Free Space Leader fSONA Elected To WCA Board.Business Editors & Technology WritersWCA (Web Clipping Application) An application for a Palm PDA that accepts an abbreviated version of a Web page for efficient display on the PDA's limited screen size. 2003 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2003 fSONA Communications, a leading wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 solution provider has been elected to a leadership position within the Wireless Communications Association (WCA), the association announced on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of WCA 2003, its sixteenth annual convention. Elected to the WCA Board of Directors was fSONA President and 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. Theresa Carbonneau previously of BC and British Telecom. "fSONA's election is a well-deserved honor, and benefits all members of the wireless broadband industry," commented WCA President Andrew Kreig. "As a member, fSONA has long worked to educate and integrate Free Space Optics See FSO. into the WCA and has for some time chaired the Free Space Optical Alliance, which is now affiliated with the WCA." At WCA 2003, fSONA and its CEO will be featured in a panel discussion on Wednesday, July 9 entitled, "Successful Progressive Networks For Rural or Disadvantaged Communities: Improving Wi-Fi With FSO (Free Space Optics) Transmitting optical signals through the air using infrared lasers. Also known as "wireless optics," FSO provides point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission at very high speeds without requiring a government license for use of the spectrum. Connections." The 2:20 p.m. panel includes Stratex Networks Director of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales Randy Jenkins and Courtney Anderson, who is the Community Development Administrator for the Virginia Main Street Program within the State of Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Formerly, she was consultant to The Flax Trust in Ireland, which used fSONA's FSO technologies to deliver broadband to underserved rural populations in a way that can be a model for similar projects elsewhere. About fSONA Communications: fSONA Communications was founded in 1997 to deliver simple wireless solutions for carrier, service provider and enterprise networks around the world. The SONAbeam(TM) series of free space optical (FSO) networking products use an unlicensed, wireless technology operating at speeds up to 1.5 Gbps and distances up to 5km. SONAbeam(TM) avoids the cost of digging to lay fiber, licensing for radio frequencies, is immune to interference, and is extremely secure. SONAbeam(TM) is operational in 24 countries around the globe and was named Product of the Year by Network Magazine. For more information visit www.fsona.com or contact Jennifer Walsh, jwalsh@fsona.com, 604/204-7722, toll-free 877/463-7662. About the Wireless Communications Association: WCA is the trade association of the wireless broadband industry. Charting fixed, portable or mobile strategies for spectrum from below 2 GHz to beyond 100 GHz (including FSO), WCA (www.wcai.com) and its License Exempt Alliance have been active in virtually every major 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. proceeding relating to wireless broadband spectrum, as well as many comparable proceedings elsewhere worldwide. |
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