(The trend of WISPs being acquired by Big WISPs seems to be gaining momentum in 2007. - SKS)
Leading Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) in Colorado Acquires Southwest Denver WISP
EVERGREEN, Colo., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisper Telecommunications, Inc. (d/b/a WisperTel), one of Colorado's leading providers of wireless broadband solutions headquartered in Evergreen, today announced it has acquired KLNT Enterprises LLC (d/b/a BroadSpoke). BroadSpoke provides wireless Internet service in and around southwest Littleton and Morrison.
"We are delighted to introduce our residential and business, higher speed Internet and Digital Phone / VoIP services, together with our excellent in-house customer care to BroadSpoke's subscribers," said Barry Pier, President and CEO of WisperTel. Pier further noted, "BroadSpoke's pre-WiMAX technology is compatible with WisperTel's existing network and their service area is contiguous with our coverage along the Highway 285 corridor."
State-of-the-art pre-WiMAX and WiMAX broadband wireless networks -- not to be confused with early generation Wi-Fi or satellite Internet -- have proven in the last few years to be a very effective, reliable and economical way to provide broadband services to suburban and rural communities that are under- served by other Internet providers.
Basically, an ultra-low power radio signal (less than a cell phone) is transmitted from a tower or rooftop to small antennas mounted on a home or office. This radio signal delivers Internet data symmetrically (same speed up and down), with speeds of up to seven megabits per second (7 Mbps), which is 270 times faster than dialup and much faster than DSL or satellite Internet services. Pier added, "Few other Wireless Internet Service Providers can match the affordable price, high quality and reliability and superior customer care WisperTel delivers today in Colorado."
About WisperTel
WisperTel was founded in October 2001 to provide broadband Internet access and value-added services to under-served bedroom communities, initially in Southwest Denver. WisperTel offers both residential and commercial services, starting with 1.5 Mbps residential Internet service at $29.95 per month and feature-rich Digital Phone (VoIP) service with unlimited North American long distance for $19.95 per month. After five years of steady growth and six acquisitions, WisperTel today covers in excess of 3,000 square miles in and around Denver, Boulder, Idaho Springs, Georgetown and Summit County; serving nearly 4,000 customers. For additional details, please visit WisperTel's press room on its website at www.wispertel.com.
Source: WisperTel
CONTACT: Barry Pier of WisperTel, +1-303-670-8400, ext. 5500,
BRPier@WisperTel.com, or fax, +1-720-257-7389
Web site: http://www.wispertel.com/
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