Connections to Commercially Deploy Netro's 28 GHz AirStar Product in Louisiana.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2002 Local service provider to roll out last-mile access to IP, high-speed data and voice services for small and mid-sized enterprises Netro Corporation (Nasdaq:NTRO NTRO National Terrorism Response Objective NTRO National Technical Research Organization (India) ), a leading provider of fixed broadband wireless solutions worldwide, today announced the shipment in the second quarter of Netro's AirStar product to Connections. Connections is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Kaplan Telecommunications, a regional telecommunications operator in Louisiana. Connections holds a local multipoint distribution service LMDS is a broadband wireless access technology governed by the IEEE and is outlined by the 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee through the efforts of the IEEE 802.16.1 Task Group. LMDS commonly operates on microwave frequencies across the 26GHz and 29GHz bands. (LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 28 GHz range in the U.S. and 24-40 GHz overseas. It requires line of sight between transmitter and receiving antenna, which can be from one to four miles apart ) license to the Lafayette Basic Trading Area In the US, a Basic Trading Area is a geographic region defined by the FCC where a Personal Communications Service can operate.[1] It consists of the counties surrounding a city designated as the basic trading center. , a seven parish region on the Louisiana coast, with a population of about half a million. The Connections deployment in the 28 GHz band will initially cover its market in the New Iberia, Louisiana The city of New Iberia (French: La Nouvelle-Ibérie) is the parish seat of Iberia Parish, in the US state of Louisiana, 125 miles (201 km) west of New Orleans. [1] [2] area. "The demand for high-speed voice and data services is growing at an amazing speed, and we see great opportunity in satisfying this demand in the Louisiana area, where many small and mid-sized business customers are underserved and overcharged," said Carl A. Turnley, president of Connections. "We want to leverage our LMDS spectrum assets to provide our customers with high-speed data and toll-quality voice services. Netro's AirStar system allows us to provide our customers with these services using a field proven and advanced platform to offer our customers bandwidth-on-demand." Netro's AirStar product is available in the 10 - 39 GHz point-to-multipoint bands, as well as the 3.5 GHz band. AirStar offers carriers a cost-effective access platform, with dynamic bandwidth allocation Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) is a technique by which traffic bandwidth in a shared telecommunications medium can be allocated on demand and fairly between different users of that bandwidth. , and is also well suited for cellular infrastructure transmission applications for GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. backhaul. AirStar is deployed in over 30 countries worldwide. About Netro Corporation Netro Corporation (Nasdaq:NTRO) is a leading provider of fixed broadband wireless access systems used by telecommunications service providers to deliver voice and high-speed data services to customers worldwide. Netro's vision is to provide breakthrough technology packaged in a carrier-class, practical solution that enables quick service delivery and efficient use of capital. Netro offers a broad range of low and high frequency products for business and residential, access and backhaul infrastructure needs, with a wide set of licensed frequencies for point to multipoint -- 1.9 to 39 GHz. The Company's products have an impressive track record of performance and stability worldwide. About Connections Connections seeks to offer business customers local telephone service, long distance services, DSL Internet access, dial up Internet services, paging, video services and business telecommunications systems. Connections seeks to combine these services into a bundled package at a reduced cost to the customer providing one bill that itemizes their telecommunication services. Connections also strives to offer customers "Hometown Touch" service that allows customers to speak with real people with real answers in real time. Connections offers businesses a new choice in telecommunications because "we are a competitive company for community businesses." |
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