Gateway Telecom Selects Industry Leader Newbridge Networks for LMDS Deployment; Newbridge Broadband Wireless Access Solution Garners Fourth U.S. LMDS Win.HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999-- Broadband wireless See wireless broadband. industry leader Newbridge Networks Newbridge Networks was an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada company founded by Canadian/Welsh entrepreneur Terry Matthews. It was founded in 1986 to create data and voice networking products after Matthews was forced out of his original company Mitel. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NN) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :NNC NNC NASCAR Nextel Cup (stock car racing circuit) NNC National Neighborhood Coalition NNC Naga National Council (India) NNC Neural Network Council (IEEE) ) today announced that it has been selected as the strategic networking Strategic Networks Strategic Networks play a major role in the overall Strategy Development Process. Strategic Networks need to be developed, managed and measured professionally and are responsible for successful executed strategies and strategic roadmaps. vendor for the implementation of 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 ) network by Gateway Telecom, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Gateway Telecom is an emerging full-service competitive carrier and LMDS license holder. Commercial services are slated to commence in October, 1999. LMDS, a high frequency broadband wireless system operating in the 28 GHz spectrum, can be quickly deployed to cost-effectively deliver data, Internet, voice, video and multimedia services using point-to-multipoint distribution systems. The Newbridge(r) broadband wireless access solution for LMDS enables Gateway Telecom to enter the telecommunications market quickly with a broad portfolio of premium quality services for business customers. "LMDS makes sense for emerging competitive service providers because the return on investment is fast and directly proportional (Math.) proportional in the order of the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a constant ratio; - opposed to See also: Directly to the number of customers signed up," said Jeannette Noyes, research manager, International Data Corporation (IDC). "Newbridge designed its solution to be scalable so service providers can increase their infrastructure investments incrementally as their customer bases grow." "Newbridge delivers an end-to-end LMDS solution that enables us to enter the market quickly with the clear competitive advantages required to differentiate ourselves from the competition and the innovative financing necessary to support our network deployment and service roll out," said Russell Irvin, president, Gateway Telecom. Gateway Telecom is the fourth U.S. LMDS licensee to select the Newbridge broadband wireless solution, following announcements with South Central Telcom, Home Telephone Inc. and Central Texas Communications. Newbridge has also announced it is supplying LMDS networks to Canadian nationwide spectrum holder MaxLink Communications Inc. and Korea Telecom KT (formerly, Korea Telecom, Korean: 한국통신, NYSE: KT) is South Korea's top integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has been Korea's leader in the development of the information & communications business for the last 25 years , the world's eighth-largest telecommunications company. The Newbridge LMDS solution has also been recognized with the Data Communications magazine Hot Product Award and the International Engineering Consortium (IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission ) InfoVision award for its innovation, versatility and quantifiable customer benefits. "Newbridge recognizes the strength of Gateway Telecom's business plan for its LMDS network deployment," said Conrad Lewis, executive vice president, Access Products Group, Newbridge Networks. "The Newbridge LMDS solution provides the flexibility and scalability necessary for Gateway Telecom to move quickly on revenue-generating market opportunities." The comprehensive Newbridge broadband wireless solution for LMDS represents a multiservice network comprising base station and customer premise equipment. A base station, consisting of the industry leading Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress(tm) 36170 Multiservices Switch and point-to-multipoint transmitters and receivers, is the central location that collects all traffic to and from customers within a given wireless coverage area. It is also the linking point between the customer and the network backbone. Customer premise equipment includes transceivers and network interface units (NIUs), which support a full range of services. The MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager will manage both the wireless and wireline portions of the Gateway Telecom network, providing a full range of billing, statistics and maintenance support. Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services networking solutions to organizations in more than 100 countries. The Company leverages its relationship with a growing family of Newbridge Affiliate companies and with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 300 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government organizations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on six continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com. Newbridge and logo are registered trademarks of Newbridge Networks Corporation. MainStreetXpress is a trademark used by the Siemens / Newbridge alliance for comprehensive solutions in broadband communication. No agency relationship, partnership, or joint ownership of a legal entity is to be inferred or implied by the use of the term alliance. |
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