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News Releases
New Edge Networks and Airpath Sign Marketing Pact for Wi-Fi Hotspots
VANCOUVER, Wash. – (Dec. 3, 2003) – New Edge Networks, a national broadband and data communications provider, and Airpath Wireless Inc. have reached a co-marketing agreement for providing broadband access and managing wireless hotspots throughout the United States.
Under the agreement, Airpath will recommend New Edge Networks as a preferred broadband access provider to Wi-Fi hotspots for existing and prospective customers. New Edge Networks will recommend Airpath for offering back-office management solutions such as billing, authorization, and provisioning for both free and pay hotspot models as well as roaming settlement and clearing.
“With the wireless hotspot market poised for a boom, many of these sites will require varying types of broadband access solutions and effective back-office services,” said Amy Cravens, analyst for high-tech research firm In-Stat/MDR. “Companies that are quick to market, with the best product set, and overall value will emerge as winners.”
In-Stat/MDR says the United States currently has about 11,000 wireless hotspots, such as coffee shops, hotels, convention centers and airports where persons can use their portable computers for accessing the Internet or their corporate networks. In-Stat/MDR expects this number to jump to more than 50,000 in 2007.
“Together with Airpath, New Edge Networks can offer our respective customers a one-stop solution that transcends a wide selection of access broadband technology choices and managed hotspot services,” said Dan Moffat, president and CEO of New Edge Networks. “New Edge Networks has been using its 850-node network to provide economical transport to Wi-Fi for over two years. We are pleased to partner with Airpath as the Wi-Fi groundswell picks up steam.”
Todd Myers, CEO of Toledo, Ohio based Airpath Wireless said, “The promise of anywhere, anytime connectivity is here. We've created several extremely powerful hosted software applications, such as WiBOSS™ and WiBOSS™ Lite, that enable our clients to deploy, operate and manage high-speed public Internet access locations.”
Airpath provides back-office solutions at more than 1,800 current and pending Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the country.
About Airpath Wireless Inc.
Airpath Wireless Inc., is the developer of WiBOSS™, a world-leading carrier-grade Public Access Management platform, which enables carriers such as telcos, cable and mobile operators, and service providers. WiBOSS™ simplifies deployments, operations and management of public broadband Wi-Fi access point locations. Utilizing Airpath managed solutions; its customers enter the public Wi-Fi industry quickly while Airpath acts as a managed operator behind the scenes. The company's scaleable, hosted software solutions interoperate with legacy hardware and software. The company manages roaming settlement and clearing for over 350 Wi-Fi access providers using the Airpath Provider Alliance, its Wi-Fi roaming platform. Additional information is available at www.airpath.com.
About New Edge Networks
New Edge Networks is a single-source national provider of secure multi-site managed data networks and dedicated Internet access for businesses and communications carriers. New Edge Networks seamlessly integrates a wide variety of last-mile broadband access services available through multiple carriers, technologies, and geographic regions worldwide. Its customers include telecom carriers, small to midsize businesses, large corporations, and their telecommuters anywhere. New Edge Networks owns a nationwide multi-services network with more than 850 carrier-class switches and Internet routers. It has one of the country’s largest coverage footprints with a strong presence in small and midsize markets. The company’s Web site is www.newedgenetworks.com. Telephone: 1-360-693-9009.
Contact:
Sal Cinquegrani
(360) 906-9723
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