American Multiplexer Corporation Announces World's First Successful Live Multicast to the Desktop and Wireless LAN Laptop via Satellite.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000 American Multiplexer Corporation (AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. )(Nasdaq:AMUT AMUT Advanced Manpack UHF Terminal )(OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:AMUT) announced today that it has successfully delivered live multicast programming, including customer content, utilizing the Internet and satellite over its fully integrated terrestrial and satellite network. The company is finalizing the details to roll out its new multicast services to hundreds of thousands of potential sites in the U.S., which is a major breakthrough in the industry for the delivery of IP broadband services. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Edward Tan, president of AMC, &uot;This is the world's first live multicast of content direct to a desktop PC and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area Laptop via satellite. Our multicast technology enables an end-to-end low cost IP solution for the convergence of high bandwidth video, data and voice applications. This is a multi-billion dollar business.&uot; The Strategis Group predicts wireless broadband revenue will reach $3.4 billion in 2003, and according to the Yankee Research Group, the number of wireless Internet users world-wide are expected to grow to 50 million by the year 2004. AMC has created and is presently rolling out an interactive, multimedia communications network that utilizes IP data and video multicast technology over a fully integrated terrestrial and satellite network. The company specializes in content delivery, dedicated Web-based application hosting and caching services. AMC services include 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. solutions that enable an organization to securely and reliably communicate with its offices, mobile sales force, business partners, vendors and customers. Information in this press release, other than that of historical fact, is based on development schedules and projections that involve substantial risk and uncertainties. Reference is made to documents filed in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules Securities and Exchange Commission Rules Rules enacted by the SEC to assist in the regulation of US financial markets. and regulations for a discussion of such risks and uncertainties and other factors that may have a material effect on the Company's business. |
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