MVS and NextNet Ramp-Up For World's Largest NLOS Broadband Wireless Deployment
Mexico’s President Vicente Fox Inaugurates MVS' i-go™ Portable Internet Access System
Mexico’s President Vicente Fox (left) with MVS CEO Joaquin Vargas.
Mexico City and Minneapolis, MN –
October 7, 2002 -- MVS Comunicaciones,
Mexico’s leading producer of television
and radio programming, and NextNet Wireless,
the industry’s largest supplier of
non-line-of-sight (NLOS) broadband wireless
access systems, announced today that they
are ramping up to deliver the world’s
largest NLOS broadband wireless access deployment
during the 4th quarter 2002, in Mexico City.
NextNet’s NLOS plug-and-play system
is being branded by MVS under the product
name, i-go™. The i-go
system provides an always on, uninterrupted
high-speed Internet connection that is 15
times faster than traditional dial-up service.
MVS and NextNet plan to cover 25,000 business
and residential subscribers, across 700
sq. km. in Mexico City, by year-end.
Mexico’s President Vicente Fox recently
inaugurated MVS’ i-go
system in a ceremony held at his official
residence in Los Pinos, Mexico. “Ambitious
projects such as this, will speed the adoption
of Internet and digital services across
Mexico and elevate the social and economic
well-being of all Mexico citizens,”
commented President Fox.
“MVS is extremely pleased to support
President Fox’s e-Mexico initiatives,”
stated Joaquin Vargas, CEO of MVS Comunicaciones.
“The i-go system is
the first of its kind in the world. We look
forward to providing the citizens of Mexico
with new technology that will connect them
to greater opportunities for knowledge,
growth and prosperity in the future.”
MVS holds the MMDS (2.5 – 2.686 GHz)
spectrum covering over 67 million potential
broadband subscribers nationwide, and plans
to expand its i-go system
from Mexico City into Guadalajara, Monterrey
and 9 other cities during the coming 18
months.
NextNet’s Expedience™ NLOS
broadband wireless access system is currently
deployed in 10 markets worldwide, including
the U.S., Asia, Africa and CALA. It provides
wireless service providers with a highly
profitable means to deliver consistent high-speed
Internet access to residential and business
subscribers, across the industry’s
greatest NLOS coverage area. The Expedience
system utilizes indoor, plug-and-play subscriber
units, and convenient outdoor (bracket-mount)
subscriber units, with extended range NLOS
cell radiuses of up to 30 kilometers –
the largest NLOS cell size in the industry.
About MVS
MVS Comunicaciones, parent of MVS Television
and MVS Radio, is a diverse communications
company with operations that span many media,
and encompass both the production and distribution
of news and entertainment content. Founded
in 1967 when Don Joaquín Vargas Goméz
began Mexico's first FM radio station, MVS
has undergone exponential growth and diversification
over the years, yet remains family owned
and operated. Today a proven leader in radio
broadcasting, cable television, and Internet
services, MVS sees its future in further
use of digital technology and increased
expansion into the United States Hispanic
market.
Contact: José Antonio Abad, CEO,
MVS Net, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico,
5255 55 50 05 90. Email: jabad@mvs.com
or for more information visit www.mvs.com
About NextNet Wireless
NextNet Wireless is a privately held company,
and developer of the world’s first
commercially deployed NLOS broadband wireless
access system with plug-and-play subscriber
equipment. NextNet's OFDM-based Expedience
platform is deployed in 10 markets worldwide,
and provides telecommunications carriers
with solutions for rapid deployment of high-speed,
two-way voice and data services over the
“last mile” of the communications
network. The Expedience system delivers
broadband wireless access services over
MMDS (2.5-2.686 GHz) frequencies to provide
wireless carriers with a highly profitable
solution to compete with DSL and cable modems.
NextNet’s primary investors include DCM-Doll Capital Management, Enterasys (NYSE: ETS) (formerly Cabletron Systems), Globespan Capital Partners, Star Ventures and others.
