ArrowSpan Delivers Last-Mile Solution for Japanese Wireless Provider CAN Corporation.Switching Wireless Mesh See wireless mesh network. Deployment Brings High-Speed Data and Video to Rural Japanese Village SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- ArrowSpan Inc., a global provider of switching wireless Wi-Fi mesh solutions, today announced that CAN Corporation, a wireless Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. based in Tokyo, is using ArrowSpan technology to wirelessly extend its fiber-optic backhaul and deliver high-speed broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. in Nagayo Village, Nagasaki-Prefecture, Japan. This deployment enables CAN Corp. to solve the so-called "last mile" problem and reach unserved rural subscribers without the enormous time and expense normally required to build additional fiber-optic infrastructure. Located near the port city of Nagasaki, Nagayo Village is bounded by both steep mountains and the sea. Many of the village's 42,000 residents commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. to offices in Nagasaki, where they have access to high-speed broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). data and video services. As a result, there has been growing user demand for these same kinds of high-performance broadband services in Nagayo, but the challenge has been finding a way to deliver them cost-effectively to the village's relatively small community over difficult terrain. "The fiber-optic penetration rate is extremely high in Japan," noted Yuji Kishi, 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 CAN Corporation. "But there are many remaining rural areas, like Nagayo Village. We needed a flexible technology like Wi-Fi mesh to reach these underserved markets." After testing wireless mesh solutions from several different equipment providers, CAN Corp. decided to extend its fiber-optic backhaul using switching wireless mesh technology from ArrowSpan. "ArrowSpan was the only wireless mesh provider that delivered enough speed to support high-bandwidth applications like YouTube," said Kishi. "ArrowSpan's superior data rate and quality of service really set them apart from other wireless mesh companies." To date CAN Corp. has deployed 100 ArrowSpan MeshAP nodes in Nagayo Village. The company realizes revenue both from user subscriptions of 1.5K Y ($13 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) a month, as well as banner advertising Banner Advertising A common form of advertising on the internet. The banner is an advertisement of 460x68 pixels, usually placed at the top of the page Notes: For an example, just look at the top of a page on almost any popular web site. from local businesses that cost 10K Y ($87.30 USD) for one frame per week, with approximately eight frames running every week. "CAN Corporation's Nagayo deployment shows how cost-effectively ArrowSpan switching wireless mesh technology can solve the last-mile problem for wireless service providers," said Max Lu, president and CEO of ArrowSpan. "Without requiring a huge infrastructure investment, our technology allows wireless service providers to meet user demand and generate revenue from high-bandwidth data and video applications--even in remote and rural communities that were previously too cost-prohibitive to reach. MeshAP also supports 4.9GHz, 5.4GHz, and 5.8GHz spectrums, which meets the needs for the Japan market deployment. The Japanese government, which owns Japan's fiber-optic backhaul infrastructure through its national public utility NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform , considers CAN Corporation's deployment of ArrowSpan-based switching wireless mesh technology in Nagayo an important test case for other rural areas of the country that still need access to high-speed broadband services. About CAN Corporation CAN Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan, is the provider of Ninjin-Net, an Internet service that enables residents, businesses and government agencies in rural communities to access and exchange information over a wireless network infrastructure. For more information about CAN Corp., please visit http://www.ninjin-net.net About ArrowSpan, Inc ArrowSpan Inc. develops and manufactures next-generation switching wireless full-duplex Wi-Fi wireless mesh network (1) A network that relies on all nodes to propagate signals. Although the wireless signal may start at some base station (access point) attached to a wired network, a wireless mesh network extends the transmission distance by relaying the signal from one computer to another. solutions. Our solutions enable users to expand existing wireless networks to a wider reach with switching wireless technology. Our commitment at ArrowSpan is to develop a product that is the best-in-class, but also profitable and economical for everyone. For more information about ArrowSpan Inc. and our products, please visit http://www.arrowspan.com. |
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