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Wight cable selects Aperto's
Packetmax for expansion of current development on Isle of Wight
Other Topics:
IP-based Telco services,
Mobile Broadband VoIP Technology,
Wireless Residential Gateway (WRG)
Aperto Networks
December 11, 2006
Isle of Wight, UK –– Aperto Networks today announced that Wight cable
2005 Ltd, the sole provider of telephone, broadband and cable TV
services on the Isle of Wight, has launched a package of new wireless
broadband services using Aperto Networks 5.8GHz equipment. |
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Expansion of the initial
deployment will be done using Aperto’s PacketMAX(TM) gear. PacketMAX is
Aperto’s industry-leading dual fixed and Mobile WiMAX solution
architecture based on the IEEE 802.16d-2004 and IEEE 802.16e-2005 WiMAX
standards.
Marketed to its business and residential customers under the Wight
Wireless brand, the service offering includes internet access with
unlimited downloads, as well as local and national VoIP telephone
service. It is currently available in East Cowes, Highview Estate,
Westbury Homes, and Cowes, but will expand to other parts of the island
in the coming months.
“We are constantly looking at new technologies and new ways that enable
us to provide improved or enhanced services to our customers,” said Ian
Renshaw, CEO, Wight Cable. “Aperto’s industry-leading WiMAX platform
gives us the ability to cost effectively extend our network, expand our
product offerings, and attract new customers.”
“Aperto’s highly scaleable WiMAX solutions are perfectly suited to
overcome the topographical challenges of the Isle of Wight and to reach
heretofore isolated and untapped markets,” said Mike Pratt, President
and CEO of Aperto Networks. “We are delighted to be working with the
visionary management team at Wight Cable and look forward to reveling in
their success.”
About Wight Cable
Wight Cable (www.wightcable.com) is the sole provider of telephone,
broadband and cable TV services on the Isle of Wight. Wight Cable is
embarking upon an expansion program that will extend their network
covering from 14,000 to 50,000 of the 60,000 premises on the island.
About Aperto Networks
Aperto Networks helps leading service providers deliver affordable
wireless voice and broadband profitably by building the world’s most
advanced WiMAX 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-class 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 802.16a/d/e and the ETSI-BRAN
standards. Serving more than 200 customers in 65 countries, Aperto
Networks is based in Milpitas, California. Visit: www.apertonet.com .
WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of WiMAX Forum.
PacketMAX is a trademark of Aperto Networks. |
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