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TowerStream
and VonageŽ Form Alliance to Offer VoIP Over Fixed
Wireless Broadband
Middletown, RI - August 2, 2005 - TowerStream, the
leading fixed wireless Internet provider, today
announced an alliance with Vonage Marketing, a
subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., North America's
leading broadband telephony company, to offer its
service to TowerStream's customers.
With the new alliance, TowerStream will offer businesses
a true alternative to the existing phone companies for
both voice and broadband in one offering. Customers in
New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco,
Boston, and the greater Providence and Newport, R.I.
areas will now be able to choose Vonage's small business
VoIP solutions with predictable flat rate billing, as
well as low international rates and advanced features.
"TowerStream and Vonage both represent alternatives to
the legacy telephone networks, offering better features
at a substantially lower cost," said Jeff Thompson, COO
of TowerStream. "Combining these services will enable
increased flexibility, reliable performance and cost
savings to enhance the productivity of any size
business, and can be up and running in a matter of days,
not weeks or months. This collaboration will serve as
the clearest example of the symbiotic relationship
between VoIP and wireless broadband over the last mile."
TowerStream's pre-WiMAX service offers a flexible
alternative to the integrated T1s most businesses use
today. With the quality of service provided on
TowerStream's network, businesses are able to configure
their Internet traffic to ensure VoIP calls are always
given priority. In addition, both TowerStream and Vonage
offer a high level of reliability backed by their
Service Level Agreements (SLA).
"We have been using Vonage over TowerStream's fixed
wireless broadband for the past year, and have been
delighted with both the superior call quality and
reliability of the connection," said J.P. Maxwell,
President of Tipit Communications in Brooklyn. "We
initially turned to TowerStream to help alleviate a
latency problem, and are now receiving up to five
megabits per second, which easily supports our voice and
data for less than the cost of a landline T1. VoIP and
fixed wireless have proven to be invaluable to our
company and this collaboration will go a long way in
showing that together they can quickly improve
communications and cut costs for any business."
"Vonage welcomes TowerStream as this alliance gives
customers yet another avenue to purchase the company's
flat-rate, full featured broadband telephony service,"
stated Mark Lyons, vice president, VAR Sales of Vonage
Marketing. "Further, our ability to offer the Vonage
solution via TowerStream's massive fixed wireless
broadband network makes our service even more useful to
customers."
About TowerStream
TowerStream is a leading fixed wireless broadband
provider in the U.S. Founded in 2000, today the company
has the largest pre-WiMAX deployment in the U.S. serving
such markets as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San
Francisco, the greater Boston, Providence and Newport,
R.I. areas, and is aggressively expanding coverage
throughout the country. The company is the first carrier
selected to join the WiMAX Forum to assist leading
vendors such as Intel, Alvarion, Fujitsu, Aperto
Networks and Proxim in establishing industry compliance
with international broadband wireless access standards
and cross-vendor interoperability. For more information
on TowerStream, please visit their website at:
www.towerstream.com.
About VonageŽ
Vonage has pioneered the broadband phone industry,
setting the standard for pricing, features, call quality
and reliability for the entire VoIP category. Vonage's
award winning service is sold on the web and through
national retailers like SAM's Club, RadioShack, Best
Buy, Circuit City, Staples, Fry's Electronics, Office
Depot and CompUSA. Vonage Holdings Corporation is
headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more
information about Vonage's products and services, please
visit http://www.vonage.com or call 1-VONAGE-HELP.
VonageŽ is a trademark of Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary
of Vonage Holdings Cor |
