Magma User story: WiConnect
summary
Rural WISP WiConnect deploys Magma as its EPC to replace a fragile Cloud iPC, achieving on‑tower control, redundancy, and local DHCP bridging across 232 sites spanning seven counties with some sites as small as five users. Deployment uses Baicells 430Q radios, FreedomFi access gateway per tower, an orchestrator and Nagios + SuiteCRM for NMS/OSS. Key milestones: Magma v1.2 adds multiple APNs and Layer‑2 bridging, external eNodeB management and port forwarding enable eNodeB access, migration to live users succeeds and further site rollouts continue.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Introduction by Jessie Rush
- 0:55Wi Connect background and challenges
- 3:02Rural network deployment realities
- 4:46CBRS spectrum and LTE benefits
- 8:20Barriers to LTE adoption in WISPs
- 9:45Project collaboration with FreedomFi
- 11:28Magma goals and redundancy needs
- 13:14Magma features for WISPs
- 15:21Initial gaps and Magma updates
- 17:09Network equipment overview
- 18:12Site configuration and butterfly setup
- 19:56Network setup per site
- 21:23Bridging benefits and APNs
- 22:07Economics and ROI for WISPs
- 23:54ROI scenarios and tower costs
- 25:44Onboarding process with Magma
- 27:29APN and subscriber configuration
- 28:34Access gateway deployment
- 29:57eNodeB configuration steps
- 31:48CPE setup and provisioning
- 32:50Nagios integration and monitoring
- 33:31Project summary and outcomes
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