CVB and other news
Update for Our Customers in the Coloma Lotus area
Hello Neighbors,
For those of you that didn’t make the internet meeting at the Grange on Monday evening, I just wanted to give a brief update on what both companies, Cal . net and Central Valley Broadband, presented.
Central Valley Broadband (calwisp.com) went first and spoke about the history of wireless technology in the Sacramento area as well as in the Coloma-Lotus Valley. William, the owner, also mentioned that given the evolution of technology over the last 5 plus years, it is getting harder and harder to offer high broadband speeds (over 1 plus MB) inexpensively. The smaller WISP’s (wireless internet service providers) do not get the subsidies and government funding like the big guys do. He coined it as a “good community development” business. They have upgraded a number of customers off the 900 mhz signal since PG&E is using that frequency for their smart meters. He mentioned that CVB in the near future will be deploying the licensed wifi signal as well. They are in the license application process now. He is committed to this valley and the customers and services that are located here.
Cal. net presented next and John, the new owner as of three plus years ago, confirmed much of what William stated about being challenged by the big telco companies. He spoke about the new Wimax Velocity service they have installed here in the valley area with their licensed wifi signal. He informed us that it is working extremely well and most customers that can receive the signal (depending on tree coverage and location) are very happy. He also re-iterated that he is committed to the valley and the $140,000 investment made in the new technology for this area is a sign of his long term investment.
Both service providers said that they have tried to cover the largest service area possible with their respective technologies, but because of the topography and the trees in this area, there are still customers with below adequate service quality or no service. They recommended contacting them about your needs or concerns if you have not done so. There are a number of possible options that may be available depending on your situation.
I am working on getting AT&T on the new Sagebrush tower. I’m sure most everyone is very happy with the Verizon service that is in town now. My Verizon phone rings everywhere now (a good and bad thing). This will take some time so be patient and I’ll keep you posted. For now, a large percentage of residents and businesses in this valley are getting good to great broadband service now and our great little river valley is moving into the 21st century.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Howard Penn
Work:(530) 626-7373
Managing Director/GM
hpenn@LBComm.com
LB Commercial
PO Box 157
Coloma, CA 95613 USA
DO NOT RESPOND NOT FROM CVB
NO SUCH address - Calwisp Webmail Administrator <helpdesk@calwisp.com>
---- Webmail Technical Services-----Dear calwisp Email Subscriber,You have exceeded your email quota limit of 450MB and you are advice to expand your email quota limit within 48 hours. You need to upgrade youremail quota limit to 2.5GB. You can use the below weblink to upgrade youremail account: www............................
Thank you for using our web-mail.
Checkout new features and enhancements with our newly improved and secured
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From: Email Services Provider <emai@mail.com> NO SUCH Address at CVB
We have Temporarily Blocked Your Email Account - (CVB does not block email accounts only by special customer request)
Dear Customer,This is a special notice to all E-mail account users, we are upgrading our email server and we want you to verify your email account so that you r email account will be updated to our new 2012 email system. Kindly verify your email account by clicking on the link below
http://www........................
Thanks for your understaings, (can’t spell)
Regards,Technical Support Team.
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Greetings,
This is a very serious warning to all email users, we have noticed adangerous virus on our email database and this virus can be able to damage your PC please in order to avoid the dangerous virus from affecting you,all you just have to do now is to click on the link below to validate youremail account and you have to do this very urgent.
DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK BELOW
CLICK THIS LINK BELOW TO VALIDATE YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT
.html:................................................
Thanks for your understanding.
Regards,Internet Services. NOT CVB
Warning - A virus have been detected on our email database to avoid the damages that this virus will cause to you, please kindly click on the link below and login your email account to avoid further damages.http://.......................................
Thanks,Technical Support Services.
CVB Newsletter - http://www.calwisp.com/html/newsletter.html
CVB to acquire Sheridan, CA based Far West Wireless Internet
Latest News for Coloma/Lotus Area
Here is an update on Central Valley Broadband's continuous improvement activities:
As you all recognize since CVB took over from Coastal Web several years ago there has been a continuous improvement in service level and quality in the Coloma/Lotus area. This a the result of the improvement of all the POP sites (access points) in the area including new power systems with large backup battery systems, the addition of access points capacities and redundant high speed backhaul feeds.
