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Multi-State WiMAX Network |
Aperto Networks PacketMAX Solution
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Aperto
November 4, 2008
CHOSEN BY ZING FOR MULTI-STATE 3.65 GHz and 5.8 GHz WIMAX NETWORK
Milpitas, Ca – Aperto® Networks, builder of the world’s most
versatile carrier-grade and cost-effective WiMAX Forum Certified™ base
stations and subscriber units, announced today that Zing, a next
generation wireless service provider based in Detroit, MI, has chosen
Aperto’s award-winning PacketMAX® solution for a multi-state WiMAX
network. Initially operating in the lightly-licensed 3.65 GHz frequency
and eventually in the license-exempt 5.8 frequency, the network will
provide wireless broadband voice and data services in five states
including Michigan, Washington, Colorado, Florida, and Tennessee. The
Michigan and Washington markets will go live before the end of the year
with the others soon after. Zing will expand the network later next year
to include California and Texas. |
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“This win is
another testament to Aperto’s WiMAX market leadership in the 3.65 GHz
and 5 GHz bands,” said Manish Gupta, Vice President of Marketing &
Alliances for Aperto Networks and WiMAX Forum Board Member. “The
deployment will cover diverse geographies, urban and suburban areas, and
even include multiple hops over mountains and bodies of water. It really
showcases the versatility and performance of our PacketMAX technology
when used in non line-of-sight (NLOS) high-inference environments.”
Zing’s WiMAX network will provide wireless broadband voice and data
services to a variety of customers including business, enterprise, SOHO,
government, municipal, and education. The network will deploy two
different Aperto base stations: the PacketMAX 5000 and PacketMAX 3000.
It will also include hundreds of subscriber units, including the
PacketMAX 120 and PacketMAX 320. When completed, the network will
support symmetrical and asymmetrical connections with speeds up to 10
MB.
“We did our homework on this one and no other wireless product came
close to PacketMAX in terms of meeting our unique needs,” said Tolly
Marcus, President and CEO of Zing. “Our goal is to provide 100% coverage
in all markets, and you just can’t do this if you rely only on LOS
connectivity in licensed frequencies. PacketMAX is known for its
resistance in NLOS conditions, carrier-grade quality-of-service (QoS),
and rich networking features. It’s also the only carrier-grade WiMAX
solution on the market with automatic repeat request (ARQ), a must-have
to control errors in data transmission.”
“Beyond pure performance, PacketMAX also proved to be the most
cost-effective solution on the market,” added Dominic Serra, CFO of
Zing. “Aperto allows Zing to affordably offer next generation broadband
services with the same reliability and performance of traditional TDM
wireline companies. We expect very fast ROI.”
The PacketMAX family of products delivers the critical elements required
to extend wireless broadband services to a wide range of users—ranging
from governments, large enterprises and public-sector organizations to
multi-tenet buildings and residences—using a single, standards-based
platform. PacketMAX also supports the widest range of licensed and
licensed-exempt frequencies in the world, including the 2.5 GHz, 3.3
GHz, 3.5 GHz, 4.9 GHz, 5.1 GHz, 5.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands.
About Aperto Networks
Aperto Networks helps service providers worldwide
profitably deliver affordable wireless voice and broadband services by
building the world’s most advanced fixed and mobile WiMAX Forum
Certified base stations and subscriber units. Aperto fundamentally
changes the economics of delivering voice and broadband services through
IP-rich, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks, allowing
carriers to offer a wider variety of services to more customers using
less equipment. Its carrier-grade WiMAX technology offers
industry-leading subscriber density, quality of service, ease of use,
and reliability. Aperto is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum,
as well as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16 and the
ETSI-BRAN standards. Serving more than 400 customers in 90 countries,
Aperto Networks is based in Milpitas, California. For more information,
visit us at www.apertonet.com.
About Zing
Zing is one of North America’s most experienced wireless internet
service providers. Established in 2000, the Detroit-based Zing provides
carrier-grade bandwidth solutions for a wide variety of customers.
Zing’s focus is the delivery of innovative, cost-effective, high
performance wireless Internet solutions that eclipse poorer-performing
and higher cost traditional systems, while providing customers with
uniformly superior customer service. Zing has formulated a highly
aggressive growth strategy and expects to expand into several new
markets in 2009. |
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