Alpheus Announces Expansion of Metro Wireless Transport Capabilities.Addition of more wireless hubs offers options for connectivity HOUSTON -- Alpheus Communications, operator of an extensive fiber optic network across Metro Texas, announced today the expansion of its wireless transport capabilities to Houston and Austin. Alpheus currently operates nine high bandwidth wireless hubs in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is further divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving providing point to point broadband wireless See wireless broadband. services. These facilities can utilize either licensed or unlicensed wireless spectrum to offer Alpheus customers fast, reliable and scalable broadband wireless services as either primary or redundant links. The company currently has, and is in the process of negotiating additional, roof rights to support this expansion in all other markets - Houston, Austin, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , and Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). - as well. "Service providers, businesses, and the public sector now have a viable broadband wireless alternative to meet their mission-critical, high bandwidth communications requirements," said Francisco Maella, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Alpheus. "With the addition of these wireless capabilities to our last-mile tool kit," Maella continued, "Alpheus can offer a full range of options for customers that require higher speed broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. ." Market forces are placing new demands on organizations to provide high capacity, next generation services more cost-effectively over their networks. These demands include supporting emerging mobility applications and content, improved up-time for applications, additional options for backup and disaster recovery, as well as finding new local broadband access alternatives to incumbent telephone companies. Maella concluded, "Wireless is a great option because last-mile copper connections do not scale to meet high bandwidth demands and fiber can often be costly and time-consuming to deploy." For more information about Alpheus, visit www.alpheuscommunications.com. About Alpheus Communications Alpheus provides DS1 through OC192 connectivity, Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and managed waves across a competitive, carrier-grade, deep metro Texas fiber network, with facilities in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin & Corpus Christi. We offer colocation, data center and DIA services with cross connection to most wireless providers, AT&T and major Competitive Access Providers. |
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