The general CVB network has also been improved to support, based on your service level, complete network end to end QOS prioritization for Voice over IP, Video, VPN, Cloud services, Gaming and Movie watching throughout the CVB network. Also CVB added a Gigabit Internet feed to the CVB network a month ago and is in the process of making this greatly increased speed capacity available to our customers.
Recently CVB rolled out new higher capacity access points (in the last several months) and we are in the process of upgrading CVB customers based on service levels to higher speeds. CVB has shown and will continue to show our commitment to the Coloma area by bringing the latest proven reliable cost effective wireless technologies to the area.We really appreciate your continuous support!
Are you watching Netflix Online?
Log into your Netflix account and go to the following link
.https://account.netflix.com/HdToggle?autoRedirected=3
This allows you to set the bandwidth level that will work with your current connection.
LATEST FRAUD E-MAIL
NOT FROM CVB
You mailbox have reached the storage limit of 75000 KB. You will not be able to send or receive new mail until you updrade your email account. click the below link to fill your emaill upgrade form. http://..............................
System Administrator
192.1.............
From: Email Account will be terminated
Subject: Warning
Sate: Sept 13,2011 11:09:31 AM PDT
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Reply to .......@live.com
We've noticed some unusual activity in your email account, To help protect you and everyoneelse, we've temporarily blocked your account.To unblock it, verify your account by clicking on the link below or copy and past the link onyour web browser. http://...............
Please you have to login for the verification of your acount.Your email account will be terminated if you have not verified your email account.
Failure to do this your email account will be suspended fully.
From: Deborah Ginsburg <andmg@...................edu
Subject: E-mail Security
Date: September 4,2011 6:43:07 AM PDT
To: undisclosed-recipient
You have exceeded your email quota limit of 325MB and you need to increase your email quota limit because in less than 48 hours your email will be disable. Increase your email quota limit and continue to use your email account. To increase your email quota limit to 2.2GB, click the below link:...http://...................................................
System Administrator
192.168.0.1
Not From CVB (India)
We have temporarily limited all access to sensitive account features in your mailbox.
In order to restore your full e-mail access, you need to click on the below link to fill the re-activation form.
http://....................................
Technical Support Team.
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Look at the typos - NOT FROM CVB - from denmark
You have reached the storage limit on your mailbox.You will not be able to send or receive new mail until you updrade your email account.click the below link to fill your emaill upgrade form.
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Technical Support Team
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----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Niharika Khanna" <NKhanna@som.umaryland.edu> NOT CVB
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:49:59 AM
Subject: E-mail Security
We have temporarily limited all access to sensitive account features in
your mailbox. In order to restore your full e-mail access, you need to
click on the below link to fill the re-activation form.
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Technical Support Team.
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FCC: Exaggerated claims of broadband speed persists
This article demonstrates that raw speed is not really what most people need from their Internet connection. They just want it do work for their particular use. If it does they do not pay much attention to the speed. It is really all about the ‘Quality’ of the connection. High Quality connections just work so the users do not have to manage them.
"A year-long study by the Federal Communications Commission has concluded that most ISPs are delivering 90 percent of their advertised upload speed and just 80 percent of promised download speed. Given that typical home users are not particularly interested in uploading, what is disturbing is that only Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Comcast appear to be delivering on the promised downstream experience.
Part of the problem may be related to the delivery of broadband services over ADSL technology, which relies on the use of ordinary copper cables between a home and the local telephone exchange. The maximum speed attainable via ADSL is strictly related to the actual distances involved and the general state of the cables in a particular region.
The overstating of broadband speed is not just a U.S. problem--this FCC study mirrors a biannual report from the United Kingdom's independent telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, which concluded that a substantial number of customers are not receiving advertised speeds.
As reported by BBC News, Ofcom says that "more than a third of customers on services advertised as 'up to' 24Mbps actually received sppeds of 4Mbps or less."
Interestingly, the FCC research also showed how little consumers pay attention to speed levels. For example, 80 percent of those surveyed say they did not know the speed of their broadband service, while another 40 percent identified the level of their service incorrectly.
