World Wireless announces beta testing of its one million bit per second wireless modem -- the WARP1 System -- with Utah Internet Services.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1997--World Wireless Communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:WWWC WWWC World Without War Council WWWC World Wide Web Communications, Inc WWWC Waco Wild West Century (Texas bicycle ride) WWWC Wonderful, Wacky, Water Critters WWWC World Wide Web Casinos WWWC World Wide Wireless Communications ) Monday announced that Utah Internet Services will begin immediate beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the of the WARP1(TM) System. The WARP1 is a high-speed, wireless modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. from World Wireless that is capable of transmitting up to one megabit (1Mb) of data per second at line-of-sight distances of up to five miles. Through its beta site An organization or group that is beta testing hardware and/or software. See beta test. agreement with Utah Internet Services (a local Internet Service Provider 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. ), World Wireless intends to prove the technological abilities of the WARP1 prior to beginning commercial shipments. "Utah Internet Services intends to offer its customers wireless connections to the Internet using the WARP1 modem," said Brian Pettersen, president of Utah Internet Services. "This is a great solution for making a high-speed connection to the `Net. No other products on the horizon have the price/performance potential of the WARP1, so we're extremely excited to be involved with World Wireless in this beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the and look forward to offering this service to our customers." Utah Internet Services is one of Utah's largest ISPs, with local dial up services also in Idaho, Washington and Virginia, and plans to expand into Arizona, California and Nevada later in 1997. "We consider this beta site installation to be extremely important to proving the strength and flexibility of wireless Internet connections through the WARP1," said David Singer, president and chief executive officer of World Wireless. "Upon successful completion of our beta test, we intend to begin aggressively marketing the WARP1 System to ISPs and other high-volume Internet users nationwide." The WARP1 System is slated to begin shipments in the second quarter of 1997. The suggested retail price is expected to be less than $900. World Wireless Communications Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of wireless, high-speed communications and telecommunications products and systems. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: WARP1 is a trademark of World Wireless Communications Inc. CONTACT: World Wireless Communications Inc., Salt Lake City David Singer, 801/575-6600 dsinger@worldwireless.com or Utah Internet Services Brian Pettersen, brianp@utah-inter.net or Politis Communications, Draper, Utah David Politis, 801/523-3730(wk)/801-572-1371(hm) dpolitis@politis.com |
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