AirFiber and Broadband Optical Access provide high-bandwidth access to buildings in western europe;.Business Editors SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and MADRID, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000 Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Optical Access to Feature AirFiber's OptiMesh(TM) Wireless Optical Network in its ``Carrier of Carrier's'' Access Network AirFiber, Inc., a telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. equipment provider, and Broadband Optical Access, a Carrier's Carrier for Metropolitan Networks, today announced successful trials of AirFiber's new OptiMesh(TM) network that extends high-bandwidth access to urban buildings. Upon conclusion of the tests, Broadband Optical Access plans to utilize AirFiber's OptiMesh(TM) network throughout Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). to provide high-bandwidth access services to buildings for other Alternative Local Exchange Carriers providing voice, data and multimedia services to end-user customers. OptiMesh is a reliable high-bandwidth (up to 622 Mbps) network that will allow Broadband Optical Access to offer "last mile" access at a fraction of the cost and time required to install fiber to buildings. The OptiMesh network is based on wireless optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. technology, which has the ability to deliver high-bandwidth access for voice, data and multimedia services over the air using invisible eye-safe beams of light. The short-link "mesh Refers to an interconnect architecture that cross- connects several devices. See mesh network, wireless mesh network and switch fabric. (character) mesh - The INTERCAL name for hash. " architecture and redundant features of the implemented solution provide carrier-grade network reliability of 99.999% in even the most severe weather conditions. "Broadband Optical Access is truly executing a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. for telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. in Europe," said Jim Dunn, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AirFiber, Inc. "OptiMesh will allow Broadband Optical Access to penetrate a large percentage of the market with high-bandwidth capabilities very quickly. We're pleased to be working with a revolutionary company that is executing a 'build then sell' strategy typical of the core network and pushing these concepts into the 'last-mile' access network." In a move to provide high-bandwidth access to urban buildings for carriers in Western Europe, Broadband Optical Access will feature AirFiber's technology as a key component of their strategy of spanning the 'last-mile'. A vital factor in determining who will succeed in this dynamic European market will be who is able to provide reliable and low-cost high-bandwidth capabilities quickly. "The speed with which we can deliver high-bandwidth services to the customer is critical to our company's success," said Francisco Ros, CEO of Broadband Optical Access. "AirFiber's OptiMesh will give us the technology edge to quickly penetrate a large percentage of urban buildings. Today less than 5% of buildings in most European cities have fiber access for high-bandwidth services. We plan to dramatically increase that penetration with AirFiber's wireless optical network and then sell that bandwidth to carriers providing voice, data and multimedia services." Upon the successful completion of the trial, Broadband Optical Access expects to aggressively deploy the OptiMesh network to large and medium-sized office buildings in major metropolitan areas in Western Europe. About AirFiber San Diego-based AirFiber is a telecommunications equipment supplier of wireless optical networks that provide high-bandwidth access to urban buildings for voice, data and multimedia services. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , OptiMesh(TM), is a reliable, quickly deployed and cost-effective access solution for carriers worldwide. Founded in 1998, AirFiber, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . For more information, visit the Web site at www.airfiber.com. About Broadband Optical Access Madrid-based Broadband Optical Access is a European Carrier's Carrier for Metropolitan Networks, that provides access services to buildings. Broadband Optical Access will sell bandwidth from its wireless optical network to Alternative Local Exchange Carriers providing voice, data and multimedia services to end-user customers. Founded in January 2000, Broadband Optical Access, Inc. is a privately held company. |
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