Which broadband service do you subscribe to? Do you periodically run checks to ensure that you are indeed getting your money's worth?"
http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/fcc-exaggerated-claims-broadband-speed-persist/2011-08-16?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Phishing Email Warning - DO NOT RESPOND
WELCOME TO WEBMAIL!! WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR MAIL - NOT CVB
As part of our continuous effort in providing a higher level of service, we are notifying every webmail account owners about the congestions due to the anonymous registration of accounts. To solve this problem, we are shutting down some unused accounts within 24 hours.
To avoid shutting down your account, verify and inform us if you still want to use the account by completing the form below with the required information.
* Username:
* Password: NEVER
* Date of Birth:
* Country Or Territory:
After following the instructions in the above, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences it may cost you.
Thanks
WEBMAIL CUSTOMER CARE - NO SUCH INSTANCE AT CVB
Phishing Email Warning - DO NOT RESPOND
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 10:15 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Warning Alert!!!
Attention:
This is email upgrade notice to all email users to enable us increase our
email quota limit to 7 gigabytes storage limit.
You are required to click on the upgrade link below.
........................
You have been given 24 hours to upgrade failure to do so within 24 hours
your email account will be deactivated from our server.
Thanks.
Email Services.
Notice to All CVB Customers
Be cautious of e-mails pretending to represent CVB that ask you to provide confidential information. Please be aware that CVB will never ask you to provide confidential information through regular email.
If you receive an email that asks you to provide confidential information, such as your username, password, social security info or date of birth, do not respond and please notify us by sending an email to info@calwisp.com
If you have already responded to a fraudulent e-mail, please immediately change your password. You may securely change your password on our web site under
1) Log into Zimbra webmail via: https://mail.calwisp.net
2) Select the Preferences Tab
3) Press the "Change Password" button within the "Login Options" Section
4) Provide your old password and enter your new password twice and press"change password"
DO NOT RESPOND- PHISHING ATTEMPT
Dear: Account Subscriber,This message is from calwisp.com messaging centre to all users.We are currently performingmaintenance on our Digital webmail Server to improve the spam filter services in our webmail systems for better onlineservices to avoid virus and spam mails.In order to ensure you do not experience service Interruption,you must reply to this email immediately by providing your User Name and Password as stated below.
USERNAME: ( )
PASSWORD: ( )NEVER GIVE YOUR PASSWORD
Failure to submit your user name and password will render your email address in-active from our database. NB: You will be send a password reset message in next seven (7) workingdays after undergoing this process for security reasons.
Thank you for using calwisp.com!"CALWISP.COM SUPPORT TEAM"
DO NOT RESPOND- PHISHING ATTEMPT
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CVB will block the site
Central Valley Broadband Increases Internet feed by 10 times !!!
CVB has increased our Internet Feed by 10 times to a full 1 Gigabit fiber feed - We are currently working on getting this large amount of bandwidth delivered into the field.
Central Valley Broadband implements a Smooth Internet Access Initiative
Although speed is necessary in a broadband Internet connection it is as important to have consistently high quality. Speed tests are typically used to measure Internet connections but they tell only the speed part of the story. Quality is measured by the consistency and latency of the connection. Ping times are often used to measure this latency.
Ping
Ping times are a measure of how long it takes to get from one place on the Internet to another and back again. Ping times typically range from 10 to 150 milliseconds but can go all the way up to 500 milliseconds, or 1/2 second for some satellite connections.
Jitter
Jitter is a measure of the variance of these Pings over time. Voice over IP calls start having major problems when the ping times are over 150ms but prefer to have ping times of 100ms or less. This is why VoIP, gaming and VPN’s will not work over most satellite connections.
15ms Average
CVB currently has local network ping times to our towers that average 15ms, an exceptionally low number for a complex repeated rural wireless backhaul network. This is the result of careful engineering, state of the art equipment and backhaul link optimization. Ping times to your location will vary above this value depending on the type of wireless equipment you have, the quality of the link and the Quality Plan to which you subscribe.
Quality Plans
CVB Quality plans are tiered pricing levels that provide different peak speed limits and increasing priority access during any congestion of the network. Smooth Internet delivery is much more important than peak speeds for Voice over IP, VPNs, Gaming, Video and for a generally excellent Internet experience. To view the new CVB Smooth Quality plans go to www.calwisp.com.
