AirTegrity Wireless Donates Pre-WiMAX Solution to Sand Harbor State Park to Provide Park and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival with Free Wireless Internet Access.STATELINE, Nev. -- Solar-Powered Pre-WiMAX Base Station Installed 8,000 Feet Up in Harsh Environmental Conditions, Making AirTegrity's Solution the Highest Altitude Pre-WiMAX Deployment in the Nation AirTegrity Wireless, a company dedicated to developing industry-leading wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. solutions for global applications, today announced it has donated a pre-WiMAX system for wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 to the Sand Harbor State Park in Lake Tahoe. The Incline Village, Nevada-park is home to the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. The AirTegrity system will provide free wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. to Park employees, Festival volunteers, and Park patrons alike (photo of installed base station available; see details below). The AirTegrity system was installed 8,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada, mountain range, Spain Sierra Nevada (syā`rä nāvä`thä), chief mountain range of S Spain, in Granada prov., running from east to west for c.60 mi (100 km), parallel to the Mediterranean Sea. Mountains near Lake Tahoe where it is subject to high snowfall, extreme winds and temperatures, and mountain debris. This new network, one of the first solar-powered pre-WiMAX installations and the highest-elevation pre-WiMAX installation to date, is an extension of one which has proven its capabilities even in the harsh weather conditions of the High Sierras since 2001. AirTegrity offers base stations, relay stations, and subscriber stations -- everything needed for a wireless network. With reliable operation in difficult physical conditions of the Lake Tahoe mountains, AirTegrity proves this pre-WiMAX system is an ideal technology for maintaining wireless Internet access, voice, video, and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. in the event of catastrophic weather from Mother Nature. WiMAX is a new wireless broadband technology that provides all of the speed and performance of wired broadband networks You can assist by [ editing it] now. over a wireless connection. AirTegrity's WiMAX-In-A-Box(TM) system is based on the current specifications for WiMAX and, until certification is completed, should be considered a pre-WiMAX technology. While the specifications for WiMAX are evolving, it's already clear that WiMAX will dramatically increase the performance and lower the costs associated with the installation and operation of broadband voice and data networks. Earlier this month, Sprint-Nextel announced plans to build a new, nationwide wireless network based on WiMAX technology. "AirTegrity's donation to the Sand Harbor State Park benefits the Festival and our employees and visitors who use the park year-round," said Catherine Atack, executive director of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. "The new wireless Internet access provided by AirTegrity lets us virtually transport our office to the theater which is critical when the Festival is in season. We are grateful to the company for their donation." "WiMAX is an exciting new technology that has tremendous potential to change the way we communicate wirelessly. We believe the demand for WiMAX from the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. will be strong with major investments from leading telecommunications companies and service providers alike," said Greg Phillips, 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. , AirTegrity Wireless. "Demanding deployments like this one demonstrate why an investment in this technology by these organizations is a good one." In addition to serving communities, fixed wireless broadband technology like AirTegrity's has emerged as a critical low-cost connectivity option for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that need high-performance broadband connectivity but may either not have access to the physical wired infrastructure or may be seeking alternatives to its high costs. AirTegrity Wireless, Inc. is leading the global race to introduce products based on the 802.16 standards adopted in 2004. The new AirTegrity pre-WiMAX products combine core features and functionality from technologies for wireless communication, wireline, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , WAN, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , VoIP, security and network management, thereby offering a suite of capabilities unique to AirTegrity's products. With the new AirVantage product line, designed for service providers seeking "last mile" high-performance wireless broadband access with AirTegrity's simple "WiMAX in a Box" approach, AirTegrity offers all of this power and flexibility in a compact, low-power-consumption, integrated package. About AirTegrity Wireless AirTegrity Wireless 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. specializing in the development of wireless communications solutions for global applications. The Company develops and manufactures a complete broadband wireless See wireless broadband. communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. that significantly reduces the cost of ownership and deployment for high-speed wireless networks regardless of physical location. AirTegrity products provide last mile, high-speed, secure voice/data/video delivery in a flexible hardware solution that can be used by virtually any telco, service provider or enterprise network. Based in Stateline, Nevada, near Lake Tahoe, AirTegrity Wireless can be reached by calling +1 775-588-8800 or visiting www.airtegrity.com. AirTegrity Wireless, AirVantage, and "WiMAX in a Box" are trademarks of AirTegrity Wireless, Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective organizations. NOTE TO EDITORS: a color photo of this base station is available for use; please email dchm@madisonalexanderpr.com for a copy. |
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