NMSurf upgrades San Ildefonso Pueblo, installs new service in Cochiti Lake

NMSurf, Inc., a local Internet service provider, recently deployed Tarana Wireless systems new fixed wireless technology, dubbed Next Generation Fixed Wireless (ngFWA), in the San Ildefonso Pueblo and Cochiti Lake areas with grant funds provided by the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission (NMPRC).

NMSurf finalized its deployment of ngFWA in the areas with funds received from the NMPRC in which NMSurf provided 25% of the deployment costs under the Broadband Program from The State Rural Universal Service Fund.

“We are seeing speeds as high as 500Mbps down and as high as 100Mbps up. As seen before in other sites, this technology is quite amazing,” Albert Catanach, president of NMSurf, said.

The new technology employs non-line-of-sight technology, interference cancellation, multiple streams, beam forming and it can be done for a fraction of the cost as compared to other technologies such as fiber.

“We are very happy to bring this technology to all the project areas as this will truly be a game changer for many New Mexicans who have been waiting for better broadband for years and years,” Catanach said.