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NAVINI NETWORKS AND INTROWEB DEPLOY COMMERCIAL WIRELESS BROADBAND IN THE NETHERLANDS
Navini moves quickly to establish a major presence
in the European market
DALLAS, TEXAS USA and THE NETHERLANDS – February 12, 2003 - In a contract deal initially exceeding more than $20 million USD,
Navini Networks, Inc. and IntroWeb have teamed up to commercially deploy one of
Europe’s largest and first non-line-of-site (NLOS) wireless broadband networks.
The companies will initially target customers in eastern Holland and plan to
expand the offering to the northern region of The Netherlands in the next
year.
IntroWeb selected Navini’s Ripwave™ system for deployment offering customers
multi-megabit network speeds, a zero-install™ plug-and-play modem, and
untethered broadband access anywhere in the coverage area. The always-on system
provides uninterrupted broadband access to an area that has been historically
underserved by other broadband technologies.
IntroWeb will initially offer high-speed data services to primarily
residential customers who live in townships of 2,000-10,000 people and also to
small-to-medium sized businesses in Holland. The first deployment, in Losser,
Holland, a town of approximately 4,000 residents which had no broadband access
previously, enabled friendly users to do everything from accessing the Internet
at multi-megabit speeds, download streaming videos and more.
Over the course of the next year, IntroWeb will deploy at least 70 Ripwave
base stations throughout eastern and northern Holland, delivering high-speed
Internet access. Three systems have already been deployed in eastern Holland
with multiple other towns to be rolled out and ramped up quickly. IntroWeb is
strategically aligned with an outside installation, commissioning and support
company to provide propagation studies as well as site acquisition and tower
selection.
“Our systems requirements were particularly stringent, and no other system
offered the wide coverage areas, data rates and plug-and-play benefits of the
Navini system,” said Arwin W. Van Garderen, president IntroWeb. “During our
first friendly trial, we had people who stood in line overnight waiting to sign
up for the service. And on the first day, the plug-and-play capability of
Navini’s Ripwave solution meant we turned on more than a hundred customers in
the first hour of service,” he added. Furthermore, he said, "This type of pent
up demand exists in all of the markets we have targeted.”
“IntroWeb is clearly taking an early lead in this market by being the first
to deploy the most advanced wireless broadband technology available,” said
Alastair Westgarth, president of Navini Networks. “Holland is a ripe market for
wireless broadband, as there are few broadband choices for customers there today
– and broadband technology has been non-existent in the rural areas. What is
most exciting to us is that the IntroWeb deployment clearly demonstrates that we
have resolved the issues with non-line-of-site technology and plug-and-play
wireless broadband is now a commercial reality,” Westgarth added.
About IntroWeb
IntroWeb is a full-service Internet Provider in the
(Business-to-Business) Internet market. IntroWeb delivers the technical
infrastructure for Internet Access (ISDN, Cable, ADSL and Wireless connections),
Hosting (NT, Unix) and other related services (domain registration, E-commerce
and online payment solutions). With about 45 employees we are a flexible
organization, which offers high quality products, services and support.
About Navini Networks
Headquartered in Richardson, Texas,
the heart of the Telecom Corridor, Navini Networks offers patented wireless
broadband technology that addresses the world’s need and desire for high-speed
Internet access. Navini was founded by successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur
Wu-Fu Chen and industry expert Dr. Guanghan Xu, and provides nomadic,
zero-install, non-line-of-sight infrastructure to allow for anytime, anywhere
Web access. Navini Networks’ Ripwave™ products consist of a customer modem, base
station, and element management system (EMS) and run in the 2.3 GHz WCS, 2.4 GHz
ISM, 2.5/2.6 GHz MMDS and 3.5 GHz WLL spectrums. Navini’s solution results in a
price/performance combination that is superior to other broadband offerings in
the marketplace. To date, Navini has received $66.5 million in funding from
top-tier investors such as Austin Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sternhill Partners,
as well as Alcatel, Intel and Sanmina Corporation. For more information on
Navini, please visit www.navini.com.
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