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Southern California Companies Rapidly Adopting Airband's WiMAX-based Broadband Services
University of Southern California Information Science Institute among local businesses benefiting from Airband Communications’ fixed-wireless network
DALLAS – Oct. 6, 2008 – Airband Communications Inc., the industry’s leading fixed-wireless company for businesses in the United States, today reported that Southern California businesses are rapidly adopting its fixed-wireless broadband services becauseAirband provides the reliability, scalability, flexibility and customer service that traditional wireline carriers simply can’t match.
Airband entered the Southern California market in October 2006 by acquiring RedWire, a regional high-speed Internet access provider. Since then, Airband established a number of customers in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas, including Bel Air Presbyterian, Berkeley Hall School, The Muller Company, and the University of Southern California’s Information Science Institute (USC ISI).
Operating in a 12-story building near the University of Southern California's main campus, USC ISI began working with Airband in 2008 to bolster its core network with a true redundant path to its fiber connection. USC ISI provides technology services to more than 350 researchers, graduate students and staff who operate more than 1,000 computer systems that depend on a 24/7 communication structure. USC ISI leverages Airband's 20 Mbps connection to ensure service continuity of essential communications including e-mail in case its fiber data transport was disrupted. The USC ISI is a major contributor to the U.S. information technology knowledge base, and is actively engaged in a broad spectrum of information processing research, as well as the development of advanced computer and communication technologies.
“We evaluated a number of network providers for our failover system and found that Airband provided the perfect match to our needs while saving us money compared to the terrestrial provider that we had been using,” said Richard Nelson, director of computing for the USC ISI. “The deployment was fast, installation was a breeze, and the connection came up quickly and seamlessly. With Airband’s service in place, we know that our communications network will remain operational regardless of natural or man-made obstacles that may hit our surrounding area.” Because USC ISI works with organizations such as the National Science Foundation, DARPA, and NASA, its communications network must be online 24/7; with Airband’s fixed-wireless service, the organization is assured that they will be connected at all times.
“We see strong growth in Southern California as an increasing number of companies demand affordable and scalable high-bandwidth services, especially in crowded metropolitan areas,” said Layne Levine, Airband’s president of sales and marketing. “Airband will continue to expand its network to meet the needs of Southern California’s business community.” Airband recently doubled the number of base stations in Southern California, and now provides service to greater Los Angeles and Orange County including Marina del Ray, Woodland Hills, Santa Ana and Costa Mesa. Airband’s network bypasses traditional wireline infrastructure, allowing customers to benefit from faster installations, rapid bandwidth upgrades and expedited customer care. With Airband, customers receive a number of strategic advantages, including:
- Unprecedented Flexibility and Bandwidth: Airband offers its customers the freedom to choose the amount of bandwidth they need for their business – from 3 Mbps up to GigE speeds. Airband customers are not tied to T1 and DS3 bandwidth increments. Airband’s service is symmetrical, with identical download and upload speeds.
- Rapid Implementation: Airband owns its scalable last-mile network, bypassing the local phone and cable companies. This enables Airband to install its services faster than traditional wired providers, and bandwidth upgrades can be completed in hours.
- Superb Customer Service: Airband provides 24/7 monitoring and support to ensure that any issues are resolved before they impact customers’ business, offering a 100-percent uptime guarantee and providing customers with a dedicated coordinator to manage all aspects of their installation.
- Cost Savings: Airband provides customers with scalable bandwidth that is much more economical than bonded T1s, where customers would have to purchase additional equipment and pay bonding charges. Services are delivered via an Ethernet handoff – meaning customers can connect to Airband services directly to their router/LAN, thereby avoiding upfront capital costs for termination equipment.
To further support its growing Southern California presence, Airband has added local field operations personnel, ensuring continued quality of customer service and efficient services upgrades.
About Airband Communications
Airband Communications, Inc. is the largest fixed-wireless broadband provider for businesses in the United States. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-speed data, Voice over IP, security and other managed solutions – delivered over one of the industry’s most scalable last-mile networks. Airband bypasses the local phone company to provide faster provisioning intervals, immediate scalability and complete redundancy for its customers. More than 3,500 businesses in 15 major markets nationwide already count on Airband for their broadband service. For more information, please visit www.airband.com.