WISPA Industry Awards Nominees and Winners

Las Vegas, NV, October 17, 2024 – Each year WISPA asks its members who they think really drives the industry forward – who the best Operator, Manufacturer, Distributor, Product, Service and “Triumph” awards winners are in their eyes.

The awards nominees and winners (noted below) illustrate 20 years of WISP marketplace evolution, which has made our country better, safer and more connected than at any time in our history.   “The award recipients truly stand out in the ISP marketplace, providing exceptional service and products that lift the bar for the entire industry,” said David Zumwalt, President and CEO of WISPA. “Whether through the hardware, software, or services they provide to operators—or by ensuring that reliable broadband reaches rural, under-served, and Tribal communities—their work has transformed connectivity across America.”

The nominees and winners for this year’s awards are:

Operator of the Year Award Nominees

AW Broadband

Crowsnest Broadband

DigitalC

Smart Way Communications

WeLink

Winner: Crowsnest Broadband

Founded in 2019, Crowsnest Broadband began as a dream to revolutionize internet access for the rural communities of Central Pennsylvania and Western Maryland.  Determined to make a difference, Crowsnest started with just a few yard signs, extensive research, and a lot of sweat equity.  By July 2019, Crowsnest had established a fiber circuit, equipped its first tower, and connected its inaugural customer.  As the company celebrates its five-year anniversary, its network today boasts over 70 towers and 200 points of presence (POPs) and growing, serving more than 3000 homes and businesses across seven counties and two states.

Manufacturer of the Year Award Nominees

Cambium

NetElastic

Tarana Wireless

Ubiquiti

Winner: Tarana Wireless

Tarana’s mission is to accelerate the deployment of fast, reliable, and affordable internet access, and to close the global digital divide sooner than previously thought possible.  From its inception, Tarana Wireless notes it “has had a strong bias toward just getting great work done together and away from corporate dysfunction in its many forms, being committed to keeping it that way as the company grows.”  To this end, Tarana’s executive team applies an outstanding combination of experience and know-how, driving hyper-scaled commercial success in tech, as well as groundbreaking advances in radio network technology.

Distributor of the Year Award Nominees

AirWay Technologies

ISP Supplies

Streakwave

WAV

Winncom Technologies

Winner: ISP Supplies

ISP Supplies is a leading distributor of high quality wired and wireless networking equipment and services, including all aspects of network design and deployment, RF planning, and frequency coordination.  Located in College Station, Texas, the company’s team of network engineers helps customers build, operate and maintain point-to-point and point-to-multipoint licensed and unlicensed TDMA and LTE networks. ISP Supplies also excels at provisioning Wi-Fi networks of all sizes, venues and capabilities.

Product of the Year Award Nominees

Cambium Networks ePMP  4600 6GHz

Tarana Gigabit 1 (G1)

Ubiquiti Wave

Winner: Ubiquiti Wave

Ubiquiti’s Wave 60 GHz PtMP AP is getting rave reviews in meeting the needs data-hungry customers.  It’s got a max throughput of 5.4 Gbps (or 2.7 Gbps in duplex mode), 30° sector coverage, and a 5 GHz weatherproof backup radio (with a max throughput of 800 Mbps).  Wave is making some huge waves, showing the ISP world that FWA can truly compete with fiber, and then some, with this powerful, cost-effective, and quick-to-deploy offering.

Service of the Year Award Nominees

Aterlo Preseem

Atheral VOIP Service

Cambium Networks cnHeat Tower Eval

Winner: Aterlo Preseem

Aterlo is the creator of Preseem – a single platform with dozens of pre-built integrations, delivering proactive access network and customer insights and management all in one place.  Having won this award a couple times before, Preseem is a trusted partner to ISPs competing for market share from the big guys, helping them maintain a “clean network,” which provides an exceptional experience for their subscribers.

Triumph Award Nominees

AW Broadband

Digital C

Nextlink Internet

Winner: AW Broadband

When they set out over 12 years ago to build a local internet service company in Amarillo, TX, Matthew Carpenter and Adair Winter had no idea what it would turn into.  Since that time, AW Broadband has become a beloved member of the community, in fact winning Best of Amarillo Community Choice Award late last year.  AW Broadband has a simple ethos, “Help customers stay connected – always, in any reasonable manner.  Happy customer, happy community, happy company.”

Celebrating 20 Years of WISPA – Broadband Without Boundaries
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WISPA
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