HighSpeed Communications Begins Commercial Deployment of Netro's 28GHz AirStar Technology in Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2001 Leading Service Provider to Roll Out Last Mile Access to IP, Data and Voice Services for Small-to-Medium Size Enterprises Netro Corporation (Nasdaq:NTRO NTRO National Terrorism Response Objective NTRO National Technical Research Organization (India) ), a leader in broadband wireless See wireless broadband. access solutions, today announced the deployment of Netro's AirStar 28GHz US 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 technology by HighSpeed Communications. The deployment, which began in December of 2000, will initially cover HighSpeed's market territory in the states of Oregon, Idaho and Hawaii. HighSpeed currently holds LMDS licenses in 8 western states. "Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. is growing at a phenomenal pace creating increasing demand for last mile access by the underserved small-to-medium size enterprise market," said Kyle Mussman, Chairman 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. , HighSpeed Communications. "We want to provide our customers with leading-edge technology that provides reliable, high quality access for IP, data and voice for this significant market. Netro's AirStar system gives our customers commercially-proven, TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). packet-switching technology, enabling them to access carrier class voice and data services on demand." In addition to the 28GHz frequency, Netro offers 3.5GHz, 10GHz, 26GHz and 39GHz frequency products as part of the AirStar family of products. Netro technology is deployed in Europe, Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the Middle East and North America. "The growing demand for all of our frequency products and the escalating global licensing of spectrum, including 28GHz, is indicative of the significant potential of the broadband access market and the needs of small-to-medium sized businesses," said Matt Powell, executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Netro. "HighSpeed is a pioneer and leader in providing customers with this state-of-the-art technology in the western U.S. We look forward to our ongoing partnership with this outstanding company." About HighSpeed Communications HighSpeed Communications is an innovative provider of high-speed Internet services and integrated telecom and data solutions. The company offers unmatched speed to market, a variety of transport mediums and exceptional bandwidth capacity. HighSpeed Communications' rich resources, combined with strategic relationships with world-class partners like Netro, Cisco, AT&T and Sprint, enable them to engineer exceptional communications solutions for business. The company offers a comprehensive and robust suite of broadband data communication tools -- using conventional phone lines or wireless -- as well as Internet and Web solutions. HighSpeed Communications is launching services in selected cities in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . For more information contact HighSpeed Communications at 509/522-3000 or http://www.highspeed.com About Netro Corporation Netro Corporation (Nasdaq:NTRO) is a leading provider of broadband wireless access systems for Internet and telecom service providers. The company's cutting-edge, packet-based technology gives its AirStar wireless access system a significant price-performance advantage that has attracted such OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners as Lucent, Nokia, Motorola, and Siemens. The AirStar system is also available through Cisco Systems' Ecosystem family of products and from Netro directly. Designed to bridge the "last mile" bottleneck between metropolitan backbones and individual customer networks, the AirStar system is especially suited for small to medium-sized businesses and has already been deployed in Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and North America, carrying IP and voice traffic via a point-to-multipoint architecture in the 3.5, 10, 26, 28 and 39 GHz spectrums. For more information, contact Netro Corporation, 3860 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134-1702 USA 408/216-1500, http://www.netro-corp.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, Netro's historical and future losses, limited operating history, dependence on a single product, fluctuations in quarterly operating results and limited manufacturing experience. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update any projections contained herein. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Netro's prospectus dated March 17, 2000 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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