How Crowsnest wireless Internet works
Fast broadband from our local network — not satellite.
Fixed wireless Internet
It's not satellite Internet.
Crowsnest is a Wireless Internet Service Provider, or WISP. Instead of running a cable to every property, we deliver high-speed Internet by radio from our own towers here in the region to a small antenna at your home or business. The signal travels a few miles across the landscape — not to space and back.
How the connection reaches you
From our network to your property.
Your home or business
Your router and Wi-Fi connect your devices.
Connected by: Cable
Crowsnest antenna
A small outdoor radio, professionally installed at your property.
Connected by: Radio link — not satellite
Local Crowsnest tower
One of our 70+ tower sites across the region.
Connected by: Crowsnest network
Crowsnest network
Fiber-backed infrastructure connecting our sites.
Connected by: Internet connection
The Internet
Everything online, from our network to you.
What gets installed
Simple equipment, professionally installed.
A small outdoor antenna
Our local technician mounts a compact radio on your home or building, aimed at a nearby Crowsnest site, and chooses the best spot and mount for your location.
One cable into the building
A weather-rated cable runs from the antenna to a convenient entry point indoors.
Your router and Wi-Fi
Inside, the connection plugs into your router — our managed router or a whole-home mesh system — and your devices connect over Wi-Fi or cable.
How we determine availability
Every location is a little different.
What an address can receive depends on where it is: the terrain, trees and buildings between it and our towers, the distance, and the equipment at the Crowsnest sites nearby. Some connections need a clear view of a tower; others can work around some obstructions.
That’s why we check your exact address — not a map — to see which service and plans are available there. Explore the coverage map for an overview.
Built for our region
High-speed Internet where cable doesn't reach.
Running fiber to every home across hills, forests and farmland takes time. Fixed wireless lets us bring fast broadband to rural homes and businesses now — and we keep investing in both our wireless network and our fiber.
See our network: 70+ tower sites and fiber-backed infrastructure across Central Pennsylvania and Western Maryland.
Learn more
How wireless Internet providers deliver broadband.
A short explainer from WISPA, the association of wireless Internet service providers.
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Video: WISPA (Wireless Internet Service Providers Association). Watch on YouTube.