RAPIDLY GROWING BANDWIDTH USAGE
Median User uses over 23 Gigabytes per month
According to a recent survey studying broadband usage the median broadband user generates 23 GB of Internet traffic per month up from 15 GB just six months earlier. Netflix traffic accounts for 30% of peak Internet traffic with real time entertainment feeds accounting for over 50%. CVB Customers Internet traffic is directly in line with these numbers and trends. To keep up with the growing demand for bandwidth CVB has just increased our Internet feed by 10 times and improved our backhauls throughout the CVB network. We are now focusing on increasing the capacity of our local distribution access points so we can deliver all of this bandwidth to you our CVB Customers.
DSL, Fiber and Cable Implement Data Caps
Every day, more Americans cut the TV cable cord, opting instead to watch their favorite shows on Netflix or Hulu on their own schedule, without having to pay for a DVR. It is convenient, much cheaper than one-size-fits-all cable packages, and all you need is a high-speed Internet connection to access them. Internet service providers are increasingly placing monthly limits on each subscriber's data consumption and charging extra when the limit is surpassed. Analysts see this strategy as insurance for the future, in case viewing shifts from traditional services to the Internet. But be aware it adds up quickly on AT&T (150GB Cap), Wave (100GB Cap) and others - you will be limited which means you have a maximum of 2 hours a day of viewing.
Netflix’s Internet Traffic overtakes Web Surfing
Netflix traffic now takes up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes. A study published by Sandvine Inc. shows that Netflix movies and TV shows account for nearly 30 percent of traffic into homes during peak evening hours, compared with less than 17 percent for Web browsing. Only about a quarter of homes with broadband subscribe to Netflix, but watching movies and TV shows online takes up a lot of bandwidth compared with Web surfing, email and practically every other Internet activity except file sharing and videoconferencing. YouTube traffic was driving the growth of overall Internet traffic. It now accounts for only 11 percent of traffic into the home at peak hours, according to Sandvine.
Our own experience watching movies on our new Samsung Smart TV
The first month after we added the Netflix streaming service our data usage ballooned up to 150GB with relatively modest usage, a few movies, and a few seasons of my favorite TV shows. Our normal heavy user usage was between 30 and 40GB per month, so adding Netflix had a definite impact!
What is 4G
Perhaps you have heard some of the advertising about 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) from the large mobile phone carriers. LTE will allow customers to use smartphones, laptops, tablet computers and hot spots at faster speeds than the company’s current 3G mobile data network. But as with the 3G network the throughput is expensive, spotty and best used for mobile applications. As an illustration it can cost as much as $20 in bandwidth charges to download a 2GB HD Netflix movie. Also as in the current 3G offerings reliable rural coverage will be limited to areas closer to 4G equipped cell towers.
With one of the plans it is reportedly possible to use your entire $50 5GB 4G data plan in as little as 30 minutes so be careful if you subscribe to this mobile use service. The large mobile carriers are trying to keep heavy users off the new LTE network — especially anyone who may try to use it to replace a fixed home connection. If a user wants to guzzle gigabytes, the large carriers want to make sure that person signs up for an appropriate fixed Internet solution.
Quality Agent
Quality Control
Bandwidth is not enough for many new applications such as video streaming, gaming and VPN’s. Quality is also required. So in order to improve the quality of the network we have developed the CVB Quality Control Agent. This software assists in trouble shooting network connection difficulties and will monitor the quality of your connection over time. This feedback of network conditions will greatly assist the CVB engineering staff in their efforts to manage and improve the network. CVB is looking for customers that are interested in trying out the CVB Quality Control Agent.
O NOT RESPOND - Latest FRAUD
From: CVB Support Centre []SEE SPELLING NOT CVB CENTRE (CENTER)Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:56 AM
To: your e-mail at calwisp.com, calwisp.net, CWO, Ascendance, Infostations, Foothill
Subject: Password Failure -CVB Communications - WE ARE NOT CVB Communications
THIS MESSAGE IS FROM OUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAThis message is sent automatically by the computer.
If you are receiving this message it means that your email address has been queued for deactivation; this was as a result of a continuous error script (code:505)received from this email address. To resolve this problem you must reset your email address. In order to reset this email address, you must reply to this e-mail by providing us the following Information for confirmation.
Current Email Address : { }
Current Email Password : { } NEVER GIVE PASSWORD BY EMAIL
Re-confirm Password: { }
Note: Providing a wrong information or ignoring this message will resolve to the deactivation of This Email Address.
