Optimize Performance with Expert Site Audits Prevent costly downtime, enhance network efficiency, and discover robust connectivity tailored to your specific needs with an expert site audit. You need a custom plan to reduce interference and provide a reliable connection for non-outdoor wireless solutions - based on your network, building environment, and resources. Contact […]

    Join Us a the Safer Buildings Coalition Seminar in Ft. Collins on May 9 The Castle Rock Microwave team is proud to support the Safer Buildings Coalition! Join us at their upcoming interactive seminar based on model codes for in-building public safety communications systems. Stop by our table and say hello to Vince […]

Listen in to the  5G Guys Podcast on First Responder Communication in Schools In the latest 5G Guys podcast episode, hosts Dan McVaugh and Wayne Smith interview Jeff Vaughn with Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and our very own Cody Martin on the important topic of public safety communication in schools. They share common pitfalls as […]

The City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado. Aurora lies immediately east of Denver. It is one of the principal cities of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The City trusts Castle Rock Microwave to help […]

Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com TIPS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK’S PERFORMANCE In 2020, rural telcos that provide wireless internet access have seen many rapidly developing events that have impacted their businesses.  Instantaneous increases in demand due to COVID, RDOF applications, CBRS Auction and CARES Act money/grants have been pushing rural telcos to optimize network […]

EXTENDING THE LIFE OF YOUR RADIO NETWORK MUNICIPAL BUDGETS IMPACTS The last several months have had a significant impact on Public Safety agencies. Budgets for the next few years have been cut drastically as sales tax revenues drop and the impact the Gallagher Act reduces incoming revenue. To date, the vote on the Gallagher Act has not been decided. Now, municipalities are becoming more conservative in spending. […]

THE PRECIPICE OF RURAL MUNICIPAL BROADBAND Are you a city or town that is considering offering middle and last mile rural municipal broadband connectivity? The need for ubiquitous fiber and wireless infrastructure is at a precipice. Moreover, the pandemic is now driving more people to rural communities and students into remote learning.  If we do […]

Photo by Ekaterina Bolovtsova on Pexels.com If we have learned anything from this pandemic, it is that rural communities’ need better, faster broadband solutions now.  Today, grants for broadband are being pumped into network expansion (fiber and fixed wireless) to satisfy the needs of online learning, work from home, and tele-medicine.  Companies are switching to long […]

In March of 2020 Colorado school districts were forced to offer alternative learning solutions to their remote students. This led to the prioritization of high-speed Internet access. Fiber isn’t everywhere. As a result, many remote students lack access to suitable Internet speeds. Without it, their distance learning coursework can’t be completed. This leaves many students […]

An industry test equipment manufacturer recently estimated up to 40% of all wireless microwave paths are not aligned optimally. We believe it’s more, perhaps as high as 60%, or higher. Of course, it’s a difficult assessment to make. However, we frequently troubleshoot installation issues and have observed thousands of deployments. Optimal antenna alignment ensures the […]