Terabeam Wireless Equipment Powers Education Networks for Trillion Digital Communications
Falls Church, VA, April 19, 2005 – Terabeam Wireless™, the business name of YDI Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ:YDIW), a leading developer and supplier of broadband wireless solutions, today announced that Trillion Digital Communications, a leading provider of “last mile” broadband connectivity and Internet access for K-12 schools, colleges/universities, governments and municipalities, healthcare systems, libraries and commercial businesses of all types in the Southeastern United States, has standardized major portions of its network deployments on Terabeam equipment. Before making the selection, Trillion carefully evaluated outdoor fixed wireless broadband networking products from several vendors. Trillion has already installed more than 100 TeraBridge™ 5345 or 5845 high-speed point-to-point wireless links for the customer premise and backhaul segments of data networks serving K-12 schools throughout the Southeast.
By utilizing the TeraBridge™ products, Trillion’s networks span hundreds of “wireless link-miles” to cost-effectively deliver broadband connectivity to the school districts. The TeraBridge™ 5345 and 5845 are wireless bridges operating at 5.3 GHz or 5.8 GHz, respectively, capable of delivering 45 Mbps of full-duplex throughput (90 Mbps aggregate) at distances of up to 40 miles.
“After a thorough evaluation of Terabeam and alternative providers, we have standardized on Terabeam for our most common customer premise equipment and backbone redundancy requirements,” said Terry Johnson, CEO of Trillion. “We chose Terabeam because it offers the most performance for the money; the Terabeam systems we installed have performed more reliably than other vendors’ equipment; and Terabeam’s comprehensive product portfolio provides even higher capacity solutions as our customers’ needs grow.”
“In addition to being a premier provider of broadband services to education, governments, and healthcare institutions in the Southeast, Trillion is well known in our industry for the rigorous field testing they perform prior to selecting vendors,” said Robert Fitzgerald, Terabeam Wireless’ CEO. “We are delighted that we have met Trillion’s exacting standards, and that together we are demonstrating the power of wireless networking to cost-effectively meet the growing communication and information needs of their customers.”
Both Trillion and Terabeam Wireless will be participating in this week’s Broadband Wireless World trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trillion CEO, Terry Johnson, will share his perspective as a panelist in a Thursday morning conference session entitled “Lessons Learned from Campus Wi-Fi Deployments.” Terabeam Wireless will showcase its latest broadband wireless products in booth #506.
Terabeam Wireless is the business name of YDI Wireless, Inc. Terabeam Wireless is a world leader in providing extended range, license-free wireless data equipment and is a leading designer of turnkey long distance wireless systems ranging from 9600 bps to 1.44 Gbps for applications such as wireless Internet, wireless video, wireless LANs, wireless WANs, wireless MANs, and wireless virtual private networks. Additional information about Terabeam Wireless as well as its complete product line can be found at the company's website located at http://www.terabeam.com or by contacting the company by telephone at 413-665-8551 or by email at IR@terabeam.com.
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Terabeam Wireless’ actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could contribute to such differences including those relating to the downturn and ongoing uncertainty in the telecommunications industry and larger economy; the intense competition in Terabeam Wireless’ industries and resulting impacts on its pricing, gross margins, and general financial performance; and difficulties in predicting Terabeam Wireless’ future financial performance. Further information on these and other factors that could affect Terabeam Wireless’ actual results is and will be included in filings made by Terabeam Wireless from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its other public statements.
David L. Renauld
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
(413) 665-8551