Spectrum Wireless, Inc. Teams with McGrathAlaska.Net -- McGrath Light & Power -- To Provide Broadband Wireless to Rural Locations in Alaska.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2001 Spectrum Wireless, Inc., a leading provider of broadband fixed wireless router A network device that combines a wireless access point (base station), a wired LAN switch and a router with connections to a cable or DSL service. Wireless routers provide a convenient way to connect a small number of wired and any number of wireless computers to the Internet. equipment, today announced that it has teamed with McGrathAlaska.Net in order to deliver broadband wireless See wireless broadband. services to various rural locations in Alaska. The collaboration allows Spectrum Wireless, in conjunction with McGrathAlaska.Net, to provide broadband services to remote locations in Alaska previously not served due to lack of wire line infrastructure. McGrathAlaska.Net, which operates an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , delivers service via a satellite connection. Service is then delivered across LANs with Spectrum's wireless IP router A router that is set up to route IP packets. See router and IP. equipment. Previously, McGrathAlaska.Net was operating at 4800 and 9600 baud baud (bôd, bōd), measure of the rate at which signals are transmitted over a telecommunications link. It is equivalent to the number of elements or pulses transmitted in one second, e.g. . Since the implementation of Spectrum Wireless' solution, McGrathAlaska.Net has realized several significant results: long distance charges have been reduced; customers are charged less for service; and customers now have an always-on connection with the same speed as would be seen in an urban city. "McGrathAlaska.Net serves customers who are remotely located. Our partnership with Spectrum Wireless has given us the ability and confidence to provide a service urban consumers would gladly choose," said Ernie Baumgartner, General Manager of McGrathAlaska.Net and McGrath Light & Power. "Even with the high cost of satellite bandwidth and small population (420), we are showing an $8,000.00 net profit for the first nine months of our second year." "Spectrum Wireless is very pleased to work with McGrathAlaska.Net as it offers 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 applications to customers who have long since been underserved. Additionally, this gives Spectrum Wireless proof of concept of the viability of Spectrum's technology, particularly in solving the last mile conundrum," said Dan Ferguson, Spectrum Wireless' Co-Founder and Director of Research and Development. "We truly look forward to a long term and diverse relationship with McGrathAlaska.Net." About Spectrum Wireless, Inc. Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, Spectrum Wireless was formed to develop state-of-the-art wireless IP routing technology with its wireless IP router and deployment systems. The company has pioneered the merging of networking and routing with radio technology in order to provide Internet access See how to access the Internet. to urban and rural areas, where wire lines are not readily available or economically viable. Utilizing Spectrum Wireless technology, broadband providers deploy low-cost business class services with greater speed of deployment and increased IP functionality. Spectrum Wireless is the first provider to offer the Integrated Broadband Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (IBOS IBOS International Business Owners Survey IBOS Intelligence Battlefield Operating System IBOS Independent Basic Operating System (TM)) to Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs), telecommunications service providers, and private network operators enabling them to provide voice and high-speed data services to their clients. Spectrum Wireless provides the means to the edge and is the leader addressing solutions in moving IP intelligence and flexibility from the core of fixed broadband wireless networks to the edge. The company's design and development of feature-rich wireless Internet routers for use in fixed wireless local loops (WLLs), wireless municipal area networks (WMANs), and wireless wide area networks (WWANs) integrates multiple radio systems for flexibility in frequency and performance. Spectrum Wireless' advanced routing platforms for multiple radio systems allow for deployment and interoperability with licensed and unlicensed systems. Spectrum Wireless offers a sophisticated feature set with excellent flexibility for the service operator, delivering unparalleled performance. Spectrum Wireless has successfully deployed over 30 network infrastructure systems, and over the next three years, plans to develop and deliver wireless IP routing systems in multiple markets on a national and global basis. For more information, visit Spectrum Wireless' website at www.spectrumwireless.net. About McGrathAlaska.Net McGrathAlaska.Net was established in 1999 by McGrath Light & Power Company, a subsidiary of MTNT MTNT Multiple Technology Network Testbed , Inc. an Alaska Native Corporation, to supply high quality, high speed Internet service to the people of the McGrath, Alaska McGrath is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of 2004, the population of the city is 412. Geography McGrath is located at (62.952040, -155.577165)GR1. region. Visit McGrathAlaska.Net's website at www.mcgrathalaska.net The above information includes forward-looking statements regarding services. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including without limitation, capital requirements Capital requirements Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets. , need for additional financing and other financial risks, changes to the strategy and business plan, customer demand, technological risks, management of growth, satisfying borrowing conditions, competition and government regulation may cause actual results to differ materially from the future results implied or expressed in the forward looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update or revise its forward-looking statements publicly even if experience or future changes make clear that any projected results expressed or implied herein will not be realized. |
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