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GigaBeam
and MST Deploy World’s First Commercial 70/80 GHz Gigabit-Speed
Wireless Communications Link Connecting Trump Buildings in
New York City
March 28,
2004 - GigaBeam Corporation (OTC-GGBM)
announces the successful installation of its WiFiber TM wireless
fiber link for Microwave Satellite Technologies Inc. (MST)
between the Trump International Hotel & Tower at Columbus
Circle and a residential Trump building, Trump Place at 180
Riverside Boulevard in New York City . The WiFiber link enables
the 49-story Trump Place to receive fiber-equivalent access
and the ability to benefit from Quadruple-play services.
MST, through its voice, video and data offering, will enable
residents at this location to subscribe to high-speed data
services, both wired and wireless, voice/video-over-IP, high-definition
television programming and video-on-demand. This installation
is the first of 20 WiFiber links, which MST plans to deploy
throughout New York .
Lou Slaughter, Chairman and CEO of GigaBeam Corporation stated, “This
deployment of WiFiber between the Trump properties is a significant
event in telecommunications. It is the first commercial deployment
in the world of a gigabit speed link utilizing 70 and 80 GHz. Further,
I believe our WiFiber will have a disruptive impact on telecommunications
by enabling ubiquitous ultra high speed connectivity which is more
economical than terrestrial fiber.”
Frank Matarazzo, President and Founder of MST added, “GigaBeam's
WiFiber will enable MST to deliver the ‘quadruple-play' of communications
to any number of buildings in New York City simply and cost effectively.
With WiFiber, MST can now offer its services to any building in
New York City from a single point-of-presence without having to
deal with the time consuming and costly local access issues associated
with incumbent terrestrial fiber. The WiFiber technology, combined
with our platform, makes us a compelling alternative for multiple
dwelling units.”
GigaBeam provides ultra high speed wireless point-to-point communications
links that operate in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz radio spectrum
bands. This portion of the radio frequency spectrum was recently
authorized by the Federal Communications Commission for wireless
point-to-point commercial use. Use of these frequency bands was
pioneered by GigaBeam's founders.
GigaBeam's technology, coupled with these large blocks of recently
authorized contiguous spectrum, enable multi Gigabit-per-second
wireless communications utilizing Gigabit Ethernet protocols. The
current speed achieved by GigaBeam's technology is 1.25 Gigabits-per-second.
GigaBeam will be deploying products next year capable of 10 Gigabits-per-second
which is the 10 Gigabit Ethernet protocol standard.
GigaBeam's technology is similar to terrestrial fiber in terms
of speed and reliability for deployment in Metropolitan Area Networks
(MANs). However, it is has a substantial advantage over terrestrial
fiber because it costs less to deploy resulting in a lower cost
of ownership and, the company's virtual fiber links can be deployed
in a day. Terrestrial fiber can take many months, even a year,
to deploy and also require significant regulatory and environmental
approvals prior to deployment.
About GigaBeam Corporation
GigaBeam Corporation designs, develops, installs, and maintains
high performance wireless point to point communications access
solutions that operate in the licensed 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz
radio spectrum bands. GigaBeam equipment operates at multi gigabit-per-second
speeds. GigaBeam Corporation headquarters office is located at
470 Springpark Place, Suite 900 , Herndon VA 20170 . For more information,
visit www.gigabeam.com.
About Microwave Satellite Technologies (MST)
Microwave Satellite Technologies, Inc. (MST) is a global communications
technology company that specializes in video to the desktop, video
conferencing, distance learning, two-way data, and Internet access
services. MST offers complete sales, installation, and service
of multi-national VSAT and business television networks, and is
a full-service national Internet Service Provider (ISP), offering
the latest in web hosting and design. MST's NuVisions Broadband
services offer cable television, cable modem high-speed Internet,
and telephone services to multi-family residences, commercial buildings,
and institution owners throughout the United States . MST delivers
its services using microwave and fiber optic technology for superior
performance, and now offers over 125 channels of high definition
television (HDTV). MST has recently begun deployment of its new
Interactive Wi-Fi, hot-zone system that will offer wireless Internet
service in large geographic areas of New York City , and is introducing
the newest Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology to high-speed
Internet users in apartment buildings, hotels, and business environments.
