Former McCaw Cellular and NEXTLINK Executives Launch Burst Wireless to Provide Completely Portable, Broadband Internet Access Solution.Business/High Tech Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000 The Company Receives an Experimental License From the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Burst Wireless, Inc., founded by telecommunications veterans from McCaw Cellular and NEXTLINK Communications, announced it will introduce its completely portable, broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a solution to computer users by mid-year 2001. The company also announced it has obtained an experimental license from the FCC to commence field trials on Washington's Olympic Peninsula The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound and the Hood Canal. this summer. With an execution oriented management team that includes George Tronsrue as chairman and chief executive officer, most recently the president and COO of NEXTLINK Communications, Mark Hamilton Mark Hamilton may refer to:
"Burst will provide freedom and control to Internet users -- the biggest thing to hit the Internet or wireless industry since taking the stationary cell phone out of the car and putting it into people's hands," said Burst Wireless 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. and telecommunications industry veteran George Tronsrue. Burst Wireless will provide facilities-based services, offering portable broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. to residential and small commercial customers throughout the United States. The company's approach will utilize a "plug and play" wireless modem that allows computer users to access the Internet anywhere within the company's service area. Burst will bridge the "digital divide" to those who cannot be served by other broadband services and provide a differentiated service to those dissatisfied with their current access methods. "Burst Wireless will revolutionize the way people connect to the Internet by combining existing and innovative technologies," said Tronsrue. The field trials will take place in Port Angeles, Washington Port Angeles is a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States. According to the 2000 census, its population is 18,397, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Port Angeles is the county seat of Clallam County. . Burst Wireless will utilize a specially designed truck containing base station equipment to handle wireless signals and network traffic. The trials will also validate deployment, user provisioning and customer experience. "We are taking proven technology from the lab and building an operational system in the field to demonstrate our unique solution," said Richard Compton, chief technical officer for Burst. "We believe our trial users will enjoy the value of complete Internet portability, making it difficult for them to imagine being tethered Attached to a data or power source by wire or fiber. Contrast with untethered. to a single location." Telecommunications industry veterans and the Mayfield Fund founded Burst Wireless in mid-1999. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Burst Wireless will provide broadband wireless Internet access to laptop and desktop computer users who seek greater portability without compromising on the range and reliability of their Internet connection. |
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