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AeroNet Wireless Announces Million-Dollar Network Upgrade with Cutting-Edge Tarana Wireless Technology

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AeroNet Wireless Announces Million-Dollar Network Upgrade with Cutting-Edge Tarana Wireless Technology
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AeroNet Wireless Announces Million-Dollar Network Upgrade with Cutting-Edge Tarana Wireless Technology

2025-08-22 04:17 Last Updated At:04:31

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2025--

AeroNet Wireless, the fastest and most reliable ISP in Puerto Rico, announced the implementation of a million-dollar network infrastructure upgrade featuring Tarana Wireless’s revolutionary next-generation Fixed Wireless Access (ngFWA) technology. This strategic investment represents the local Puerto Rican company’s commitment to delivering the most advanced broadband solutions available in the market while positioning the network for accelerated expansion and superior service delivery across the island.

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The extensive upgrade leverages Tarana’s groundbreaking G1 ngFWA platform, which overcomes traditional industry challenges through innovative interference cancellation and non-line-of-sight (NLoS) wireless capabilities. This technology is particularly valuable for Puerto Rico’s diverse topography, enabling AeroNet to deliver reliable broadband service across urban areas and challenging rural terrain throughout the island. The upgrade unlocks up to 1,000 Mbps speeds and positions AeroNet for fast, island-wide expansion, delivering high-performance service as demand grows. To maximize impact, AeroNet is introducing more competitive pricing for residential and commercial customers to deliver greater value and strengthen its market position.

“This investment in Tarana’s cutting-edge technology reflects our dedication to staying at the forefront of telecommunications innovation,” said Gino Villarini, Founder and President of AeroNet Wireless. “As a 100% Puerto Rican company, we understand our island’s unique connectivity challenges, and our customers deserve nothing less than the most advanced, reliable broadband technology available. These speeds put us on par with fiber-optic service, delivering a seamless experience and even greater reliability.”

Transformative Benefits for End Users

AeroNet’s Tarana-powered network enhancement brings immediate, game-changing benefits to customers across Puerto Rico. With speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps, plus ultra low-latency and advanced interference cancellation, users enjoy seamless streaming, gaming, remote work, and smart home connectivity. The future-ready platform is built to scale, ensuring capacity keeps pace with rising demand. Most importantly, its NLoS capabilities extend reliable high-speed internet to previously underserved areas, closing the digital divide and expanding access island-wide. The first phase of the project reaches over 500,000 households and 20,000 businesses.

Tarana’s ngFWA technology is trusted by more than 250 operators globally, demonstrating its proven track record of delivering superior fixed wireless solutions. The technology addresses the increasing demand for robust broadband infrastructure supporting everything from high-definition video conferencing to IoT applications and innovative city initiatives.

Strategic Investment in Puerto Rico’s Digital Future

AeroNet’s latest network upgrade marks a bold step forward in Puerto Rico’s digital transformation, reinforcing the company’s commitment to the island’s progress. This strategic investment enhances remote work, online education, and telehealth access across the island, accelerating smart home and IoT adoption. By delivering business-grade connectivity and expanding coverage to underserved rural areas, AeroNet is fueling economic growth and helping close the digital divide, empowering families, businesses, and entire communities.

Mike Calabrese, Tarana’s Vice President of Worldwide Sales, shared, “AeroNet’s network upgrade in Puerto Rico is an excellent example of how ngFWA allows a service provider to deploy reliable, high-speed internet at scale — in rural and urban communities. Not only are they closing the digital divide in rural areas, but they’re also providing urban consumers with a more affordable option for quality broadband service. We look forward to continued progress on the island.”

The upgrade implementation has been completed with minimal service disruption across the metropolitan area and key business markets, including Dorado, Caguas, Juncos, Humacao, and Fajardo. Customers in these regions experienced immediate performance improvements. AeroNet Wireless plans to expand the enhanced network coverage to additional markets, including Ponce, Mayagüez, and the northern region of the island. The company continues to monitor network performance and optimize configurations to ensure maximum benefit from the new Tarana platform.

About AeroNet Wireless

AeroNet Wireless is a 100% Puerto Rican telecommunications company dedicated to providing cutting-edge broadband solutions across the island. As a local company with deep roots in Puerto Rico, AeroNet Wireless understands the unique connectivity challenges and opportunities of the Caribbean market, delivering innovative wireless internet services tailored to the evolving needs of Puerto Rican families, businesses, and communities. For more information, visit www.aeronetpr.com.