MST Corporate Headquarters is located at 259-263 Goffle Road ,
Hawthorne , New Jersey 07506 . For more information about Microwave
Satellite Technologies, Inc. (MST), visit our websites at www.mst-online.com
and www.nuvisionsbroadband.com, call MST at (973) 304-6080, or
email to info@mst-online.com .
NuVisions, NuVisions Broadband and NuVisions Digital Voice are
registered trademarks of Microwave Satellite Technologies, Inc.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding GigaBeam's products,
services, capabilities, performance, opportunities, development
and business outlook that are forward-looking involve and are subject
to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some
of which are beyond GigaBeam's control and difficult to predict,
and could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated, expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to:
lack of operating history, transitioning from a development company
to an operating company, difficulties in distinguishing GigaBeam's
products and services, ability to manufacture and deploy GigaBeam's
products, lack of or delay in market acceptance and fluctuations
in customer demand, dependence on a limited number of significant
customers, reliance on third party vendors and strategic partners,
availability of raw materials, subassemblies and components, ability
to meet future capital requirements on acceptable terms, continuing
uncertainty in the telecommunications industry and the global economy,
intense competition in the telecommunications equipment industry
and resulting impact on pricing and general financial performance,
compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, timing,
availability and success of new technology and product introductions
and the other factors discussed in GigaBeam's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
March 24, 2005 , Beating
Fiber without Wires By Adam
Stone - WiFi Planet
To understand the solution, you first have to understand the problem.
In this case the solution comes from GigaBeam ,
a Herndon, Va. firm claiming to offer a fast and cost-efficient
wireless "alternative to fiber."
The problem lies in the nature of Wi-Fi, which is inherently slower
than fiber, and which is hindered by issues of bandwidth capacity.
It can be difficult and expensive to bring adequate bandwidth to
a cluster of interconnected Wi-Fi access points such as one might
find deployed in an urban environment. "If you cobble together
several Wi-Fi cells, you end up needing backhaul" to serve
those cells, explains GigaBeam CEO Lou Slaughter.
GigaBeam has come to market with a product called "WiFiber," a
radio-based system intended to augment Wi-Fi deployments with inexpensive
high-speed bandwidth.
WiFiber is a point-to-point wireless system that uses very high
radio frequencies of 71-76 gigahertz (GHz) and 81-86 GHz to transmit.
By the end of this year, Slaughter said, the product will be delivering
signal at 10 gigabits per second, far faster than any existing
wireless connection today.
"My vision is that we will have multi-gigabit capacity with
the reliability of fiber at a fraction of the cost of fiber," Slaughter
says. "This technology will enable connectivity on the order
of $1 per megabit per month. Right now, if you connect with a T1
line to the local carrier, that can cost you something on the order
of $1,000 a month, and you are only getting a little more than
one megabit."
The GigaBeam offering is made possible in large part thanks to
rules changes by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). That body has authorized new rules for 13,000
MHz of spectrum, enabling multi-gigabit-per-second communications.
As a result, GigaBeam is already generating interest in its products,
which began shipping in this month. Most significantly, it has
inked a deal with the provider of wireless services for a number
of Donald Trump properties now under development on Manhattan 's
West Side .
“We are using the GigaBeam radios to tie all of our building rooftops
together to create a gigabit backbone," says Frank Matarazzo,
president of Microwave Satellite
Technologies (MST), which operates a Wi-Fi service called
Interactive Wi-Fi in New York City .
MST already has a number of high-speed solutions in play throughout
its market area. In Manhattan , it uses its own fiber-to-the-building
network to deliver mega-bandwidth for video and high-speed data.
In Brooklyn , MST uses 18 GHz microwave to deliver video, and 2.4
GHz point-to-point links for high-speed data.