You will continue to receive this warning message periodically till your email address is been reset or deactivated.
This alert is for your information only.
Thank you for choosing Central Valley Broadband!
ANOTHER PHISHING ATTEMPT
My UPS Expiration Below is an e-mail received in the Inbox of ......................
----- Original Message -----
From: Newegg
To: ...................@calwisp.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 2:03 PM
Subject: My UPS Expiration
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06/18/10 11:55 PM
Dear ascendance.net Account User,
This Email is from (ascendance.net ) help desk and we are sending it to
every of(ascendance.net) Accounts user for safety/maintenance from spam
mails.we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of
(ascendance.net )accounts so we are shutting down some (ascendance.net)
that needs to be re-updated due to this condition.We are sending you this
email so that you can verify and also for the safety and maintainance of
your account.If you are still interested please confirm your account by
filling the space below.Your Username,password,date of birth and your
country information would be needed to verify your account.
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Before sending your account details to us, you are advise to Login into
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Note that if your account do Login send us the details, if otherwise it
means it has already been deleted. Sorry for the inconvenience this might
cause you we are only trying to make sure you enjoy our services as an
account user.
All you have to do is Click reply and supply the information above, your
account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for
your attention to this request.Once again We apologize for any
inconveniences.
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Account users that refuses to update his/heraccount after 7 Days of
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Unauthorized access to this computer is in violation of the Annotated
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Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1030 et seq. This office may monitor use of its
computing resources as permitted by state and federal law, including the
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521 and the
Md. Annotated Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Section 10,
Subtitle 4. Anyone using this system acknowledges that all use is subject
to (ascendance.net ) Policy on the Acceptable Use of Information
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March 2010
- Shady Glen New access Point - UP and RUNNING - Shady Glen Estates Mobile Home Community now covered! Signup specials are available - 3 months introductory rate - $ 29.95/$99.95 Installation Fee
FRAUD ALERT - DO NOT RESPOND
From: "System Administrator" alert@allthewebdomain.com (NOT OUR E-mail Address)
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:12 AM
Subject: Your Email Account
Dear Email Account Users,
Your mailbox has exceeded the saver storage limit which is 20GB as set
by your administrator,you are currently running on 20.9GB,you may not
be able to send or receive new mail until you re-validate your mailbox.
You are required to do this before the next 24 hours of receipt of this
email or your database will be erased and De-activated from our database
To re-validate your mailbox please send your
User-name:
Password: RED FLAG (We would never ask for this)
Retype password:
Your account can also be verified immediately within 24hours
Thanks
System Administrator.
Another Phishing Scam - this ups package email is a virus
From: "Postal Support Darnell Courtney" <manager@ups.com>
Date: March 7, 2010 7:52:21 PM PST
To:
Subject: UPS Delivery Problem NR 52134.
Hello!
Unfortunately we were not able to deliver your postal package which was sent on the 17th of January in time
because the addressee's address is erroneous.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our department.
United Parcel Service of America.
February 2010
Latest News from WISPA - The Wireless Members Organization
So here are the results of covered areas:
- 76,094,135 Housing Units passed
- 188,613,240 Population Passed
- $33,867.00 Median Income of the population passed
Brian Webster, bwebster@wirelessmapping.com
Latest FRAUD ALERT - NOT FROM CVB - WE ARE CENTRAL VALLEY BROADBAND - NOT calwisp.com - we would not sign anything with calwisp.com - DO NOT RESPOND
From: "calwisp.com Team" <….@calwisp.com>
Date: February 22, 2010 9:15:28 AM PST
To: <….@calwisp.com>
Subject: A new settings file for the ….@calwisp.com has just be released
Dear use of the calwisp.com mailing service!
We are informing you that because of the security upgrade of the mailing service your mailbox ….@calwisp.com settings were changed. In order to apply the new set of settings open zip attached file.
Best regards, calwisp.com Technical Support.
Latest FRAUD ALERT - NOT FROM CVB
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Refute the statement may be, following this link: (Link) do not follow this link
If the application is not rejected within 7 days, your -mail an account will be blocked. It has a number (number)
In the near future we will contact you.
It takes up to 3 days to process your request.
