OPEC+ further accelerates oil output hike by 548,000 bpd in August    UNRWA calls for urgent fuel delivery to Gaza to prevent shutdown of basic services    Syria rules out foreign borrowing as central bank hails post-Assad recovery    Pakistan army kills 30 militants in cross-border clash near Afghanistan    State of emergency declared in Crete after wildfire devastates Ierapetra    Football world mourns Diogo Jota and brother André Silva at funeral in Portugal    Al Hilal exit Club World Cup after narrow defeat to Fluminense    Saudi leadership congratulates President Trump on U.S. Independence Day    Saudi Crown Prince, Abu Dhabi deputy ruler discuss regional stability, strategic ties in Jeddah    Saudi Arabia tops global ICT Development Index for 2025    Alkhorayef Commercial Company partners with XSQUARE Technologies to elevate logistics automation in Saudi Arabia    Hotel occupancy in Saudi Arabia rises to 63% as tourism workforce tops 983,000 in Q1 2025    SFDA to penalize 996 erring establishments    German Chancellor calls Saudi Crown Prince to discuss regional developments    Portugal and Liverpool FC winger Diogo Jota dies in car accident in Spain    Michael Madsen, actor of 'Kill Bill' and 'Reservoir Dogs' fame, dead at 67    Lacazette joins NEOM SC as Saudi Pro League newcomers boost attack with French star    BTS are back: K-pop band confirm new album and tour    Michelin Guide launches in Saudi Arabia with phased rollout in 2025    'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on    Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



KAUST launches Terragraph-enabled community Wi-Fi project in collaboration with CST
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 11 - 12 - 2022

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced on Sunday it would bring high speed, reliable community Wi-Fi service to more than 3,000 people thanks to innovative, low-cost radio technology.
This deployment has been conducted in collaboration with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) and Meta, and is expected to scale through similar locations across the region, bringing affordable high-speed Internet access to hundreds of thousands of people.
As a world-class leading research institution, KAUST's mission includes leveraging cutting-edge research to give back to the community.
The Modern Architectural Contracting Company (MACC) camp, located about 1.5 km from the KAUST campus, previously offered no Internet connectivity due to the lack of high-speed backhaul and distribution capacity to the Wi-Fi nodes.
Hybrid radio frequency and free space optics (RF/FSO) systems have emerged as a promising solution for reliable high-data-rate wireless connection between KAUST and the MACC camp.
The deployment of Terragraph, a gigabit wireless technology developed by Meta, is allowing the validation of KAUST research in extreme bandwidth communication (i.e., mm-wave RF and FSO), with the potential to develop new practical switching algorithms for hybrid mm-wave RF/FSO links.
In this context, weather stations installed in KAUST and the camp will be used to monitor climate variables that could affect the operation of FSO systems and the switching between FSO and mm-wave RF backhaul links.
"Fiber would have been way too expensive to deploy, not only as a backhaul between KAUST and the camp, but also as a distribution technology within the camp, notwithstanding the lack of flexibility as housing configurations tend to change," said Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
"We needed a low-cost, high-speed alternative to fiber that can be redeployed at little to no cost. Terragraph was the perfect choice."
Terragraph, now available through several equipment manufacturers, operates in the license-free 57-71GHz band, supports data rates of up to 3 Gbps, and boasts advanced fault-tolerant mesh routing protocol for capacity distribution.
Thanks to Cambium Networks' Terragraph equipment, the MACC camp links to the KAUST campus and distributes capacity to the Wi-Fi nodes, making it possible to design a sustainable high-speed backhaul and distribution network without the need to deploy fiber, ultimately reducing costs and delay.
"The goal is to see research on these advanced technologies bringing global connectivity in a sustainable fashion and contributing to the development of tomorrow's digitally inclusive and sustainable world," said KAUST President Dr. Tony F. Chan.
Dr. Mohammed Alotaibi, deputy governor, Radio Spectrum at CST, said, "Our goal at CST is to unlock the potential of radio communication in Saudi Arabia for a smarter and safer future by enabling emerging technologies, such as the hybrid mm-wave/FSO systems of the trail.
"We will achieve that through assisting innovation by making a variety of bands available for new concepts in a range of different manners from trial licenses to shared and short-term access."
KAUST, Meta, and CST believe in the value of new technologies to bridge the internet access and affordability gap and help bring more users to a faster and more reliable internet.
In collaboration with Meta, KAUST worked with CST to evaluate the technology, following the granting of the necessary spectrum permissions and approvals for the equipment.
The project was also supported by Cambium Networks and its Terragraph equipment, along with WiConnect, one of the largest telecommunication system integrators in the Gulf region.
"Access to reliable, affordable and high-speed broadband is an essential part of today's society and it will become even more important as we embark on building the metaverse, the next evolution of the Internet.
"We're delighted to see KAUST partnering with Cambium Networks to take advantage of the Terragraph technology and deliver fiber-like connectivity in Saudi Arabia at an affordable cost to their communities," said Anas Metwaly, head of public policy, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at Meta.


Clic here to read the story from its source.