As the company has moved ever more aggressively into wireless,
Matarazzo has looked for ways to deliver the same rich content
at a manageable price point. "If you had to rent that kind
of capacity [from a carrier], you are talking about thousands of
dollars a month, forever," he says. "You can't cost-justify
bringing that much bandwidth to a given location."
With the GigaBeam solution, MST owns and manages the system, so
there is no recurring charge.
What stops the carriers from snagging the GigaBeam idea and using
it to deliver signal themselves? The way Slaughter sees it, carriers
will view this as just another tool in service of their products,
rather than as a competing asset. "The carriers generally
are service companies," he says. "In a way, they are
our customer base. Carriers will buy our technology the same way
they buy fiber today."
That being the case, Slaughter says, his biggest business challenge
is in the realm of education: People don't understand where the
product fits into the overall landscape. As he begins to roll out
the press releases and plan trade show appearances, Slaughter says
he's banking on the radically different nature of his product to
help him get heard over all the noise surrounding wireless these
days.
"This is a disruptive technology," he said. "It's
not just one more hotspot."
January 4, 2004, Telkonet
Signs with MST, Trump
Properties Communications Service Provider
Telkonet, Inc. (Amex: TKO), the leader in providing in
building broadband access over existing electrical wiring today announced
that it has teamed with Microwave Satellite Technologies (MST)
to provide a complete Internet solution, including NuVision Broadband ™,
to residents in Trump properties in New York. MST is a global
communications technology company that provides wired and wireless
data, video, and voice services to multi-national corporations,
commercial properties, and multi-family residences throughout
the United States .
The prestigious 140 Riverside Boulevard at Trump
Place , a 30 story 356 unit apartment building, will be the first
building to implement the MST's NuVision Broadband™ service using
Telkonet's unique (PLC) power line communications solution. MST
will immediately follow with the installation and the delivery
of NuVision Broadband™ service
to the full complement of apartment properties that constitute
Trump Place located on the upper West Side of Manhattan.
Ronald W. Pickett, President and CEO of Telkonet stated; “The
selection of the Telkonet solution by MST, following a rigorous
assessment of alternative “in building” broadband delivery solutions,
is testimony to the capabilities and reliability of the Telkonet
PlugPlus™ products. The installation of the Telkonet solution at
Trump Place represents a significant vote of confidence and a milestone
in the development of Telkonet technology.
Frank Matarazzo, President and Founder of MST said, “The Telkonet
PlugPlus™ powerline solution will enable NuVision to deliver ultra
high-speed data services, Internet gaming and Internet telephony
VoIP. We are excited about Telkonet's breakthrough technology because
we can broadband- enable an entire building within a few days and
without new wiring. In addition, residents are no longer confined
to accessing their broadband connection a single location, now
they will have broadband access from virtually every electrical
outlet in their apartment. Telkonet's unique PLC product has lowered
our deployment and operating costs, shortened and simplified our
installation process while providing residents with the flexibility
of a wireless system with the security of a wired system.”
About Telkonet
Telkonet's products provide connectivity over existing
electrical wiring and do not require the costly installation of
additional wiring or major disruption of business activity. In
many situations, the Telkonet system can be implemented more quickly
and less expensively than adding dedicated wiring or installing
a wireless system. The Telkonet PlugPlus ™ family of networking
and internetworking products offers a viable and cost-effective
alternative to the challenges of hardwiring and wireless local
area networks (LANs). Telkonet PlugPlus products are designed for
use in commercial and residential applications, including multi-dwelling
units and the hospitality and government markets. For more information,
please visit www.telkonet.com .
About Microwave Satellite Technologies (MST)
Microwave Satellite Technologies, Inc. (MST) is a global communications
technology company that specializes in video to the desktop, video
conferencing, distance learning, two-way data, and Internet access
services. MST offers complete sales, installation, and service
of multi-national VSAT and business television networks, and is
a full-service national Internet Service Provider (ISP), offering
the latest in web hosting and design. MST's NuVisions Broadband
services offer cable television, cable modem high-speed Internet,
and telephone services to multi-family residences, commercial buildings,
and institution owners throughout the United States . MST delivers
its services using microwave and fiber optic technology for superior
performance, and now offers over 125 channels of high definition
television (HDTV). MST has recently begun deployment of its new
Interactive Wi-Fi, hot-zone system that will offer wireless Internet
service in large geographic areas of New York City , and is introducing
the newest Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology to high-speed
Internet users in apartment buildings, hotels, and business environments.
