NEXTNET ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF NLOS BROADBAND WIRELESS ACESS IN-BUILDING PENETRATION
EXPEDIENCE™ NLOS SYSTEM TRANSMITS LIVE FROM ROOFTOP OF SAN JOSE TECH
MUSEUM OF INNOVATION INTO THE FAIRMONT HOTEL AT WCA '02
Minneapolis, MN – January 14, 2002 — NextNet Wireless, developer
of the industry’s first commercially-deployed non line-of-sight (NLOS)
broadband wireless access system, announces the industry’s first
public demonstration of NLOS broadband wireless access in-building penetration,
at the Wireless Communications Association’s 8th Annual Technical
Symposium, January 14-16, in San Jose. The Expedience system is transmitting
live over MMDS frequencies from the rooftop of the San Jose Tech Museum
of Innovation, delivering high-speed Internet access into the San Jose
Fairmont Hotel trade show floor.
“We are pleased to demonstrate the in-building penetration capabilities
of a true NLOS broadband wireless access system,” stated Charles
Riggle, NextNet vice president of marketing and business development.
“We have eliminated the truck-roll installation, overcome multi-path
interference, and provided consistent LAN-like speeds with extended coverage.
We are extremely pleased to be working with the San Jose Tech Museum of
Innovation to present market-moving technologies that will change the
way we live and work in the future,” Riggle concluded.
The Expedience NLOS system is currently commercially deployed to business
and residential subscribers in Northern Iowa, through MMDS service provider
Evertek, Inc.
Expedience system features include:
Consistent LAN-like speeds across industry’s greatest NLOS coverage area
Most spectrally efficient NLOS platform
Scalable architecture that can be deployed at one-third the cost of cable or DSL
Portable, indoor plug-and-play subscriber units for cell radius’ up to 5 miles
Convenient outdoor bracket-mount subscriber units for business and extended range cell radius’ up to 20 miles
Bandwidth that doesn’t compromise coverage
Solutions for business, residential, city and rural markets
About San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation
The Tech Museum of Innovation is a non-profit educational
institution that engages people Of all ages and
backgrounds in exploring and experiencing the technologies
affecting their lives, and aims to inspire the innovator
in everyone. It is located at 201 S. Market St.
San Jose, CA 95113-2008. For more information, call
(408) 294-TECH or visit http://www.thetech.org.
About WCA
The Wireless Communications Association International
(WCA) represents the fixed broadband wireless
access industry worldwide. Membership is comprised
of fixed wireless system operators worldwide,
as well as equipment and service suppliers; video,
software and other content providers; financial
institutions; engineers, attorneys and other consultants.
For more information, contact: george@wcai.com
or visit http://wcai.com
About NextNet Expedience
NextNet Expedience is the industry’s first
commercially deployed NLOS broadband wireless
access system. The Expedience platform offers
wireless service providers a means to deliver
consistent LAN-like access speeds to residential
and business subscribers, across the industry’s
greatest NLOS coverage area. The system’s
patented OFDM-based architecture can be deployed
at one-third the cost of DSL or cable, making
it the most profitable platform for mass-market
delivery of portable broadband access services
today. NextNet’s Expedience system features
indoor, plug-and-play subscriber units for cell
radius’ up to five miles, and convenient
outdoor (bracket-mount) subscriber units for businesses
and extended range cell radius’ up to 20
miles. The Expedience solution is currently available
for the MMDS (2.5 to 2.686 GHz) band, and is being
leveraged to address other frequency bands and
wireless applications under 6 GHz.
About NextNet Wireless
NextNet Wireless is a privately held company that
develops non-line-of-sight broadband wireless
access platforms that provide telecommunications
carriers with solutions for rapid deployment of
high-speed, two-way voice and data services over
the “last mile” of the communications
network.
NextNet’s primary investors include Cabletron
Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CS), DCM-Doll Capital Management,
Globespan Capital Partners, Star Ventures, ZAMBA Corporation
(NASDAQ: ZMBA), and others.
