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Waverider's Wireless Systems to Connect the City of Buffalo, Minnesota
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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2001-- WaveRider Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:WAVC), a leading global provider of fixed wireless Internet access
products, today announced the City of Buffalo, Minnesota has purchased its Last Mile Solution(R) wireless products to
deliver Internet access and services to its residents.
The City of Buffalo will install WaveRider's LMS3000 series of products, which includes the world's first non-line-of-sight
wireless system to deliver high-speed Internet access to businesses and residents using license-exempt spectrums.
The City of Buffalo's City Council authorized the purchase of WaveRider's LMS3000 series of products as the first step
in its plan to roll out a high-speed Internet system throughout the city. The City will install eight communications access
points throughout Buffalo in August and will launch its wireless service in September. The City of Buffalo expects to have
more than 200 business and residential subscribers connected to its network by the end of 2001. When complete, the
network will deliver high-speed Internet access to thousands of users throughout Buffalo.
"High-speed Internet is essential to the economic well being of our community, however it was not available to small
businesses and residents here," said Merton Auger, City of Buffalo. "By establishing our own wireless network, the City of
Buffalo has been able to speed the arrival of high-quality broadband services to our community."
"Our goal was to find a wireless solution that would enable us to quickly establish a network infrastructure and would
deliver fast, reliable service. We were also looking for a solution that would allow us to easily add subscribers and to
monitor and control the performance of the network as more users are added," adds Auger. "WaveRider's products offer
these features, as well as a significant cost savings over other technologies because subscribers can install the wireless
modems and antennas on their own."
WaveRider's LMS3000 Series
WaveRider's LMS3000 series of wireless non-line-of-sight products includes the fully network-managed LMS3000,
which delivers high-speed Internet access to thousands of subscribers, and the entry-level LMS3100, which can serve up
to 300 users on a single communications access point.
WaveRider's LMS3000 series throughput speeds of up to 1.4 Mbps via the license-exempt 900 MHz ISM frequency
band over a one-mile range. The range can be extended to up to four miles with a line-of-sight installation. The LMS3000
end-user modem and indoor antenna can be easily installed by subscribers via an Ethernet connection.
The LMS3000 features WaveRider's proprietary Network Management System (NMS) which enables WISPs to
conduct advanced networking functions including bandwidth shaping, setting up new subscribers, monitoring the
operation of equipment and initiating network changes to avoid service disruptions. The NMS also enables service
providers to offer customized service levels to their subscribers.
For Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecommunications carriers, WaveRider's LMS3000 series offers a
cost-effective solution to deliver high-speed Internet access to residential and SOHO customers. The non-line-of-sight
end-user modem and indoor antenna for the LMS3000 can be easily installed by subscribers, which eliminates the cost
for professional installation services associated with traditional wired Internet access. In addition, the LMS3000 is easily
expanded and upgraded, enabling service providers to introduce wireless Internet access to a small number of
subscribers and grow their network as they increase their subscriber base.
About WaiveRider Communications Inc.
WaveRider Communications Inc. (www.waverider.com) is a leading wireless information technology company that
develops, manufactures and markets products for data communications and Wireless Internet Networking (WIN).
WaveRider's high performance products use direct sequence spread spectrum technology and operate in the license-free
900 MHz and 2.4 GHz ISM frequency bands. NCL Series Wireless Bridges and Routers provide the wireless connection
between single or multiple computer networks. Integrated network management features ensure data is quickly forwarded
to its intended destination based on network conditions. WaveRider's LMS (Last Mile Solution(R)) Product Family
connects wireless modems that offer high-speed connections to the Internet for business and residential customers.
WaveRider is traded on the NASDAQ National Market, under the symbol WAVC.
CONTACT: WaveRider Communications Inc.
Carolyn Anderson, 416/ 502-2978
E-mail: canderson@waverider.com
or
WaveRider Communications Inc.
Hugo Idler, 416/ 502-3265 or 1 (888) 533-1910
E-mail: hugoidler@waverider.com
Website: www.waverider.com
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