Cedarcom
and Aperto Networks Announce Deployment of Business-Grade
Broadband Wireless Access in Lebanon
Milpitas, Calif. and Beirut,
Lebanon, May 3, 2004 - Cedarcom, SAL, a nationwide
wireless data provider in Lebanon, and Aperto Networks,
a leading 802.16a class broadband wireless access (BWA)
systems provider, announced today that Aperto's PacketWave® 2.6
GHz and 3.5 GHz licensed BWA systems have been deployed
in the Greater Beirut area.
Cedarcom provides wireless data connectivity
and last-mile access solutions to Lebanese ISPs, ASPs,
banks, universities, multi-branch organizations and
SMEs. Cedarcom now plans to deepen its coverage nationwide
via its license holdings in the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz
frequency bands, offering high bandwidth, business-grade
broadband wireless access to all major cities and business
centers in Lebanon. Within 45 days broadband coverage
will reach 15 major centers in the country, effectively
covering 95% of the business community.
"We're committed to providing
an exceptional quality of service, a wide range of broadband
applications, and solutions that are scalable and rapidly
deliverable," said Imad M. Tarabay, chairman and
CEO of Cedarcom. "Aperto allows us to extend our
best-in-class networking capabilities, while providing
subscribers with reliable access and competitive pricing."
"We are particularly pleased
that PacketWave is able to interface seamlessly with
our MPLS based backbone," he continued. "We
are the first carrier to implement MPLS in Lebanon and
the first in the Middle East to deploy broadband wireless
MPLS based services. The use of MPLS and PacketWave
will enable us to deliver Class of Service and dynamic
routing allowing better service performance and higher
availability, contributing to Cedarcom's market leadership
in wireless broadband."
"Cedarcom has astutely leveraged
a number of technical and marketing innovations in wireless
applications,” said Reza Ahy, chairman and CEO
of Aperto Networks. “This demonstrates the company's
ability to master and integrate advanced networking
technologies for its diverse commercial customers, including
financial and educational institutions, and service
providers across a growing geographic footprint. We
are gratified that PacketWave can assist in delivering
highly-efficient, feature-rich and peak performance
networking."
About Aperto Networks
Aperto Networks is a leader in 802.16a-class multiservice
broadband wireless access systems for global markets.
The company was founded to provide breakthrough solutions
to the bottleneck in last-mile broadband access, and
is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum as well
as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16a/d
and the ETSI-BRAN standards. Its PacketWave® system
is a family of base stations, subscriber units, radios
and antennas in 2.5, 3.5 and 5 GHz frequencies for point-to-point
and point-to-multipoint deployment. PacketWave's scalability
and patented technologies support new wireless builds
and complement wireline broadband access networks. Aperto
is already deployed in 45 countries, meeting service
provider needs for installation ease, IP-rich network
functionality, cost effectiveness, rapid provisioning
and interference resilience. For more information on
Aperto Networks, go to www.apertonet.com.
About Cedarcom
Cedarcom is the first and only Fixed Broadband Wireless
Data Provider in Lebanon, providing a breadth of data
communication, secure access and last mile solutions
to the local industry. Cedarcom holds a wireless data
networking license under decree number 10172, allowing
the deployment and operation of a country-wide wireless
data network with the advanced Broadband technology.
Cedarcom has licensed spectrum in the 2.6 GHz, 3.5 GHz
and 7.5 GHz frequency bands, and provides secure wireless
access, data networking and last-mile solutions to banks,
ISPs, ASPs, insurance companies, universities, multi-branch
offices, etc. The company is the only wireless MPLS
VPN provider in the Middle East. For more information
on Cedarcom, go to www.cedarcom.net
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