Broadband Wireless Internet Access (BWIA) / WiMAX Press Releases

Quad Cities To Enjoy One Of The First Mobile WiMAX Networks In The United States

Quad Cities to enjoy one of the first Mobile WiMAX(TM) networks in the United States

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Solo Direct Connect today announced it has selected Navini to provide Mobile WiMAX to over 350,000 residents in the Quad Cities area.  Solo plans to launch commercial service of wireless broadband service, using the 802.16e Mobile WiMAX(TM) solution with Smart WiMAX from Navini Networks(1), the most experienced provider of non- line-of-sight (NLOS) portable wireless broadband network equipment in the world.

The new service launch will cover the greater Quad Cities Area including Davenport and Bettendorf, IA as well Moline/East Moline and Rock Island, IL with plans to expand into several other markets in 2008. Deployment will be begin in August and completed by the end of September.

"We selected Navini due to their advanced Mobile WiMAX product with Beamforming and because they have so much experience deploying these kinds of networks." Said Andy Tyrrell, Solo Connect's Founder and President. "Navini's highly developed ecosystem will provide VoIP and other key applications to residents."

XO Communications Expands Broadband Wireless Coverage To 36 Markets

Nation's Largest Deployment of Fixed Broadband Wireless Technology to Serve Businesses

Expands Availability of High-Speed Internet Access and Private Data Networking Services for Businesses

RESTON, Va., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XO Communications, a leading provider of 21st century communications services for businesses and communications services providers, today announced that it has expanded its broadband wireless coverage to 36 metropolitan markets, marking the nation's most expansive utilization of fixed broadband wireless technology to deliver broadband networking services to businesses.

XO Communications has added 24 new metropolitan markets as part of its nationwide expansion and partnership with Nextlink, an affiliated XO company and the nation's largest holder of Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS) spectrum with licenses in 75 metropolitan markets.  The new markets are: Akron, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Columbus, Colorado Springs, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose, Tucson and Wilmington, DE.  In addition to the new markets announced today, XO Communications also utilizes broadband wireless technology in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa and Washington, DC.