United Kingdom's Tendring and Cumbria Sign Off On High-Speed Network Installation With Texas' Internet Broadcast Corporation.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002 The East of England The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Development Agency, a governmental body, has awarded a capital development grant to Tendring District Council to install Internet Broadcast Corporation Inc of the USA, Allumera(TM) technology for the installation and operation of a trial two-way high-speed Internet See broadband. network to service their areas. This network project will be undertaken on behalf of Tendring District Council by Teleconsult International Limited the strategic partner of Internet Broadcast Corporation (Europe) Limited. A similar capital grant has been awarded by the North West Development Agency; subject to obtaining a radio `test and development' license and finding a suitable existing radio mast. Teleconsult International Limited will fulfill the same role in this trial as in the Tendring trial. The Tendring installation is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2003 with the "Hub" transmitter/receiver running on the Gt. Bromley radio mast. This will allow two-way access to the network to those living within an eight- to twelve-mile radius of the mast. The Cumbria installation will begin in the spring of 2003. Reports on the details and objectives of these trials have been given to members of the UK Government in the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. and reported in UK national news media Internet Broadcast's 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. , Bill Robinette was elated with the selection of Internet Broadcast technology, and said "He was certain the those using this trial network will soon become familiar with speeds and consistency never before experienced in the UK. This is because IBC's broadcast technology covers large areas, up to 7,500 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. around our broadcast Hub, and delivers very high data speeds. This is complimentary with the very localized 802.11 (WiFi) hotspots that are becoming so popular. IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate that it has a viable and cost-effective solution to meet the needs of the citizens of the U.K. for high-speed broadband services." Teleconsult International's observations are that; `The successful completion of these test networks will pave the way for Internet Broadcast Corporation becoming one of the practical and low cost high-speed network providers to the UK and Europe, This will go towards supporting the European Union's mandate to have broadband cover in all areas by 2005.' Roger Dyson, Director of Teleconsult International commented that, "These networks will deliver as standard speeds of 1.5 Mbps both ways to all users, with faster speeds being available to those needing it. In addition not only are we reaching urban developments, but also well into rural area's where high-speed access is not currently available." About Internet Broadcast Corporation Internet Broadcast Corporation, a privately owned Delaware corporation A Delaware corporation is a corporation chartered in the U.S. state of Delaware. Delaware is well known as a corporate haven, and thus, over 50% of US publicly-traded corporations and 58% of the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in the state. formed in June 2000, is headquartered in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . IBC's Allumera(TM) network supplies a two-way broadband wireless See wireless broadband. Internet connection at with uplink and download speeds as standard of 1.5 Mbps. Allumera(TM) is a proprietary and proven low-cost solution created by IBC to fill the vacuum left in the broadband marketplace to meet the needs of individuals, businesses, and institutions regardless of whether they are in metropolitan or rural areas. About Teleconsult Teleconsult International Limited, formed in 1998 is a UK-registered, London-based, International Telecommunication strategic consultancy with many worldwide clients. Their business covers all aspects of fixed and mobile telecommunications planning, operations and corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. . |
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