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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