FON Extends Range With La Fontenna.New Antenna Significantly Extends Coverage and Enhances Municipal WiFi Sharing SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- FON Fon People of southern Benin and adjacent parts of Togo. They speak a dialect of Gbe, a Kwa language of the Niger-Congo language family. Numbering about 3 million, the Fon are mainly farmers. , the world's largest WiFi community, this week introduced La Fontenna. La Fontenna is an easy-to-use directional antenna directional antenna n. An antenna that receives or sends signals most effectively in a particular direction. Noun 1. directional antenna - an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle that significantly expands the range of FON's La Fonera WiFi router router Portable electric power tool used in carpentry and furniture making that consists of an electric motor, a base, two handle knobs, and bits (cutting tools). A router can cut fancy edges for shelving, grooves for storm windows and weather stripping, circles and ovals . La Fontenna allows FON community members (Foneros) to share their WiFi signal over longer distances, creating more coverage for everyone. La Fontenna connects to the La Fonera, FON's WiFi router, and allows Foneros to expand their WiFi signal by up 3 to 5 times (depending on line of sight). "Cities all over the U.S. are struggling with costly and complicated municipal WiFi initiatives," said Joanna Joanna, in the Bible Joanna, in the New Testament. 1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty. 2 Ancestor of St. Joseph. Rees, U.S. 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 FON. "With the release of the La Fontenna, we feel that we are introducing a more organic, more community-oriented solution to struggling municipal WiFi efforts that is created by the residents themselves." The number of new Foneros joining the FON Community grows daily by the hundreds. There are now 400,000 registered Community members worldwide. FON now plans to grow its Community even more by offering its members greater WiFi coverage through the La Fontenna. Think Global, WiFi Local As part of FON's ongoing efforts to provide pervasive, reliable WiFi services around the globe, FON recently announced an initiative to bring WiFi to Chueca. Chueca is Spain's largest gay neighbourhood and the hub for Europride 2007, celebrated this year in Madrid. FON has offered free La Fonera routers and accompanying La Fontennas to residents of Chueca. As approximately 2.5 million people pass through Chueca from June 22 through July 1, they will have pervasive Internet access See how to access the Internet. . For details on FON's offer, please visit: http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/chueca-wifi-initiative.html. FON is now focusing on creating similar neighbourhood coverage in San Francisco and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of over the coming months. Pricing and Availability La Fontenna is available immediately, along with the La Fonera router, at http://www.fon.com/en/. Pricing for La Fontenna is EU/$19.95 for new Foneros. Technical Specifications Frequency Range: 2400 MHz - 2500 MHz Antenna gain-without cable: 7 dBi Antenna gain-with cable: 6.5 dBi VSWR 2.0: 1 Max. Polarization: Linear, vertical Impedance: 50 Ohms Temperature: -10 degrees C to +55 degrees C Connector: R/P SMA PLUG Cable: ULA168,L = 3M About FON Viva Free WiFi - FON is building the world's largest WiFi community. FON's mission is to stimulate the growth of WiFi internet access around the world by creating a global community of "Foneros" (consumers who agree to share their WiFi in return for free access elsewhere) and offering non-community members' low-cost access. FON's La Fonera routers have been designed to enable Foneros to share their home WiFi access in a completely safe and secure manner. La Fonera routers split the WiFi signal, creating a secure private channel to broadband internet See broadband. and a separate channel to share with fellow Foneros. Founded in February 2006 in Madrid, Spain, FON investors include Google, Skype, Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. . For more information, visit FON at http://www.fon.com. |
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