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All Ways On Wireless Inaugurates Million Square Foot Wireless Internet Hotspot for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.


WASHINGTON -- Turnkey Installation and Maintenance Simplify Provision of Internet Service, Provide Long-Term Revenue Stream

All Ways On Wireless Inc. (AWOW AWOW A Word of Warning ), developer of high-capacity, wide area wireless Internet services for large-scale venues, today announced it has completed deploying service at the Ronald Reagan Building Coordinates:  The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center  and International Trade Center, providing hotspot coverage for 100 percent of the building's 1.1 million square feet of publicly accessible space.

Owned by the U.S. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records.  (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ), the building is the largest in the nation's capital. Coverage of its conference and meeting center by AWOW's wireless technology extends beyond its indoor facilities to include the Aria aria (är`ēə), elaborate and often lengthy solo song with instrumental accompaniment. In the 16th cent. it was a melody improvised over a strophic bass line, and a distinction was made between instrumental, vocal, and dance arias.  Restaurant, the Woodrow Wilson Plaza and Daniel Patrick Moynihan Noun 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan - United States politician and educator (1927-2003)
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 Place. This outdoor area consists of a four-acre public courtyard which opens to Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. joining the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street," it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches and civilian protests.  and hosts various entertainment events. The wireless service operates over proprietary radio access points with 10 times the range of other wireless antenna systems, reducing the cost and substantially expanding available coverage.

Douglas Raymond, founder and 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 All Ways On Wireless, noted that the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center serves as the daily workplace address for more than 7,000 people. It is visited by another 800,000 individuals annually while attending events such as trade shows, conventions or business meetings, and other activities held in the government and private offices located on site.

"In today's environment, people have come to expect that a world class facility like this one will be 'WiFi-enabled' for easy wireless access to the Internet," Raymond said. "Given the size of the complex and the number of potential users, the General Services Administration wanted to ensure coverage in every public corner of the building, so whether people are on site for a day or for weeks at a time, they have straightforward, reliable access to email, search engines and all the other Web-based resources we've come to rely on."

AWOW's wireless service conforms to industry-standards (802.11b and 802.11g), so anyone with a WiFi-enabled device can log on and purchase connections on a daily or hourly basis. The system provides the most up-to-date security protocols, and supports 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.  networking as well as SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail.  e-mail protocols.

"All Ways On Wireless was selected for the quality and breadth of their connectivity and their flexible package of services which work for visitors and conference center users alike," said John E. McCormick, Vice President of Operations and Real Estate for Trade Center Management Associates (TCMA TCMA Texas City Management Association ), who is the GSA facility's Trade Center Manager. "The installation process was flawless and finished ahead of schedule. The wireless service has met or exceeded all performance specifications."

AWOW served as principal contractor for the planning and installation phases, working with the GSA and its Trade Center Manager, All Ways On Wireless will manage and maintain the WiFi system. A significant portion of the network's gross revenues are shared between AWOW and the GSA's ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium

ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) →
, providing a mutual incentive to maximize the system's success.

"In addition to our emphasis on users of the public areas of the Reagan Building, the new WiFi system may be useful for Federal employees who want to retrieve personal email during their breaks, or contractors who are restricted from using the government's network," Raymond added.

AWOW will continue to expand conveniences through the network, such as free-standing computer kiosks in public areas to provide Internet access See how to access the Internet.  for people on-site without a personal computer or other wireless device.

Currently, AWOW's WiFi service is offered at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for $6.00 per hour or $12.95 per day. Pricing for longer term use by individuals or groups using the ITC Conference Center is available by contacting the Event Sales Department at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center at 202-312-1300.

About the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center is the largest building (3.1 million square feet) in Washington, DC, and is owned by the U.S. General Services Administration. The first and only federal building dedicated to both government and private use, the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center has been mandated by Congress to bring together the country's best public and private resources to create a national forum for the advancement of trade. Additionally, the International Trade Center houses a premier conference and event center, Class A office space, several dining opportunities, and hosts various entertainment programming throughout the year. Please visit the GSA's International Trade Center website at www.itcdc.com.

About All Ways On Wireless Inc.

All Ways On Wireless Inc. provides custom end-to-end WiFi solutions that deliver lower-cost, more reliable deployments for large- and medium-scale wireless Local Area Networks. The company's powerful hardware designs and intelligent software components reduce the number of access points by an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. . The resulting high-capacity systems meet exacting customer requirements for structures like shopping centers, office parks and conference facilities, as well as for large open environments such as campuses, transportation corridors and recreation centers. For further information, please see www.allwayson.net.
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