Towerstream's 8 Mbps Product Continues to Attract Customers and Enable New and Innovative Applications
Skyhook Wireless Among First Businesses to Adopt Solution
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Feb. 19 -- Towerstream (NASDAQ:TWER), a leading fixed wireless Internet provider currently operating in eight major metropolitan areas, today announced its recently-launched mid-range 8Mbps wireless broadband solution continues to generate significant customer interest, including businesses looking for more scalable and robust broadband to power innovative technologies and applications. Boston-based Skyhook Wireless, provider of the WiFi Positioning System (WPS), is one of the first companies to adopt the 8Mbps solution and is benefiting from fast and reliable bandwidth for just $999 a month, including installation.
Skyhook Wireless' WPS enables users to locate themselves and other users with WiFi enabled mobile phones, computers and other handheld devices. The company is using Towerstream's product to distribute updates of their WiFi Positioning database to customers who use it to location-enable their applications, devices and services.
"Towerstream has really provided us the flexibility and reliability we were looking for from our broadband provider," said Nick Brachet, CTO for Skyhook Wireless. "The 8 Mbps product enables us to reduce our dependencies with the phone company and gives us the assurance that our bandwidth needs will always be met. Additionally, the speed and reliability of the service enables us to effectively supply our customers with the WiFi Positioning database updates they need. Towerstream got us up in running in just a few days and has been responsive to our needs from day one. This particular product offers businesses the ability to take advantage of innovative technology but not compromise service, reliability or cost."
"The response we have seen from customers since launching this product only one month ago has been tremendous and we feel that the solution fills a very real need among SMBs with more extensive bandwidth demands," said Mel Yarbrough, Vice President of Sales for Towerstream. "Companies like Skyhook Wireless represent a significant portion of businesses that require more bandwidth to support innovative technologies, like the WPS. This product offers customers flexibility and reliability, allowing them to focus on selling their innovative services to some of the biggest names in the industry, and not on their broadband connection. We are able to bring the best of both worlds -- scalability and reliability -- with the 8 Mbps product and are confident it will continue to be one of our most popular service offerings."
Towerstream's wireless broadband solution network delivers high-speed Internet access supporting VoIP, bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, VPNs, disaster recovery, bundled data, and video services, and can be delivered in days. Companies utilizing multiple appliances simultaneously, such as streaming video and VoIP, can prioritize their bandwidth to secure mission-critical activities. Towerstream currently serves businesses of all sizes in New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area and Providence/Newport, RI.
For more information, visit www.towerstream.com.
About Towerstream
Towerstream is a leading fixed WiMAX service provider in the U.S., delivering high-speed Internet access to businesses. Founded in 2000, the company has established networks in such markets as New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the greater Boston, Providence and Newport, R.I. areas, and continues to expand coverage throughout the country. The company was the first carrier selected to join the WiMAX Forum to assist leading vendors in establishing industry compliance with international broadband wireless access standards and cross-vendor interoperability.
Source: Towerstream
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