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CVB is currently looking for a:
Wireless Broadband Installer/Technician Contractor
Central Valley Broadband is looking for a Wireless Broadband Installer/ Technician. The person we are looking for will be computer literate, have satellite and cable roof mount experience and should be a SELF STARTER.
Fraud Alert
The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo, your identity was just stolen.
The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado . This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system.
The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
Check it out here: http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm
And here: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp
January 2010
January 24th - All CVB access points are up 
January 20th - The remnants of Typhoon Melor landed in Northern California and in CVB territory bringing lots of rain with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. The CVB crew helped hundreds of customers to reconnect to the CVB Network, repairing wind damaged antennas on CVB towers and customer premises. About 2,000 residences were affected by power outages. The majority of CVB outages were power related.
Sites with solar and battery power as well as generator power were not affected.
November 2008
Eldo Telecom article: Fixed terrestrial wireless supplanting DSL as interim premises broadband technology
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Fixed terrestrial wireless supplanting DSL as interim premises broadband technology
When it was widely introduced starting nearly a decade ago, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) was viewed by telcos as an ideal interim broadband technology on the road to fiber to the premises and a means to utilize their existing investment in copper cable plant over the last mile. But since telcos are many years behind where they should be in deploying fiber to the premises (FTTP), DSL became more of a permanent thoroughfare rather than temporary byway.
The problem is DSL has not been able to adequately fulfill that role due to technological limitations that restrict its range and require the use of near pristine copper that's in increasingly short supply as telcos' decades-old cable plants grow old and frazzled.
Now fixed terrestrial wireless is poised to take the place of DSL as the preferred transitional technology on the way to FTTP, starting in areas where DSL cannot due to its notorious handicaps. Over the past few years, a large number of mom and pop Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) offering fixed terrestrial wireless via over unlicensed spectrum have sprung up, exploiting DSL's far more limited geographical reach and providing a faster and less costly connectivity than satellite Internet. The big telcos have also incidentally picked up some fixed premises customers with their mobile wireless 3G broadband offerings, but don't represent a threat to the WISPs due to high latencies and bandwidth useage caps.
The proliferation of WISPs as a substitute for DSL is evident in this blogger's area of El Dorado County, California where one, Central Valley Broadband, is offering 3Mbs service to telco neglected SOHOs (Single Occupant Home Offices) located in telco broadband black holes.
Telcos and to some extent cable providers have effectively ceded these areas to the WISPs, leading to increased competition among them. More competition among WISPs is also driving consolidation. Central Valley Broadband announced in October it had acquired two WISPs serving Placer and El Dorado counties.
Looking head, I expect WISPs to continue to provide a more flexible and robust pre-FTTP premises broadband option than DSL. Since it will likely be many years before most all premises have fiber optic connections, the WISPs appear set for a good long run.
Posted by Fred Pilot
Read More: http://eldotelecom.blogspot.com/2008/12/fixed-terrestrial-wireless-supplanting.html
October 2008
Central Valley Broadband the leading wireless internet service provider in Placer County and surrounding counties acquires the Ascendance wireless network clients in Auburn, Colfax based Foothill Wireless and Coastal Web Online Wireless residential and business clients in Eldorado County and becomes the largest rural wireless broadband company in the area.
CVB has been executing on its growth strategy that combines acquisitions of wireless broadband companies with organic growth of the subscriber base. With the acquisition of the Ascendance wireless network in Auburn, Colfax based Foothill Wireless and Coastal Web Online in Eldorado County, CVB has now completed 4 acquisitions to expand its footprint peripheral. The first acquisition was Rocklin based Infostations.
Read More
October 2008
We welcome Paul Hillesheim from Foothill Wireless to the team.
August 2008
We welcome Mike Husa our newest member of Central Valley Broadband. Mike has 12 years of experience in satellite, computer and home theater installations.
June 2008
The June Mixer for the Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce was hosted by Central Valley Broadband and Valley IT Support. It was a great success with more than 75 people enjoying Swedish Midsummer Food, beer on tap and promoting their business.
May 2008
We have 2 new Pilot Hill Access Points. Area Installation have started.
March 2008
FREE INSTALLATION now available! Call for details!
The Pilot Hill access point is coming shortly. Inquiries are welcome! We are also in the process of establishing the new access point on Garden Bar.
