NextNet and its Operator Partners to Speak at WCA '04 Technical Expo on NLOS Broadband Wireless Deployments and Expansion Plans
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - January 15, 2004 -- NextNet Wireless, the industry's most widely deployed provider of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) broadband wireless access systems, announced today that NextNet and several of its operator partners have been invited to speak at the Wireless Communications Association's 10th Annual Technical Symposium and Business Expo, January 20-23 in San Jose, CA (www.wcai.com). As part of the opening day program, NextNet President and CEO Guy Kelnhofer will lead an operator panel discussion entitled, "MMDS: New Beginnings, Visions, Challenges and Successes." NextNet operator partner Plateau Telecommunications, will discuss its commercial launch of NLOS broadband wireless services in underserved markets in New Mexico. Iowa telecommunications provider Evertek, Inc., will discuss its unique business model relating to NLOS deployments in several rural Iowa locations, as well as expansion plans for 8 new NLOS markets
in the coming year. NEOTEC, a consortium of Brazil's largest MMDS operators, will discuss its selection of NextNet's OFDM-based Expedienc™ system as its technology of choice for nationwide deployment in Brazil.
In separate presentations, NextNet partner MVS Comunicaciones will deliver a progress report on the world's largest NLOS plug-and-play deployment in Mexico City and Mexicali, including expansion plans for 13 new cities in 2004. IMX (Next Mobile) will speak on major international NLOS deployment plans for the Philippines, including plans for product launch in Manila early this year.
Program details relating to the above speakers, include:
Wednesday, January 21: 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Leveraging IP Standards to Provide Differentiated Wireless Services and Guaranteed QoS
Michael Rylance, Product Development Manager, Systems, NextNet Wireless
(www.nextnetwireless.com)
Wednesday, January 21: 2:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
MMDS New Beginnings, Visions, Challenges & Successes
Guy Kelnhofer, President and CEO, NextNet Wireless
(www.nextnetwireless.com)
David Hughes, Director of R&D, Plateau Telecommunications (New Mexico)
(www.plateautel.com)
Jose Luiz Navarro Frauendorf, Executive Director, NEOTEC (Brazil)
(jlfrau@uol.com.br)
Jamie Bumsted, Systems Engineer, Evertek, Inc. (Iowa)
(www.evertek.net)
Wednesday, January 21: 4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
MVS Operator Progress Report on BWA in Mexico
Francisco Madrazo, Chief Operating Officer, MVSNet
(www.mvsnet.com.mx)
Thursday, January 22: 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Major International Deployments in the Philippines
Mel Velarde, CEO, IMX (Next Mobile)
(www.nextel.com.ph)
"We are extremely pleased that so many of NextNet's operator partners from around the world have been invited to share their NLOS success stories and deployment and expansion plans at this important industry event," stated Barbara Heine, Director of Marketing Communications. "We are looking forward to another very successful WCA event," Heine added.
About NextNet™ Wireless, Inc.
NextNet Wireless is the industry's most widely deployed provider of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) plug-and-play broadband wireless access systems. NextNet's OFDM-based Expedienc™ system provides telecommunications carriers with turnkey solutions for rapid, low-cost deployment of high-speed, two-way voice and data services over the "last mile" of the communications network. The Expedience system is deployed in over 20 markets globally, including the world's largest NLOS plug-and-play deployment in Mexico, covering 67 million potential business and residential subscribers nationwide. NextNet and its operator partners are the recipients of seven industry technical awards for delivering NLOS service to unserved and underserved urban, suburban and rural markets. The company's primary investors include Craig O. McCaw, DCM-Doll Capital Management, Enterasys (NYSE: ETS) (formerly Cabletron Systems), Globespan Capital Partners, Star Ventures and others. Contact: Barbara Heine, Director, Marketing Communications;heineb@nextnetwireless.com; Tel: 952-967-1116; Fax: 952-929-4080 or visit www.nextnetwireless.com.
About WCA
Founded in 1988, the Wireless Communications Association (www.wcai.com) is the world's largest principal non-profit trade association representing the wireless broadband industry. WCA's mission is to foster the growth of such services worldwide, including voice, data, Internet, e-commerce and video applications. Its membership is comprised of leading carriers, vendors and consultants on six continents who use broadband spectrum bands below 2 GHz to beyond 100 GHz in both licensed and license exempt bands.
