Broadband Central to Light Blue Zones in Boise; Utah-Based WISP Opens Idaho to Its Affordable, High-Speed, Wireless Internet Access.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DRAPER, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah, United States, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000). and BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2003 Broadband Central, the largest provider of high-speed wireless Internet services in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century , today announced it will open the greater Boise, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. area to its affordable, high-speed, wireless Internet access with the lighting of Blue Zones (one-mile diameter exclusive coverage area) in the region. As of September 2003, Broadband Central will begin offering high-speed Internet access to residents of Boise and the surrounding areas at prices as low as $19.95 per month. The 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. (WISP) anticipates Blue Zone coverage throughout the city of Boise, as well as in the surrounding areas. Broadband Central has also announced plans to launch its services in Arizona, California, Idaho, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington with a minimum of 3,700 Blue Zones deployed initially by the company. "We are very pleased to offer our services to residents of Boise and the surrounding areas," said Bart Saxey, president of Broadband Central. "Not everyone in this area has access to high-speed broadband Internet services, and those that do typically have only expensive options. We use our cutting-edge technology to offer an affordable high-speed alternative to what is currently available." Each Blue Zone deployed by Broadband Central allows residents within a one-mile diameter area to connect wirelessly to the Internet at broadband speeds. To offer this service, Broadband Central deploys one of its proprietary 22-inch diameter 802.11 (Wi-Fi compliant) cell sites in each Blue Zone, with each device utilizing three smart antennas and advanced radio transceivers developed and manufactured by the company. At each customer location, Broadband Central installs a corresponding eight-inch diameter antenna and a separate client device on-site to provide "always on" high-speed Internet access. Broadband Central's entry-level monthly price point for high-speed Internet access is $19.95 for synchronous connectivity at 128 Kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). (Kbps). At up to 10 times the speed of the actual throughput of dialup connections, this is comparable to ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. (Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. ) speeds, but dramatically lower in cost than ISDN. For $29.95 per month, subscribers can double their connection speed to 256Kbps, comparable to DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary (Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and ) speeds. At $39.95 per month, a subscriber can get cable modem speeds of 512Kbps, while a $59.95 per month subscription will allow residential connection speeds up to 1 Megabit per second A megabit per second (abbreviated as Mbit/s, Mbps, or mbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bits per second. Because there are 8 bits in a byte, a transfer speed of 8 megabits per second (8 Mbps) is equivalent to 1,000,000 bytes or more. (Note: Typical high-speed broadband services start at $50 per month and higher.) For corporate information about Broadband Central, visit www.broadbandcentral.us. Individuals interested in Broadband Central's affordable high-speed Internet access in the Boise area can visit www.thebluezone.com or call 866-549-4100. About Broadband Central Since its formation in November 2002, Broadband Central has become one of the largest wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) in the western United States. A new industry leader in 802.11 fixed-wireless technologies, the company brings affordable high-speed Internet connectivity to communities that lack widespread broadband access through its Blue Zone wireless network. With a unique business model and its proprietary technologies in place, the company is positioned to become one of the leading WISPs in the United States. |
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