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AirLink Communications Product Line Fully Certified on AT&T Wireless Network; AirLink Provides State-of-the Art Applications for the Growing Wireless Data Solutions Market.


SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- AirLink Communications, Inc., a pioneer and leading provider of fixed and mobile wireless data solutions, today announced the full certification of its latest product line on the AT&T Wireless network. AirLink's multi-tiered product suite provides customers with wireless data solutions that fill a growing need for pervasive connectivity.

AirLink's wireless data solutions enable enterprises to control and collect data wirelessly from remote assets. AirLink's multi-tiered rugged wireless platform, including the Pinpoint, Raven, and Redwing, is currently utilized in a variety of industries and provides carriers a strong solution for their government and enterprise client bases. AirLink's technology provides end users with the ability to migrate multiple, complex fixed and mobile communications needs to carrier networks.

AirLink is a market leader in providing wireless data solutions, including those involving SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control.  (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (application) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition - (SCADA) Systems are used in industry to monitor and control plant status and provide logging facilities. SCADA systems are highly configurable, and usually interface to the plant via PLCs. ) systems. The company's hardware suite and complementary software can be utilized for real-time performance monitoring and data collection. These wireless solutions create strong value propositions for companies that need to respond promptly to time-sensitive information and customer demands. Several utility companies and government departments successfully used AirLink's Cellular Digital Packet Data (communications, protocol) Cellular Digital Packet Data - (CDPD) A wireless standard providing two-way, 19.2 kbps packet data transmission over exisiting cellular telephone channels.  (CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. ) solutions to access mission-critical data. For example, the California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California.  relied on the solution for traffic flow monitoring to help control highway safety and Southwest Gas took advantage of AirLink's telemetry telemetry

Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording.
 applications for pipeline monitoring. Utilizing AirLink's platforms, these entities now have access to AT&T Wireless' GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations.  network.

AT&T Wireless first worked with AirLink in 1998, when AirLink emerged as a primary telemetry provider for CDPD, then the industry standard protocol for wireless data. Today, AirLink's platform provides carriers the right solution for their GPRS networks. As the government and enterprise telemetry sectors continue to grow, AirLink's product offerings meet the specialized needs of the telemetry market.

Ray Fasnacht, AirLink's president and co-founder, commented, "AirLink is absolutely committed to delivering the solutions that our customers need. Our deep industry experience is built upon an eleven-year legacy and commitment to the broad machine-to-machine (M2M M2M Machine-to-Machine (communication, mainly mobile)
M2M Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album)
M2M Mobile to Mobile (cellular phone)
M2M Member-to-Member
M2M Month to Month
) market. Our product certification on AT&T Wireless allows our customers to implement proven wireless M2M technology on AT&T Wireless' GPRS network."

About AirLink Communications

AirLink Communications, Inc., founded in 1993, delivers wireless data solutions that enable pervasive connectivity to fixed and mobile assets. The company's continued industry leadership is based on its reputation for making complex wireless data solutions work. AirLink proactively designs and commercializes products based on a clear understanding of evolving customer needs. The company maintains strong working relationships with carriers, dealers and solutions providers. Its devices are broadly certified on major wireless networks in North America. AirLink's multi-tiered product suite includes both hardware and comprehensive software. For more information, please visit www.airlink.com.
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