{"id":20215,"date":"2023-03-01T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proxim.com\/?page_id=20215"},"modified":"2024-06-06T12:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:19:13","slug":"iec-illinois-electric-cooperative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/proxim.com\/es\/resources\/case-studies\/iec-illinois-electric-cooperative\/","title":{"rendered":"Case study &#8211; IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative)"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"main_h fixedElement main_h_d\">\n<div class=\"row-secondary__menu row-secondary__menu_d\">\n<div><a href=\"#\" class=\"p-menu\">IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative)<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bx--menu__datasheet\">\n<div id=\"menu_datasheet\" class=\"menu_datasheet_d\">\n<ul class=\"nav-menu\">\n<li> <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloads\/casestudies\/proxim-wireless-cs-illinois-electric-cooperative.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"sticky-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"navigation-branding\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-main-black-cs padbz\">\n<div id=\"contect-section-s-section\" class=\"clearfix\">\n<div class=\"pxm\">\n<div class=\"grid-box\">\n<div class=\"grid-item-five cs-section\">\n<div class=\"row-two blk-space\">\n<div class=\"txt-center\">\n<div class=\"cs__main-heading\">\n<div class=\"cs-headline\">\n<div class=\"cs-big-heading\">\n<h1 class=\"color-wt\">Proxim Provides Broadband Services for Illinois Electric Cooperative<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-two cs-section cs-headline marb grid-space\">\n<div class=\"container-features\">\n<div class=\"box-p box-cs e__container\">\n<figure class=\"pxm-background-image img-cs-illinois-electric-cooperative b-radius-img-p\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-p e__container\">\n<div class=\"cs-box\">\n<div class=\"cs-text-block pxm-solutions\">\n<div class=\"product-t-sec pad-null\">\n<h3 class=\"color-wt padbz\">Highlights<\/h3>\n<div class=\"subtext-cs color-wt padbz\">\n<div class=\"highlights-box\">\n<ul class=\"stl-disc-wt color-wt martno\">\n<li><span class=\"cs-customer\">Customer: <\/span>IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cs-customer\">Application: <\/span>Broadband<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cs-customer\">Solution: <\/span> Tsunami\u00ae Point-to-Multipoint, Tsunami\u00ae Point-to-Point and ORiNOCO\u00ae<\/li>\n<li>Established in 1936, IEC has been providing electricity and internet services.<\/li>\n<li>The in-house internet service decided to upgrade its existing network.<\/li>\n<li>Around 1200 Tsunami\u00ae point to multipoint and backhaul radios are installed. The deployment includes ORiNOCO\u00ae APs.<\/li>\n<li>The entire network is controlled and managed by PVA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"background-wrapper bg-fb-cs b-radius-img-p sp-bg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-two cs-headline grid-space\">\n<div class=\"grey-bg-p b-radius-img-p cs-text-blk product-t-sec padtno\">\n<div class=\"solutions\">\n<h3 class=\"color-wt\">Introduction<\/h3>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">Covering a territory of about 2300 square miles, IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative) was established in 1936 and has been providing public utility services. Furthermore, IEC tasked with the delivery of broadband services to residents and businesses commenced dial-up Internet service in 1996 and migrated to high-speed fixed wireless in 2006.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"color-wt padtso\">Challenge<\/h3>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">Looking to provide higher customer value and at the same time gain higher returns from its in-house wireless internet service provider, IEC decided to upgrade its network infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">\u201cWhen we started our fixed wireless internet service in 2006, a 1MB connection was more than adequate. Today, that won\u2019t even run their Netflix very well. We feel there is a constant need to keep pace with consumer expectations on bandwidth.\u201d &#8211; Sean Middleton, Manager of Engineering, IEC. \u201cWe already owned substantial tower infrastructure with legacy products at lower bandwidth capacity. We needed more bandwidth for the same base station and CPE price point as our legacy system.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"color-wt padtso\">Solution<\/h3>\n<p class=\"solutions-i padtb\">Wireless Data Systems (WDS) was asked to recommend a wireless ISP solution with an ideal balance of high-performance and cost-effectiveness. After evaluating various wireless systems, WDS chose Proxim and deployed Proxim\u2019s wireless backhaul technology, point to multipoint and WiFi access points to enable<br \/>\nbroadband service across a 10-county area in west-central Illinois.<\/p>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">\u201cIEC approached us for a high performance network. Being an ISP deployment we were sensitive to the cost and commercial viability of the network. After our performance tests, it became clear that Proxim was the best fit.\u201d- Rick Greene, WDS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">For backhaul, about 50 Tsunami\u00ae QB-8000 and the recently released QB-10100 series radios were installed. For last mile services, over a 1000 CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) and about 50, high performance, Tsunami\u00ae base station units were installed, totalling to about 1200 radios. Additionally, ORiNOCO\u00ae Access Points are deployed for outdoor WiFi service. IEC engineering team manages this vast network with (PV A) ProximVision Advanced &#8211; a Cloud Based Carrier Management System and WLAN Controller in a single cutting-edge software platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-min-section\">\n<div class=\"pxm-quote\">\n<div class=\"cs-quote\">\n<div>\u00abProxim offered us bandwidth speeds greater than our legacy offerings with better noise mitigation. We were also very impressed with Proxim\u2019s provisioning platform and PV A software for management. None of the other wireless manufacturers had the same carrier class connectivity and throughput we were looking for with an organizing package such as PVA\u00bb<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-quote-name color-bl-light-w\">\u2013 Sean Middleton.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"color-wt padtso\">Why Proxim?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">\u201cThe key to success in our industry is matching consumer expectations with products that are easily upgradeable, backward compatible, and allow for future expansion and flexibility while helping keep costs down. That is how we see Proxim adding value for us\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"color-wt padtso\">Result<\/h3>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">EC has been able to cost-effectively upgrade its network infrastructure with higher capacity and using the same tower infrastructure. Due to improved network connectivity, IEC has increased its revenue as well as profits on it internet services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"solutions-i\">\u201cThe engineering and installation expertise of WDS and Proxim allowed us to utilize the same vertical real estate to leverage a much greater consumer offering. Consumers have responded by placing demands on our business to upgrade the rest of our towers as quickly as possible. That is a good problem!\u201d &#8211; Sean Middleton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"solutions-i padbz-i\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-align:right; margin-top:20px\" class=\"b-radius-img-p\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/case-studies\/cs-page\/IEC_logo.jpg\" alt=\"IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative)\" title=\"IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative)\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-two cs-section cs-headline\">\n<div class=\"large-center pxm-quote bg-b-cs b-radius-img-p\">\n<div class=\"n-title\">\n<div class=\"row-two\">\n<div class=\"pxm-text full-text cs-text-blk product-t-sec\">\n<h3 class=\"color-wt\">Wireless Data Systems, Inc.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mar-top color-l-wt\">Wireless Data Systems, Inc. &#8211; offers turn-key wireless networking services, including site surveys, microwave system design and engineering, network system design and engineering, equipment sales, installation and integration services. Designs include Point-to-Point, Mesh or Point to Multipoint solutions, System Backbone\/Backhaul and redundancy as well as tower construction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative) Download PDF Proxim Provides Broadband Services for Illinois Electric Cooperative Highlights Customer: IEC (Illinois Electric Cooperative) Application: Broadband Solution: Tsunami\u00ae Point-to-Multipoint, Tsunami\u00ae Point-to-Point and ORiNOCO\u00ae Established in 1936, IEC has been providing electricity and internet services. The in-house internet service decided to upgrade its existing network. 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