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Wireless Broadband Project |
Altius Communications Announces
Partnership To Connect Rural Kentucky With Broadband Internet Service
Other topics: WiMAX Performance Offerings,
WiMAX Presence
ALTIUS Communication
August 13, 2007
Green River Area Development District partners with ALTIUS
Communications, Cinergy Communications and DCI of Tennessee for Wireless
Broadband Project
Phoenix, MD --
ALTIUS Communication, a Maryland-based supplier of broadband products and
services, has announced a collaborative project in Kentucky's Green
River Area Development District (GRADD) with Cinergy Communications and
Digital Connections Inc. (DCI) of Tennessee to provide rural communities
with $2.3 million in technology infrastructure equipment for broadband
wireless service. |
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The project includes the
delivery and installation of Motorola Canopy equipment that will create
a network capable of supporting the rural areas of Kentucky and business
development needs of the state. ALTIUS put together the team of DCI for
infrastructure build out, Cinergy for customer acquisition and
fulfillment, while ALTIUS handled equipment procurement, distribution
and logistics management. The three-company team presented a plan to
GRADD in October of 2006, and they were awarded the project in April of
2007.
In early 2006, a team led by nonprofit Connect Kentucky (connectkentucky.com)
set about mapping the rural Green River Area Development District to
identify the rural communities' infrastructure needs for providing homes
and businesses with broadband services. A fixed wireless network will be
deployed in seven counties in Northwestern Kentucky, including the
approximately 2,700 square miles in Daviess, McLean, Hancock, Henderson,
Webster, Ohio and Union counties. The project area includes
approximately 60,000 households in the district.
During the initial deployment, all equipment will be using the Motorola
Canopy 900MHz Platform for distribution to customers. Additionally,
Motorola's Canopy 5.8GHz backhaul technology will be used to link each
of the 28 towers in the design.
"The GRADD project is thought to be the largest one-time deployment of
fixed wireless in the country," said Jim Connor, president of ALTIUS
Communications. "Our partnership with Cinergy and DCI will serve as a
model for communities throughout the United States on expanding
broadband services in some of the most remote areas to ensure their
connectivity."
The majority of the project's installation will utilize external radios.
In addition, indoor units will be installed in some areas enabling not
only home and business owners to access wireless broadband service, but
residents in apartments and condominium properties as well. Self
installation will allow customers to acquire radios for instant
broadband connectivity in their homes.
"DCI of Tennessee was responsible for the design, deployment, and
management of the network," said Lee Williams, Chairman and CEO of DCI.
"DCI is proud to be a part of this project and we look forward to
working with ALTIUS, Cinergy and Motorola to deliver an outstanding
project."
"Cinergy Communications is excited to part of a groundbreaking project
of this nature," said Pat Heck, Vice President of Mass Market Services
for
Cinergy Communications. "Our company's focus has always been on
underserved markets, and this partnership with ALTIUS and DCI will allow
us to bring services to rural areas no broadband provider has attempted
to serve."
The project commenced in July 2007 with an expected completion date in
late October 2007.
About ALTIUS Communications:
Headquartered in Phoenix , MD, ALTIUS Communications was established in
2005 to support the rapidly growing Broadband Wireless Access ( BWA)
market. The company maintains a presence around the world through a
network of customers and integrator partners. Founded by Jim Connor, an
industry executive with considerable expertise in wireless technologies,
ALTIUS partners with best-of-breed manufacturers in the BWA space to
provide the most innovative solutions available for public and private
sector clients. Additional information is available online at
www.altiuscomm.com.
About Digital Connections, Inc:
Headquartered in Hendersonville, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, DCI
was established in 1993. DCI's sole purpose is to provide Voice and IT
services, support and equipment, primarily in the Southeastern part of
the U.S. It is DCI's mission to understand the interfaces across the
converged network and deliver high end technical support. Additional
information is available online at www.digitalconnections.com
About Cinergy Communications:
With operational headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, Cinergy
Communications offers a full-line of telephone service, including VoIP
and long distance service, Internet access, web hosting and
custom-designed network solutions to meet the needs of residential and
business customers in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Cinergy
Communications has had a 35-year+ history of dynamic growth and
innovation as the first to offer an alternative to AT&T long distance
service in Western Kentucky, as the first ISP in Southern Indiana, and
as one of the first in its region to market an alternative to Ameritech
and BellSouth. Additional information can be found at www.cinergycom.com.
Cinergy Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Q-Comm
Corporation. Although Cinergy Corp. has licensed the use of its name to
Q-Comm, it has no management oversight, control, or responsibility for
Cinergy Communications. |
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