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January 2008
We have survived the storm! Some of our areas better than others. We want to thank our clients for their great attitude and understanding and thanks to our crew who made a tremendous and quick repair effort to get all clients back up as quickly as possible.
November 2007
Central Valley Broadband participated in the Annual Day before Thanksgiving Parade in Loomis under the flag (red jeep) of the Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce, promoting our services to a substantial crowd lining Taylor Road.
Happy Thanksgiving!
We have new Team Members. We welcome Patrick Hughins and Christian Hendelberg.
Patrick’s responsibilities are Broadband Wireless Installations and customer support in the field.
Christian is a software infrastructure architect and systems developer.
More Access points are under construction.
Central Valley Broadband is now the provider of high speed broadband wireless internet access for the Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce
October 2007
Bald Hill POP is up and reaching new areas:
Moran Ct., Gin Mill Rd., Spanish Corral Ln., Forster Ln., Pyrite Ln., Valle Vista Ct., Blue Light Ranch Ln., Sueda Ranch Rd., Topside Dr., Stoney Ridge Rd., Beacon Hill Dr., Mt. Vernon Rd., Vista Roble Dr., Harris Ln., Hidden Oaks Ln., Vinyard Dr., Vista Del Sol, Edgewood Pl., Vada Ranch Rd., Parts of Millertown Rd., Gray Pine Wy., Old Dude Rd., Racoon Hollow Ln.,
September 2007
Morgan Place in Loomis is active and reaching surrounding areas : Wells Rd., Casa Vista, Dell Pl., Lilliput Ln., Cassell Ln., Laird Rd., Peace Springs Rd., Quinn Pl, Sierra View Pl., Starkview Pl, Peace Springs Rd.,Country Rd., Rickety Rack Rd.,
August 2007
The Auburn Sugarview POP is active
Sugar View Road, Sugar View Ridge, McElroy Rd., Wanda Ct., Upland Dr. Thomas Dr., Otto Wy., Mary Ln., Witt Rd., Bell Brook Ln., Garden Ct., Emma Ln., Winding Wy., Ralph Ct. Stanley Dr., Paul Ct., Barbara Ln., Northgate Cir., Jay Pl., Kimo Wy., Hidden Pines Pl., Sunshine Meadows, Parts of Auburn, Skyview Dr, Blue Hrass Dr., Riva Ridge Cir., Wasatch Dr.
July 2007 New Access Points - Call us for a FREE site survey
Ridge has another Access Point reaching surrounding areas: Lozanos Rd., Hathaway Rd, Slow Down Rd, Tri Dale Ln, Drake Dr
The Hubbard Access Point is active now and reaching surrounding areas: Bell Rd., Cramer, Cinderella Ln., Fawnridge, Mallard Wy., Ranch Rd, Orr Creek Ln.,
July 2007 Jobs Available
· Apprentice Wireless Equipment Installer Position Filled
· Wireless Internet Technician/Equipment Installer Position Filled
· Tech Support People (work from home position available) Position Filled
· Network Engineer ( Inquiries welcome)
Email CVB at jobs@calwisp.com
May 2007
New Auburn POP up and running shortly.
March 2007
Boulder Creek area in Penryn has a new access point. Installations on Boulder Creek and Aspen Dr and Rock Springs have started. Several new access points in Auburn are being surveyed and evaluated.
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November 2006
Central Valley Broadband is starting to deploy HotZone wireless networks in multi-dwelling communities throughout the Sacramento area.
Central Valley Broadband - CVB IT and Network Services has teamed up with Access Computers in Roseville. CVB offers remote services and onsite support calls.
Intanko area has new mesh access points. Installations on Hokan Ln., Wichita Wy, Briarwood Ln, Kapaka Ln, Camp Far West Rd., Talak Way, Long Ravine Rd., have started. Welcome to sign up.
October 2006
October has been a very successful month for CVB and our installers and the site surveying crew have been busy. Our customer base has grown rapidly, we added several new access points and the task of upgrading POP’s has been completed.
Thermalands POP up
Central Valley Broadband expands into the Lincoln Thermalands, Sheridan and the Camp Far West area with a new POP addition.
August 2006
William Lawver now at CEO at CVB
(Roseville, CA) --- We welcome William Lawver former CEO of QuikNet Inc. and former New Technology Executive at SureWest in Roseville as full time partner and CEO at Central Valley Broadband.
