Fixed Wireless Broadband

Motorola Canopy point-to-multipoint distribution off municipal towers, modeled for coverage before a mast went up.

Also known as Motorola Canopy, Point-to-Multipoint, PMP

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Motorola Canopy fixed-wireless distribution for the Jacksonville digital divide pilots, modeled for coverage before anything was mounted, and sited on existing municipal tower infrastructure — the same vertical assets carrying the public safety radio system — so the pilots could be built against capacity the city already owned instead of new capital.

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Digital Divide Broadband Pilots2012–2017Home internet for the lowest-income neighborhoods of Jacksonville, sited by demographic need rather than engineering convenience.

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digital equity
digital divide
broadband affordability
municipal broadband

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