About Tarana Wireless

Tarana’s mission is to accelerate the deployment of fast, affordable internet access around the world. Through a decade of R&D and over $400M of investment, the Tarana team has created a unique next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) technology installed in its first commercial platform, Gigabit 1 (G1). It delivers a game-changing advance in broadband economics in both mainstream and underserved markets, using either licensed or unlicensed spectrum. G1 started production in mid-2021 and has since been embraced by more than 250 service providers in 24 countries. Tarana is headquartered in Milpitas, California, with additional research and development in Pune, India. Learn more at www.taranawireless.com.

AeroNet brings Tarana-powered connectivity to a business customer with a professional installation.

AeroNet brings Tarana-powered connectivity to a business customer with a professional installation.

AL HENAKIYAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Ricky Brabec deliberately gave up his motorbike lead over Luciano Benavides in the Dakar Rally while Nasser Al-Attiyah was happy to cruise through another day closer to his sixth car title on Thursday.

Al-Attiyah started 346-kilometer stage 11 between Bisha north to Al Henakiyah with a 12-minute overall lead and let it drop to less than nine minutes over new second-placed driver Nani Roma in a Ford.

Al-Attiyah was content to let Dacia teammate Sébastien Loeb catch up and pass him to have a teammate nearby for any help and to minimize errors on the mazy, dirt track. Al-Attiyah was 17th, nearly 13 minutes behind stage winner Mattias Ekström, and said he needed to execute the same plan on Friday's last effective racing stage before the end on Saturday.

“If we lose two, three, four minutes no problem,” Al-Attiyah said. “We just need to finish this Dakar in first place.”

Honda cooked up a strategy in the Saudi desert for Adrien van Beveren to open the way and let Brabec catch up after the 190-kilometer pit stop and pick up time bonuses.

Brabec boosted his overall lead from 56 seconds to nearly four minutes just 25 kilometers from the finish. He was also within a minute of the stage lead but he slowed down so KTM rival Benavides was the new overall leader, but only by 23 seconds.

Brabec got his his wish to start Friday's stage 12 six minutes behind Benavides, so he can eye him. They head west to the rally starting point of Yanbu on the Red Sea coast on 311 kilometers of gravel, some river beds with a finish in the dunes.

“A little bit of strategy today and hopefully it pays off tomorrow,” Brabec said. "I feel like its going to be a good day. We’re going back into the rocks so it will be a little bit better for us.”

Brabec is counting on his experience of winning the Dakar in 2020 and 2024 to trump Benavides, who has a best placing of fourth last year.

“I've been in this situation before,” Brabec said. “For the whole two weeks I've been just trying to stay relax, stay comfortable and just be confident, so two days more. I'm gonna do the same thing tomorrow that I've been doing every day; ride dirt bikes and have fun.”

Van Beveren helped Brabec with navigation while fighting with another teammate, Skyler Howes, the entire day for the stage win.

Howes prevailed by 21 seconds for his first career major stage in his eighth Dakar. He was third in 2023 and sixth last year. He's running fifth, 34 minutes off the pace.

Benavides was fourth in the stage and believed the race will be decided on the final 105-kilometer sprint on Saturday.

“I played no strategy like Ricky. I don't care,” Benavides said. “I'm doing what I can to control what I can control.”

Ekström won his third car stage of this Dakar, a special so fast that 12 other drivers were within 10 minutes.

Ford achieved another 1-2-3 stage. Romain Dumas, a three-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours, was a career-best second just over a minute back and Carlos Sainz was third.

Only Toyota's Henk Lategan beat Ekström to a checkpoint but Lategan's podium hopes were wrecked after 140 kilometers when a bearing broke on his rear left wheel. Lategan was second last year and second overall overnight but he plunged out of the top 15, at least.

Loeb moved up to third overall, 10 minutes behind Roma and three minutes ahead of Ekström.

AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

Rider Daniel Sanders competes during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Rider Daniel Sanders competes during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Fabian Lurquin compete during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Fabian Lurquin compete during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Rider Skyler Howes competes during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Rider Skyler Howes competes during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Driver Henk Lategan, left, and co-driver Brett Cummings repair their car during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Driver Henk Lategan, left, and co-driver Brett Cummings repair their car during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Driver Nani Roma and co-driver Alex Haro compete during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Driver Nani Roma and co-driver Alex Haro compete during the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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