rural and hard to reach areas often does not provide a practical return on investment,
so smaller, alternative ISPs are often able to focus on these niche areas
• Small ISPs offer better, more personal customer service
Customers can talk to genuine people based here in the UK, and can often speak to the same customer service
team member
• As privately owned, capital can be reinvested back into the business
This reinvestment can be used to expand the network, build on service offering or make
investments in other aspects of the business such as customer service,
in order to increase longevity and become future-proof

6. Benefits of a Smaller ISP
• Specialised / bespoke services for the likes of small
businesses
Small ISPs have the capability to work closely with business customers
to evaluate needs and requirements and present the best suited
packages and options
• Care about serving communities that are otherwise
neglected
For large ISPs, investing in rural and hard to reach areas often does not
provide a practical return on investment, so smaller, alternative ISPs are
often able to focus on these niche areas

7. Benefits of a Smaller ISP
• Small ISPs offer better, more personal customer service
Customers can talk to genuine people based here in the UK, and can
often speak to the same customer service team member
• As privately owned, capital can be reinvested back into
the business
This reinvestment can be used to expand the network, build on service
offering or make investments in other aspects of the business such as
customer service, in order to increase longevity and become future-
proof

8. How it Works
The Airband network
operates by relaying a
microwave signal via small,
unobtrusive radios fixed to
tall structures such as
existing structures or trees.
These are deliberately
located to overcome physical
barriers such as hills, trees
or structures, transmitting
the internet wirelessly
overground, rather than
underground.

9. Project Aims
• The CDS initiative aims to provide 90% of all properties with a high
speed broadband connection, with an overall aim of bringing superfast
broadband to all by 2020
• Airband’s aim is to provide superfast broadband to rural areas where
traditional fibre solutions cannot reach, extending the superfast
broadband connection by around 6% (approximately 6,000 properties)
across Dartmoor and Exmoor
• To plan, install and maintain a private network, tailoring the solution to
specific environments taking into account the geography, the existing
wireless landscape and the economics of this project.
• The project is due for completion in June 2016

10. Low Impact Solutions
Airband are
building a larger
network in order
to keep structures
low and to ensure
the network is
fitting with the
landscape

11. Low Impact Solutions

12. Coverage
In order to map
coverage, Airband
use ATDI radio-
planning software,
ICS designer
This software identifies anything in the landscape that
may obstruct the line of sight for our network, such as
trees or manmade structures.

13. Find out more
Call Airband on 01905 676121
Email project.team@air-band.net
Visit www.airband.co for more information