MTN’s Supersonic Internet service provider is the world’s first to employ the Tarana Wireless Gigabit 1 system.
MTN’s Internet service provider Supersonic is the world’s first to employ a technology that aims to vastly improve fixed wireless access Internet in under-connected areas.promised uncapped data packages with fibre-like reliability and speeds in areas that don’t have access to conventional broadband services.They are priced between R399 and R799 per month — making them competitive compared to uncapped cellular and wireless ISP packages.
Bloomberg recently reported the company reached a valuation of $1 billion by March 2022, more than double what it was worth in May 2021. Because capacity in the form of radio frequency spectrum is limited, they impose stringent usage thresholds to avoid overloading their networks. However, Tarana says its G1 radios offer long-range and high capacity even in cases where obstructions and existing communication on unlicensed spectrum might interfere.
Each base node can communicate with up to 256 remote nodes installed at customer sites within the coverage area.