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Sharing Users To Boost Wi-Fi Revenue; Airpath Wireless' CEO to moderate Wi-Fi Planet panel on profitable roaming agreements.


WALTHAM, Mass. -- Todd Myers, 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.  of Airpath Wireless, Inc. will moderate a panel entitled "The Wholesale Model: Generating Revenue by Roaming" at this Spring's Wi-Fi Planet conference. Wi-Fi Planet, which attracts the major manufacturers, sellers and buyers of Wi-Fi related technology, is being held in the Baltimore Convention Center The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is managed and operated by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a semi-private association started in 1980 by former Baltimore mayor William Donald , MD, June 14-16, 2005.

The panel, which takes place on Wednesday June 15 at 2:30 p.m., is part of the Hotspots and Roaming track. Additional speakers from HarborLink Network, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , and Civitium will also be participating.

"Wireless Internet service is increasingly adopted as the business standard for Internet access See how to access the Internet.  at home, on the road, or throughout the metropolitan area," Myers said. "A wholesale business model involving roaming is evolving to be the critical requirement for metro-scale wireless rollouts. Whether these networks are deployed by smaller providers, larger providers or the cities themselves acting as the provider, when they work together and allow each other's clients to roam between locations and service providers with ease, everybody stands to profit."

Roaming agreements allow providers to expand their network for users without building additional infrastructure by sharing Wi-Fi networks See wireless Ethernet and 802.11.  that are already in place. The network partnerships decrease cost and overhead while, more importantly, adding value for the consumer. Roaming consumers have more Wi-Fi networks at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ; they experience continuity in service while easily moving from one location and provider to another.

This year, Wi-Fi Planet turns its focus to Wi-Fi solutions opening doors to new business models. "Providing wireless Internet services through a variety of platforms to a diverse audience can be a challenge, but our experts will discuss innovative business practices that will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize  
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 the Wi-Fi industry," Ted Stevenson, conference chair for Wi-Fi Planet said. "We are delighted to have Todd Myers play a role in this discussion."

This panel will discuss the changing business models that are underway as availability of, and demand for, 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  roaming increases and how providers and other constituencies can take advantage of roaming to grow their revenue. The conference includes nearly 40 sessions over 3 days. For more information go to http://www.jupiterevents.com/wifi/spring05/index.html

About Airpath Wireless, Inc.

Airpath Wireless, Inc. is "Clearing the way," enabling providers to easily manage their wireless broadband networks and roaming. Using its powerful hosted-software applications, Airpath enables providers with the flexible tools and services to manage their business, offering seamless, global access to wireless broadband services across disparate networks on a global scale. Founded in 2001, the company is a privately held, venture-funded corporation with lead investments from Boston Millennia Partners. It is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. , with additional offices around the globe. For more information, visit Airpath on the web at www.airpath.com.
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