IoT devices and services provider MultiTech Systems has received a 2021 IoT Evolution Community Impact Award from IoT Evolution World for its portfolio of FCC-authorised CBRS products.

“We are particularly proud of this award that highlights how our CBRS device family has made a difference during the challenging times of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said CEO Stefan Lindvall. “Students and teachers can now utilise these to get cost-effective broadband connectivity where it’s needed. We are committed to this community as well as others who will benefit from these ground-breaking private LTE solutions made possible through OnGo Networks.”

MultiTech is among the first IoT device manufacturers to deliver FCC authorised devices using the CBRS mid-band 3.5GHz shared spectrum leveraging standards from the OnGo Alliance. The CBRS product portfolio includes the MultiConnect CBRS wifi access point for use on CBRS cellular networks by school districts, educational facilities, smart cities, hospitality providers and their managed service partners to provide secure, reliable, high-performance LTE broadband coverage to students in their homes and in public places.

The MultiConnect MicroCell USB modem is a compact, plug-and-play communications platform that makes adding CBRS connectivity to existing assets quick and easy for notebooks, Chromebooks and other tablets. The device’s modem driver provides a virtual CDC Ethernet interface for ease of installation, configuration and management of cellular connectivity, and is approved for use with CBRS base stations and access points.

And the MultiConnect eCell CBRS-to-Ethernet bridge makes adding private LTE connectivity to existing third-party wifi access points, video surveillance and AI cameras, point-of-sale terminals, and wired assets quick and easy. With LTE Category 12 CBRS OnGo shared wireless spectrum, there’s no need to sacrifice bandwidth when switching between cellular and Ethernet.

“The solutions selected for the IoT Evolution Community Impact Award have proved to help make a difference as we battle the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO of TMC, a co-publisher of IoT Evolution. “It is my honour to congratulate MultiTech for their superior contribution that empowers citizens, companies, institutions and government to continue their critical work in remote access settings.”

Ken Briodagh, editorial director for IoT Evolution World, added: “It is my pleasure to recognise MultiTech’s family of CBRS solutions for its innovation and earned the company the 2021 IoT Community Impact Award. I look forward to seeing even more action from MultiTech towards contributing and improving its community with IoT in the future.”