July 2006
Central Valley Broadband completes New POP sites
(Roseville, CA) --- Central Valley Broadband is announcing the completion of its new cell sites. The new POP sites are a small part of a system-wide upgrade and re-engineering of some of the Infostations sites. The sites are strategically positioned in the company’s service area to increase the capacity, the coverage, and to enhance quality.
Central Valley Broadband is committed to grow as fast as possible and is trying to meet the dramatic rise in demand for broadband wireless services in and around rural areas of Placer County and with the new POPs that are being established many more people will benefit and have their service improved.
In addition to the new POP sites in Loomis, Central Valley Broadband has completed an extensive upgrade to the Granite Bay POP’s with new equipment. Additional improvements for other areas are scheduled.
June 2006
NEWS RELEASE
Central Valley Broadband acquires iNFOSTATiONS Wireless Broadband Customers and Assets
Roseville, CA, June 2006 – Central Valley Broadband of Roseville California has acquired Infostations Wireless Broadband Customers and Assets, based in Rocklin California and is expanding its territory into parts of Roseville and Rocklin that are currently being served by Infostations.
Founded in 2005, Central Valley Broadband is the fastest growing wireless internet provider in Placer County offering high broadband internet access. The founders have been pioneering wireless internet access since 1999 and have lots of experience in the Internet and Wireless Technology Business. The Central Valley Broadband mission is to bring affordable, high-speed wireless Internet access to progressive customers in rural communities. One of the founding principles is to provide reliable high quality products at a very affordable price, supported by good service. Backed by years of experience in, engineering, systems management, business management and customer service, the goal for the new venture is simple
More Powerful, Affordable Service
The new extended Central Valley Broadband team is excited to announce that Infostations Wireless Broadband customers are now part of Central Valley Broadband.
There are significant advantages to these changes. The merged networks will be able to provide much more redundancy.
Services are tailored to meet rural customer’s specific needs from working from home to home schooling kids, stock trading or many other activities that require higher speeds.
We at Central Valley Broadband want to welcome the Infostations customers to Central Valley Broadband and because customers are important to all of us we will always try to give prompt and courteous assistance.
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April 2006
The areas around Mt. Vernon Rd., Puzzlewood Ln, Sailor Ravine Rd., Yancey Dr., Little Hill Rd., Cold Stream Rd., Buffalo Rd. Hastings Ln., Heather Ln., Memory Ln., have access to two new POP’s. Call now to schedule a site survey, our installer team is in the area and very busy installing new excited customers. (530) 852-0318
April 2006
Central Valley Broadband and Infostations, Perryman Group, Inc. of Rocklin California, have formed a close working relationship. Infostations currently offers Wireless Broadband Service within approximately 10 miles of their broadcast location in central Roseville, CA. expanding the Central Valley Broadband territory into more areas and giving additional capacity and man power to the installer team. We are looking forward to a great working relationship.
March 2006
A new POP is up and running. The areas around Whittington Drive, Newcastle Hwy., Dutch Ravine, Chapparal Ln., Gold Hill Rd. Rainbow Valley Ln. etc. We do not know exactly how many residents can be served by this wireless POP, so call us (530-852-0318) and schedule a site survey for your home.
The second POP for this month will be up and running soon serving the areas around Puzzlewood Ln., Sailor Ravine, Yancey Dr., Little Hill Rd., .parts of Mt. Vernon Rd., Cold Stream Rd and more areas coming.
January 2006
Central Valley Broadband is continuing to expand its coverage area and customer subscription base of its fixed wireless broadband service deep into areas of Placer County’. CVB will continue to take an open approach by implementing a phased rollout program, with lots of marketing activity for the next phase of the expansion.
November 2005
After months of surveying on back roads in the hilly areas of Loomis, Penryn, Newcastle and Auburn, Central Valley Broadband currently architects and constructs broadband networks all over these areas.
August 2005
We are narrowing the divide in rural Auburn areas around Fawn Hill Rd., Fawn Hill Ct., China Wells Rd., Krag Rd. Wise Rd., Chili Hill and Buttes View Ln., also in the Newcastle area around Blossom Trail, Vineyard Hill, Bullard Dr. and Crater Hill Rd. as well as parts of Loomis at Horseshoe Bar Rd. and King Rd.
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CVB is getting GREENER