Fixed Wireless works the same way as DSL, cable or T1 broadband Internet access except that the connection between the broadband provider and the business customer is between two microwave dishes. One microwave dish is generally on the roof of the business customer's building. The customer's microwave dish is then pointed at the broadband provider's microwave dish, located on a tower on a hill or building which can be close or several miles away. Fixed Wireless requires "line of sight" operation – the space between the two microwave dishes needs to be unobstructed.

These systems derive their electrical power from the utility mains, unlike mobile wireless or portable wireless which tend to be battery-powered. Although mobile and portable systems can be used in fixed locations, efficiency and bandwidthare compromised compared with fixed wireless systems. Mobile or portable, battery-powered wireless systems can serve as emergency backups for fixed systems in case of a power blackout or natural disaster.

Fixed wireless has many advantages over wired broadband Internet access:

• Cost – Fixed wireless used to command a premium because the only businesses that ever ordered it were those businesses that could not get DSL or cable Internet. Today, fixed wireless usually cost just two-thirds of what an equivalent wired connection would cost.
  
• Short Installation Times – Because most wired Internet T1s are delivered over the "last mile" by the local phone company, the normal installation interval is six weeks. Because fixed wireless providers bypass the phone company's "local loop" and access the customer directly via microwave, installation intervals can be cut to just one week.
  
  
• Scalability– Unlike wired broadband connections, fixed wireless connections can be scaled up almost instantly with a phone call. Fixed Wireless offers scalable Ethernet-class-speeds (up to 1000 Mbps) at a substantial savings versus wireline-based solutions.
  
• Affordable Redundancy – As more businesses demand two separate broadband Internet connections to ensure connectivity if one goes down, fixed wireless providers are all but giving away the store by throwing in a wired Internet connection at near wholesale pricing to their wireless customers.
  
• No Latency – Fixed Wireless has the advantage over satellite Internet access that there is no signal delay (latency) due to the long satellite distances.

Private Line/Internet services are affordable, reliable and fast. WCS offers Fixed Wireless Data Services in 18 states (including Florida) as a perfect solution for your backup and business continuity needs