Ambient Advances to Expanded Deployment.This Phase to Pass 6000 Homes in Charlotte, NC BOSTON -- Ambient Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : ABTG), a leader in Broadband over Power Lines Using the electric utility to provide Internet access. Also called "power line communications" (PLC), high-frequencies carrying data are superimposed over the low-frequency waves on the electrical transmission lines. (BPL) solutions, today announced that it has entered into an Expanded Deployment Agreement with Duke Energy (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DUK), one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the United States. "The importance of the commercial deployment coupled with FCC certification - both significant milestones - is unmistakable for the industry," said John J. Joyce, President 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 Ambient. "We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to proceed with this first phase of commercial deployment with a leading utility. As we have stated over these past few years, we have positioned ourselves as a leader in this burgeoning BPL industry." The deployment will include building connectivity to approximately 6,000 homes in Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. , and is part of an ongoing BPL pilot program at Duke. Ambient will provide an end-to-end solution for high-speed transmission and reception of data and voice via electric power lines for both broadband carrier and core utility applications and services. "We believe that Duke's cautious and rigorous approach to validating our BPL technology prior to this initial deployment further strengthens the credibility of the BPL industry," continued Mr. Joyce. In addition to utilizing Ambient's industry-leading, FCC-certified X2 BPL Access Node (with up to three 200Mbit BPL interfaces), Ambient-designed next-generation overhead and underground couplers and BPL modems in the deployment, Ambient will provide the engineering and technical support needed to design, support and assist in the deployment and management of the network. The deployment will also include X2 nodes with integrated 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi support to provide wireless access. Ambient will license its Network Management Software (NMS See NetWare Management System. ) to Duke for monitoring and control of the network. For further information on Ambient's FCC-certified, next-generation BPL Access Node, the X[sup.2], please refer to our press releases of May 3rd and September 7th of this year, available on the Ambient website (www.ambientcorp.com) or contact Anna Croop at (617) 614-6739. About Ambient Corporation Ambient Corporation, a development stage company and founding member of the Universal Powerline Association The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) is a trade association which covers all power line communication markets and all power line communication applications. The UPA aims to promote the growth of power line communication technology by delivering certified products that comply (UPA), is a pioneer in the Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) industry. Engaged in the design, development and marketing of patented BPL equipment and technologies, Ambient's proprietary technology and in-depth industry experience is designed to provide optimal solutions for the Utility and Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) markets. Headquartered in Newton, MA, Ambient is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: ABTG). Visit Ambient at www.ambientcorp.com. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Ambient Corporation with the SEC, including the company's most recent report on Form 10-KSB and 10-QSB, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Ambient assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Ambient is a trademark of Ambient Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. |
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