Wight Cable Selects Aperto's PacketMAX for Expansion of Current Deployment on Isle of Wight.ISLE OF WIGHT Noun 1. Isle of Wight - an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel Wight county - (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" , England -- Aperto Networks, builder of the world's most advanced WiMAX Forum Certified[TM] base stations and subscriber units A Subscriber Unit, or SU is a broadband radio that is installed at a business or residential location to connect to an Access Point to send/receive high speed data wired or wirelessly. Devices commonly referred to as a Subscriber Unit include cable modems, mobile phones, etc. , today announced that Wight wight 1 n. Obsolete A living being; a creature. [Middle English, from Old English wiht; see wekti- in Indo-European roots. cable 2005 Ltd, the sole provider of telephone, broadband and cable TV services on the Isle of Wight, has launched a package of new 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 services using Aperto Networks 5.8GHz equipment. Expansion of the initial deployment will be done using Aperto's PacketMAX[TM] gear. PacketMAX is Aperto's industry-leading dual fixed and Mobile WiMAX See WiMAX and 802.16. solution architecture based on the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.16d-2004 and IEEE 802.16e-2005 WiMAX standards. Marketed to its business and residential customers under the Wight Wireless brand, the service offering includes internet access See how to access the Internet. with unlimited downloads, as well as local and national VoIP telephone service. It is currently available in East Cowes, Highview Estate, Westbury Homes, and Cowes, but will expand to other parts of the island in the coming months. "We are constantly looking at new technologies and new ways that enable us to provide improved or enhanced services to our customers," said Ian Renshaw, 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. , Wight Cable. "Aperto's industry-leading WiMAX platform gives us the ability to cost effectively extend our network, expand our product offerings, and attract new customers." "Aperto's highly scaleable WiMAX solutions are perfectly suited to overcome the topographical challenges of the Isle of Wight and to reach heretofore isolated and untapped markets," said Mike Pratt, President and CEO of Aperto Networks. "We are delighted to be working with the visionary management team at Wight Cable and look forward to reveling in their success." About Wight Cable Wight Cable (www.wightcable.com) is the sole provider of telephone, broadband and cable TV services on the Isle of Wight. Wight Cable is embarking upon an expansion program that will extend their network covering from 14,000 to 50,000 of the 60,000 premises on the island. About Aperto Networks Aperto Networks helps leading service providers deliver affordable wireless voice and broadband profitably by building the world's most advanced WiMAX base stations and subscriber units. Aperto fundamentally changes the economics of delivering voice and broadband services through IP-rich, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks, allowing carriers to offer a wider variety of services to more customers using less equipment. Its carrier-class WiMAX technology offers industry-leading subscriber density, quality of service, ease of use and reliability. Aperto is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum as well as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16a/d/e and the ETSI-BRAN standards. Serving more than 200 customers in 65 countries, Aperto Networks is based in Milpitas, California Milpitas (IPA pronunciation: mɪlpitʌs; inhabitants are called 'Milpitans') is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and generally between Interstate freeways 680 and . Visit: www.apertonet.com. WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of WiMAX Forum. PacketMAX is a trademark of Aperto Networks. |
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