MST Corporate Headquarters is located at 259-263 Goffle Road ,
Hawthorne , New Jersey 07506 . For more information about Microwave
Satellite Technologies, Inc. (MST), visit our websites at www.mst-online.com and www.nuvisionsbroadband.com, call MST at (973) 304-6080, or
email to info@mst-online.com. NuVisions, NuVisions Broadband and
NuVisions Digital Voice are registered trademarks of Microwave
Satellite Technologies, Inc.
December 16, 2004 - GigaBeam Signs With MST, Trump Properties
Communications Service Provider
HERNDON, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GigaBeam
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GGBM), announces the receipt of
a purchase order from Microwave Satellite Technologies Inc. (MST),
for installation of twenty ultra high speed wireless links to provide
advanced communications services, including NuVisions broadband(TM),
to tenants in Trump properties in New York. MST is a global communications
technology company that provides wired and wireless data, video,
and voice services to multi-national corporations, commercial properties,
and multi-family residences throughout the United States.
GigaBeam will begin installation of the
links in the current quarter, providing high speed
connectivity of one Gigabit-per-second from a fiber
node at the Trump International Hotel to various
Trump properties on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
After successful installation of the first link,
MST plans to deploy the additional GigaBeam links
throughout 2005 as it expands its customer base
by offering its "triple play" (which includes VoIP, video and data),
wireless Wi-Fi "hotspots" and other in-building applications. MST
currently provides significant wireless Wi-Fi zone coverage in
Manhattan, including Central Park South. One Gigabit- per-second
is the equivalent of 647 T1 lines or 1,000 DSL connections.
Lou Slaughter, Chairman and CEO of GigaBeam Corporation stated, "GigaBeam's
ultra high speed virtual fiber technology is an ideal solution
enabling MST to provide a high speed connection between various
MST customer locations, including Trump properties." Many NYC locations,
including the two initial Trump facilities, are separated by buildings,
streets, and other right-of-way obstacles that prevent quick and
cost-effective high speed connections using traditional physical
fiber. "The
initial link highlights GigaBeam's significant advantages over traditional fiber
for primary and redundant fiber speed connections," Slaughter added.
Frank Matarazzo, President and Founder of MST added, "GigaBeam's virtual fiber
will enable NuVisions to deliver advanced new services to Trump rental and condominium
properties on the upper West Side of Manhattan. These new services will include
HDTV, Video on Demand, Internet gaming, and ultra high speed data services. GigaBeam
links will increase network capacity, performance, reliability, and availability
and at the same time lower the cost of service. We are excited about GigaBeam's
breakthrough technology because it solves our biggest problem - high speed last-mile
access. Previous last mile solutions did not have the capacity and were not cost-effective."
GigaBeam provides ultra high speed wireless point-to-point communications links
that operate in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz radio spectrum bands. This portion
of the radio frequency spectrum was recently authorized by the Federal Communications
Commission for wireless point-to-point commercial use. Use of these frequency
bands was pioneered by GigaBeam's founders.
GigaBeam's technology, coupled with these large blocks of recently authorized
contiguous spectrum, enable multi Gigabit-per-second wireless communications
utilizing Gigabit Ethernet protocols. The current speed achieved by GigaBeam's
technology is 1.25 Gigabits-per-second. GigaBeam will be deploying products next
year capable of 10 Gigabits-per-second which is the 10 Gigabit Ethernet protocol
standard.
GigaBeam's technology is similar to terrestrial fiber in terms of speed and reliability
for deployment in Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). However, it is has a substantial
advantage over terrestrial fiber because it costs less to deploy resulting in
a lower cost of ownership and, the company's virtual fiber links can be deployed
in a day. Terrestrial fiber can take many months, even a year, to deploy and
also require significant regulatory and environmental approvals prior to deployment.
