The partnership between Siklu and Sckipio enables wireless internet service providers to deliver ultra-broadband speeds of up to 2Gbps to urban users living within 2.5 miles of a central office using millimeter wave and G.fast technologies. By combining Siklu's E-Band and V-Band wireless transmission delivering up to 2Gbps over distances of 2.5 miles with Sckipio's G.fast distribution points offering up to 1Gbps speeds over existing copper wires inside buildings, the solution addresses challenges with fiber backhauling and installation costs in dense urban environments. The architecture involves wireless transmission from a central office to a building rooftop, wired delivery to in-building wiring clo

1. ULTRA-BROADBAND WIRELESS ENABLED BY
SIKLU AND SCKIPIO
MILLIMETER-WAVE LEADER PARTNERS WITH G.FAST LEADER TO
BRING ULTRA-BROADBAND TO URBAN BROADBAND USERS
March 2, 2015, Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – Siklu, the leading millimeter-wave
company, and Sckipio Technologies, the leader in G.fast, have partnered to enable affordable ultra-
broadband to consumers living in dense, city environments. The partnership enables wireless ISPs
to deliver up to 2Gbps communications as far as 2.5 miles using E-Band and V-Band millimeter
wave wireless technology connected to G.fast distribution points. The G.fast DPUs deliver up to
1Gbps of ultra-broadband over existing copper wires to residents in apartment buildings and other
multi-tenant environments.
“This is a very interesting idea,” said Mark Lowenstein, Managing Director of Mobile Ecosystem, a
leading mobile consultancy. “Fiber backhauling in urban settings is very difficult and expensive.
Combining it with G.fast creates real opportunities for wireless ISPs to deliver higher capacity for
small cells, public Wi-Fi and affordable ultra-broadband.”
E-Band and V-Band millimeter wave technology from Siklu provide up to 2 gigabits per second of
aggregated traffic as far as 2.5 miles using spectrum between 60-80Ghz.
G.fast is the new ITU standard for ultra-broadband access designed to deliver up to 1Gbps over
existing copper wires. This technology was specifically designed for multi-dwelling unit
environments, which represents about 30% of broadband subscribers in the U.S. and even more
globally.
“In cities such as San Francisco and New York, it is very challenging to trench fiber to the building
and its impractical to install fiber all the way to each residence,” said Itzik Ben-Bassat, CEO of Siklu.
“By combining these two emerging technologies together, we can solve many of the major logistical,

2. regulatory, and installation problems that make it expensive to deliver gigabit broadband to city-
dwellers.”
The architecture consists of an E-Band antenna at the telephone central office connected wirelessly
to an E-Band antenna on the top of a residential or office building. Then, via GPON, GigE or other
wired connectivity, traffic is delivered to a G.fast distribution point in the wiring closet in the building
that connects to 16 individual copper pairs that flow to customer residences. Inside the apartment,
condo, or office, a simple G.fast modem or residential gateway is used to receive the ultra-
broadband traffic.
“Siklu lowers the costs to deliver ultra-broadband to the building, and Sckipio’s G.fast lowers the cost
to deliver ultra-broadband to users within the building,” said David Baum, CEO of Sckipio.
“Combining these two market disrupters will create many new opportunities for entrepreneurs who
want to deliver innovative broadband solutions to millions of consumers and business customers.
About Sckipio
Sckipio is the leader in G.fast modems and is dedicated to delivering ultra-broadband using next-
generation G.fast-based Fiber-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) architectures. Sckipio offers a
complete G.fast solution – chipsets bundled with software – for a variety of access and mobile
backhaul applications based on the ITU G.fast G.9700 and G.9701 standards, to which Sckipio is a
leading contributor. Founded by a veteran team of communications experts with deep experience in
broadband access and home networking solutions, and backed by leading venture capitalists,
Sckipio is well positioned to win the market for the next-generation of broadband access solutions.
For more information about Sckipio, visit our website at www.sckipio.com. For more information,
follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @SckipioTech.
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