Airspan Networks Answers Demand for High-Speed Internet Access with Comprehensive Wireless DSL Offering.Business Editors, Technology Writers PCIA PCIA Personal Communications Industry Association PCIA Personal Care Ingredients Asia PCIA Parent-Child Interaction Assessment (structured direct observation procedure) PCIA Professional Concepts Insurance Agency, Inc. GlobalXchange 2000 Booth No.3152 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2000 New IP Technology Delivers Always-On Internet Connections, Carrier-Grade Voice to SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. and SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. Markets Airspan Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:AIRN), the leading wireless DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary equipment provider, today unveiled its PacketDrive technology, a major technology enhancement to the company's AS4000 wireless DSL platform that delivers high-speed Internet See broadband. access and high-quality voice services to small to medium-sized businesses as well as high-end residential customers. PacketDrive will give communications service providers the ability to offer their customers the broadest range of IP data and high-quality voice services of any wireless DSL solution. With initial speeds of 512 kbit/s and planned speeds in excess of 4.6 Mbp/s, the technology offers superior network data throughput, resulting in the best data performance for customers, the most efficient use of spectrum for operators and the lowest cost network deployment. PacketDrive combines an always-on IP port, multiple carrier-grade quality voice lines and home PNA PNA Palestinian National Authority PNA Phoneline Networking Alliance PNA Peptide Nucleic Acid PNA Personal Navigation Assistant PNA Pacific/North American PNA Polish National Alliance (established 1880 in Chicago, Illinois) capabilities in a single low-cost package. The technology can be deployed as an alternative to a traditional wired network or as an extension to a carrier's existing DSL rollout. PacketDrive allows operators with an immediate solution for the most lucrative end-user segments that typically demand simultaneous delivery of both data and voice services. For the corporate sector, a number of value-added services can be supported from the platform, including closed user group and virtual private networks. The technology will be showcased at the PCIA GlobalXChange expo in Chicago on September 27-29. Live demonstrations of PacketDrive will be available at Airspan's booth, No. 3152. Broadband equipment revenues are forecast to generate approximately $19 billion this year alone worldwide, and will jump to $24.5 billion in 2001, according to analyst firm Ryan Hankin Kent. "Despite the surge in demand for high speed access, we're finding that the SME and residential markets are still grossly underserved by the traditional wireline DSL offerings on the market today," said Eric Stonestrom, Airspan's chief executive officer. "Airspan's PacketDrive gives operators the opportunity to expand their customer base and enter into what we consider to be the fastest growing market segment for wireless DSL services," said Stonestrom. PacketDrive is currently in a number of active trial deployments with CLECs in the United States. Given the size of its potential market and its history of earlier system deployments, North America is expected to represent approximately 39 percent of the global market for fixed wireless broadband in 2004, according to a recent report by The Strategis Group, a telecommunications analyst firm. Additionally, market activity in Europe, Asia and Latin America is expected to rise as well for fixed wireless broadband -- with service revenues being forecast to generate $US 4.1 billion, $US 3.0 billion and $US 2.7 billion by 2004, according to Strategis. About Airspan Networks Airspan is dedicated to providing wireless DSL systems and solutions to communications service providers around the world with licenses in frequency bands between 900 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. to 4.0 GHz, including both PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. and MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service or Microwave Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 2.2-2.4 GHz range. . The company has deployments with more than 40 communications service providers in more than 30 countries. Airspan's systems are based on DS-CDMA DS-CDMA Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access technology that provides wide area coverage, security and resistance to fading. Airspan's systems can be deployed rapidly and cost effectively, providing an attractive alternative to traditional wired communications networks. Airspan also offers radio planning, network installation, integration, training and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to facilitate the deployment and operation of its systems. More information on Airspan can be found at http://www.airspan.com |
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