About GigaBeam Corporation
GigaBeam Corporation designs, develops, installs, and maintains high performance
wireless point to point communications access solutions that operate in the licensed
71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz radio spectrum bands. GigaBeam equipment operates at
multi gigabit-per-second speeds. GigaBeam Corporation headquarters office is
located at 470 Springpark Place, Suite 900, Herndon VA 20170. For more information,
visit http://www.gigabeam.com.
About Microwave Satellite Technologies (MST)
Microwave Satellite Technologies, Inc. (MST) is a global communications technology
company that specializes in video to the desktop, video conferencing, distance
learning, two-way data, and Internet access services. MST offers complete sales,
installation, and service of multi-national VSAT and business television networks,
and is a full-service national Internet Service Provider (ISP), offering the
latest in web hosting and design. MST's NuVisions Broadband services offer cable
television, cable modem high-speed Internet, and telephone services to multi-family
residences, commercial buildings, and institution owners throughout the United
States. MST delivers its services using microwave and fiber optic technology
for superior performance, and now offers over 125 channels of high definition
television (HDTV). MST has recently begun deployment of its new Interactive Wi-Fi,
hot-zone system that will offer wireless Internet service in large geographic
areas of New York City, and is introducing the newest Broadband over Powerline
(BPL) technology to high-speed Internet users in apartment buildings, hotels,
and business environments. MST Corporate Headquarters is located at 259-263 Goffle
Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506. For more information about Microwave Satellite
Technologies, Inc. (MST), visit our websites at http://www.mst-online.com and
http://www.nuvisionsbroadband.com, call MST at (973) 304-6080, or email to info@mst-online.com.
NuVisions, NuVisions Broadband and NuVisions Digital Voice are registered trademarks
of Microwave Satellite Technologies, Inc.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding GigaBeam's products, services, capabilities,
performance, opportunities, development and business outlook that are forward-looking
involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors,
some of which are beyond GigaBeam's control and difficult to predict, and could
cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, expressed or
forecasted in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties may
include, but are not limited to: lack of operating history, transitioning from
a development company to an operating company, difficulties in distinguishing
GigaBeam's products and services, ability to manufacture and deploy GigaBeam's
products, lack of or delay in market acceptance and fluctuations in customer
demand, dependence on a limited number of significant customers, reliance on
third party vendors and strategic partners, availability of raw materials, subassemblies
and components, ability to meet future capital requirements on acceptable terms,
continuing uncertainty in the telecommunications industry and the global economy,
intense competition in the telecommunications equipment industry and resulting
impact on pricing and general financial performance, compliance with federal
and state regulatory requirements, timing, availability and success of new technology
and product introductions and the other factors discussed in GigaBeam's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE GigaBeam Corporation
CO: GigaBeam Corporation; Microwave Satellite Technologies Inc.
ST: Virginia, New Jersey
SU:
Web site: http://www.gigabeam.com
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December 4, 2003 – Vonage Partners With Microwave
Satellite Technologies to Provide Digital Telephone Service to
NuVision Cable Customers Edison, NJ.
Vonage, a leading provider of broadband
phone service, today announced a strategic partnership with Microwave
Satellite Technologies (MST), Inc., to deliver alternative home
telephone services to its aggressively growing broadband subscribers.
Now, NuVision cable and broadband subscribers residing within New
York City can get unlimited calling in the U.S. and Canada for
just $34.99 per month. Vonage now gives NuVision’s subscribers
an alternative to traditional phone service in conjunction with
its high-speed Internet service. NuVision’s entire network
of subscribers can access all of Vonage’s residential and
small business calling plans that include features like call waiting,
voicemail and caller ID, in addition to new, advanced proprietary
features that are not currently available from traditional phone
services, such as selecting your own area code, online account
management and Web-based voicemail retrieval. “We have tapped
into NuVision’s network of customers to provide Vonage as
part of its comprehensive, bundled services,” said Phil Giordano,
vice president, MSO/Cable sales, Vonage. “Vonage complements
NuVision’s quality of service and expands its high-speed
Internet offering to include flat-rate, full-featured broadband
telephony service.” “We at NuVision’s Cable and
Broadband are excited about this partnership with Vonage because
it gives our subscribers the kind of telecommunications package
that many companies in the New York market have talked about for
many years, but few actually deliver,” stated Frank Matarazzo,
president, MST. “NuVision’s subscribers can now receive
state-of-the-art video services, including digital and High Definition
television, the best high-speed Internet access product on the
market, and now the incomparable Vonage telephone service, in a
single, fully integrated package.”
