|
Newsletters
|
|
|
|
|
|
WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
NATION’S FIRST WIRELESS COMMUNITY BROADBAND SERVICE DEPLOYED IN CERRITOS, CA
(CERRITOS, CA, March 22, 2004)– Aiirmesh Communications, a high-speed wireless Internet service provider deploying the latest in 802.11/Wi-Fi technology, today announced that it has completed deploying the City of Cerritos for wireless community broadband services for the citizens of Cerritos, as well as to the City of Cerritos itself, according to Aiirmesh Communications CEO, Stan Hirschman.
Cerritos is a Southern California suburban community of more than 50,000 people that, like many areas in the US, does not have citywide access for DSL or cable modem broadband. The Aiirmesh broadband Internet service will be marketed to residents and businesses in Cerritos as a high-speed alternative to dial-up Internet, with the added advantage of being thoroughly wireless and available in all outdoor areas throughout the city. Pricing for the service will be comparable to wireline broadband access alternatives with a variety of service plans.
An initial demonstration area of 1.5 square miles was activated for testing, but now most of the 8.6 square mile area of Cerritos has been deployed for high-speed wireless Internet access. “We’ve been able to turn the outdoor area of Cerritos, CA into the world’s largest hotspot.
Residents and visitors can use their laptops and PDAs from almost every location within the city limits,” said Hirschman. “We’ll also be adding additional transmitters to allow individual neighborhoods to receive in-house wireless broadband that also seamlessly interoperates with the rest of the outdoor Cerritos hot zone.”
Aiirmesh is marketing the service to Cerritos residents via a number of local partners. The City of Cerritos itself will become one of Aiirmesh’s largest customers, using the service to provide wireless broadband access to city workers and available for a variety of public safety initiatives.
The Aiirmesh Wireless Community Broadband? service can create a three-to-30 mile “hot zone” in which subscribers can have free-roaming access to wireless broadband. Aiirmesh Communications has targeted a number of cities, towns and districts which currently lack the proper infrastructure for either DSL or cable modem service, and it is working closely with the Rural Broadband Coalition (RBC) to identify the broadband needs of Rural America, which encompasses 75 percent of the land mass of the nation and 25 percent of the population, yet has virtually no broadband penetration.
“A sizable part of our mission is to make sure that rural and suburban America does not get left behind by the broadband revolution,” notes Hirschman. “If these areas don’t get wired, then we are looking at some 60 million forgotten people who could otherwise be a major contributor to our country’s productivity.” Hirschman also added that by enabling wireless broadband for an entire community, it could add jobs in rural communities by enhancing telecommuting opportunities to major metropolitan areas.
About Aiirmesh Communications
Formed by a group of experienced Internet telecommunications and wireless technology experts, Aiirmesh Communications is a value added reseller and provider of end-to-end solutions for WiFi high-speed community broadband Internet services. Aiirmesh Communications creates networks to meet the needs of consumers, public safety and enterprises.
Working with Affiliate partners throughout North America, Aiirmesh Communications designs, deploys and provides network management services.
Aiirmesh Communications is a privately held company based in Woodland
Hills, CA, with offices in Highland Ranch, CO, and Plano, TX. The
Company can be reached at Aiirmesh Communications, 20335 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 425, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. Phone: 818.673.1897. Web:
www.aiirmesh.com
|
|
|
