Harmonix Corporation Supplies 60 GHz Radios for e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc. Metropolitan Area Network.Business/Technology Editors NORTH ANDOVER North Andover (ăn`dōvər), town (1990 pop. 22,792), Essex co., NE Mass., on the Merrimack River, in a dairy and farm area; settled c.1644, set off from Andover and inc. 1855. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2001 GigaLink(TM) Provides High Speed Wireless Connectivity in Miami, Florida Harmonix Corporation, a manufacturer of 60 GHz wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. systems and millimeter wave components, announced today that it is the selected supplier of the unlicensed 60 GHz radio systems to e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc. The Harmonix GigaLink system is an integral part of e-xpedient's metropolitan area network (MAN) in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. . As the only 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. Part 15 certified manufacturer for equipment operating in the 57-64 GHz unlicensed band See ISM band. , Harmonix provides e-xpedient with radio terminals that can be deployed quickly without licensing or bandwidth limitations. The scalable GigaLink product will be upgraded to full Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. speeds to accommodate future demands in e-xpedient's networks. The unique characteristics of the 60 GHz "oxygen absorption" spectrum enable very dense deployments of the same frequency radio terminals without interference. This dense deployment attribute enhanced e-xpedient's ability to deploy the Miami MAN in a matter of weeks, provision customers quickly to receive 100 Mbps Internet service and provide an immediate revenue stream to the service provider. "Harmonix offered us a way to bypass complicated frequency planning, as GigaLink operates in an unlicensed spectrum," said Brian Andrew, 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. , e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc. "Their 60 GHz radios allow us to quickly deploy systems in dense configurations without interference issues. Our network in Miami maintains an extremely high reliability rate, allowing us to offer our customers a 100% service-level agreement. With the GigaLink technology as an integral part of our toolbox of technologies, we will be able to scale to meet the growing demands of the Miami business community." "Our GigaLink technology has been field tested for several years in Japan This is a list of years in Japan. See also the timeline of Japanese history. For only articles about years in Japan that have been written, see . Twenty-first century
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Harmonix Corporation. "For decades, millimeter wave has been promoted as the technology of the future, but it had not been commercially available in high volumes. The deployment of GigaLink in Miami by e-xpedient is the first of many deployments to come." Standard GigaLink model protocols include: 100BaseFX at 100 Mbps, OC3 at 156 Mbps and OC12 at 622 Mbps. Antenna configurations for GigaLink are suitable for ranges up to one-half mile, making the radios ideal for a variety of fixed-use wireless communications applications. Among those applications are campus networks, metropolitan area networks, local access, network backbones, and network branch links. About Harmonix Corporation Headquartered in North Andover, Mass., Harmonix Corporation is an innovator in the design and manufacturing of millimeter wavelength wireless communications systems and components. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. line, The GigaLink(TM) family of 60 GHz radios, delivers the world's fastest wireless link to fiber. Harmonix has received investments from Omron Corporation and SOFTBANK Networks Inc. The company may be contacted via the Web at www.hxi.com. About e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc. e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc. is the first to deliver affordable 100 Mbps high-speed Internet access to business users of all levels in markets across the United States. e-xpedient solves the "last mile" problem with a wholly-owned-and-deployed IP-only Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). The company delivers true broadband to end-user business, a service that is instantly available, customer self-provisioned and affordable for each and every size customer, with standard pricing packages ranging from $100 - $5,500 per month. For more information on e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc., please review the downloadable press kit featured on the Web site, www.e-xpedient.com. |
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