CircleGx, Zyter, Qualcomm Collaborate to Drive Digital Equity with Broadband Infrastructure in Dallas County Communities
The Planted Circle project aims to close the digital divide
DALLAS — CircleGx, Zyter, and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. announced they will be collaborating to drive digital equity with broadband infrastructure in Dallas County communities in an effort to drive accessibility for use across education, health care, emergency services, businesses, and more. Circle Gx will be deploying a fixed wireless broadband network called the “Planted Circle” in communities of Dallas County. The network will initially begin with the deployment of more than 20 LTE Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) cell sites powered by Qualcomm RAN Platforms, and will include smart lighting, with both outdoor and indoor CPEs featuring a Qualcomm Fixed Wireless Access Platform with a potential path to 5G in the future. The funding for this project is provided by CircleGx.
In the Planted Circle project, Zyter will deploy, manage, monitor, and operate the city’s private fixed wireless broadband network on the Zyter SmartSpaces IoT platform. As a key collaborator with Qualcomm Technologies for the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program ecosystem, the SmartSpaces platform breaks down silos of information by integrating and consolidating data from IoT devices and applications in a seamless interface.