Conifer Wireless Announces Completion of Phase One Wireless Network In Kosova.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2004 Conifer conifer (kŏn`ĭfûr) [Lat.,=cone-bearing], tree or shrub of the order Coniferales, e.g., the pine, monkey-puzzle tree, cypress, and sequoia. Most conifers bear cones and most are evergreens, though a few, such as the larch, are deciduous. Wireless announces today that it has completed the design, construction and implementation of Phase One of a wireless network for IPKOnet LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control to enable IP-based services throughout Kosova. This project uses equipment and SkyPath software supplied by Conifer Wireless and its sister company EMCEE Communications, to provide IP-based services to 75% of the populated areas throughout Kosova. IPKOnet, the largest 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. in Kosova, provides mission-critical services on this new wireless network to mostly businesses and government institutions including banks and bank ATMs, customs offices, health and medical facilities, emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , and other businesses of all types and sizes. Larry Mack, president of Conifer Wireless, commented, "Our design and construction of five wireless access hubs connected to the IPKOnet microwave backbone built for this project and to their new Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. in Prishtina was far less time consuming, and at a fraction of the cost of a comparable fiber network. IPKOnet was able to serve their first customer on the new network only eight months after we joined forces with IPKOnet to design the entire network. For a region with very little communication infrastructure, this has become a major economic development factor." Bujar Musa, president of IPKOnet, said, "The best our customers outside of Prishtina could get was very expensive dial-up Internet access See dial-up. services due to the high usage costs charged by the local telephone operator. There was no inter-city data transport network. Our new wireless network provides our customers a cost-effective alternative to the telephone company for broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. that was previously unavailable at any price." Now that IPKOnet has proven that it can maintain and manage a sophisticated network with many satisfied customers, Conifer Wireless and IPKOnet are planning to extend the network in the spring of 2004 to critical areas where the wireless service is not yet available. About Conifer Wireless Wireless Acquisition LLC, dba Conifer Wireless (http://www.e-wti.com/), is a privately held telecommunications technology investment, management, and development company working with strategic sellers to acquire undermanaged or underperforming businesses that provide mission-critical telecommunications solutions and services. The selection criteria requires that these businesses have a recurring revenue base and have an existing customer base with long-term and favorable relationships. Their strategy is to assemble a complete portfolio of equipment and systems to provide wireless service providers with a one-stop source for video, voice and data networking systems. Their portfolio includes companies and product lines that represent presence in more than 100 countries worldwide, and which products and services are utilized by more than 1 million end user customers. About EMCEE Communications EMCEE Communications (http://www.emceecom.com/) is a global supplier of communications systems, equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications, which includes MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service or Microwave Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 2.2-2.4 GHz range. , ITFS ITFS Instructional Television Fixed Service ITFS International Toll Free Services ITFS Instructional Tv Fixed Service , broadcast, private communications networks, common carrier and government. EMCEE equipment has been installed in more than 80 countries worldwide. About IPKOnet LLC (http://www.ipkonet.com) IPKOnet LLC is a spin-off of IPKO IPKO Internet Project Kosovo .org, which was Kosova's leading nongovernmental, not-for-profit Internet Service Provider. Started in 1999 by the International Rescue Committee with a goal to create a shared Internet infrastructure for organizations that were working on the reconstruction of Kosova, IPKO.org sold its ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. operations to the new company IPKOnet LLC to raise funds for its other projects. Today, IPKOnet LLC is the largest Internet Service Provider in Kosova providing wireless and dial-up services throughout Kosova. For further information about Conifer Wireless or EMCEE Communications product sales, technical service or parts, call Joe Cunningham at 480-315-9283 or send an e-mail to sales@coniferusa.com. |
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