About Vonage - Vonage is redefining
communications by offering consumers and small businesses an affordable
alternative to traditional telephone service. The fastest growing
telephony company in the US, Vonage's service area encompasses
more than 1900 active rate centers in over 100 US markets. Vonage
is sold directly through www.vonage.com and
retail partners such as Amazon.com. Wholesale partners such as
EarthLink, ARMSTRONG®, Advanced Cable
Communications and the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities resell
the Vonage broadband phone service under their own unique brands.
With more than 70,000 lines in service, Vonage continues to add
more than 10,000 lines per month to its network. Over 3 million
calls per week are made using Digital Voice, the easy-to-use, feature-rich,
flat rate phone service. Vonage is headquartered in Edison, New
Jersey. For more information about Vonage's products and services,
please visit www.vonage.com or
call 1-VONAGE-HELP. Vonage®, Vonage Digital
VoiceTM, Toll Free PlusSM and Virtual Phone NumberSM are trademarks
of Vonage Holdings Corp.
About MST - Microwave Satellite Technologies,
Inc. (MST) is a global communications technology company that specializes
in video to the desk-top, video conferencing, distance learning,
and two-way data, and internet access services. MST offers complete
sales, installation, and service of multi-national VSAT and business
television networks, and is a full-service national Internet Service
Provider (ISP), offering the latest in web hosting and design.
MST’s
NuVision’s Broadband services offer cable television, cable
modem high-speed Internet, and telephone services to multi-family
residences, commercial buildings, and institution owners throughout
the United States. MST delivers its services using microwave and
fiber optic technology for superior performance, and now offers
over 125 channels of high definition television (HDTV). MST is
headquartered in Hawthorne, New Jersey. For more information about
Microwave Satellite Technologies, Inc. (MST), visit our websites
at www.mst-online.com and www.nuvisionsbroadband.com.
NuVision’s, NuVision’s
Broadband and NuVision’s Digital Voice are registered trademarks
of Microwave Satellite Technologies, Inc.
November
15, 2002
NuVisions announces its first price increase in five years.
September 14, 2001
As a result of activities occurring on September 11th, The NuVisions Broadband
data center lost connectivity to its primary network operations center in
New Jersey causing outages for many of our customers. As of 5:30 PM EST on
September 13th, Internet access to our facility has been restored and all
Internet services are operating normally. Our toll-free support hotline has
not yet been restored so we ask that customers use our local Suffolk county
number for Technical Assistance. That number is 631-563-0008.
March 27, 2001
NuVisions nationwide access numbers are now available. Make use of our new
access numbers by downloading our dialer software available at www.nuvisions.net.
March 15, 2001
NuVisions is undergoing negotiations to acquire the NAIS.COM domain name. In
the event that we can not maintain the nais.com domain all former NAIS users
will be given email addresses @nvbb.net. Please change your Incoming Mail
Server to pop.nuvisions.net and Outgoing Mail Server to mail.nuvisions.net.
March 6, 2001
NuVisions technical support office is closed due to weather conditions. We
will re-open on the 7th (Wednesday)
March 5, 2001
NuVisions has opened a Long Island office in Bohemia , NY. Technical support
is now available at 1-800-221-1574. In addition, all billing issues will
be handled by our dedicated billing department at 1-718-265-2300.
March 1, 2001
NuVisions has made a deal to provide nationwide access numbers for NuVisions
dial-up internet service. These numbers will be available to NuVisions customers
soon.
