Tuesday October 24, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Motient Corporation
Motient Reaches 2000 Base Stations in 2000; Country's Largest Wireless Data Network Strengthens Industry Leadership Position with Addition of Transmission Towers And Newly-Acquired Frequencies in Multiple Markets
RESTON, Va., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Motient Corporation (Nasdaq: MTNT - news) recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its wireless data network with the activation of its 2000th base station and the addition of newly acquired transmission frequencies in multiple U.S. markets. The new base stations and frequencies strengthen the company's leadership position by further increasing coverage and capacity on the Motient(TM) network (formerly ARDIS) -- the largest two-way wireless data network in the country.
The 2000th base station -- a transmission tower and related electronic equipment used to send/receive messages to individual network customers -- was recently installed in Redmond, WA. Installation of new base stations increase the two-way in-building, on street, and rural area coverage and capacity of the Motient network, which reaches more than 220 million people -- 45 million more than its nearest competitor.
The Motient network provides connections of 19.2 Kbps and currently extends coverage to 99 percent of the nation's 500 most populous metropolitan areas. During the past year, Motient has added base stations in virtually every corner of the U.S. Coverage and capacity has been increased in large metropolitan areas, such as: Miami, FL, Seattle, WA, New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA. Large cities are not the only focus of expansion for the Motient network, but smaller ones as well -- Valencia, CA, Hartford, WI, Wantagh, NY, Burke, VA, Perrysburg, OH, and Laughlin, NV to name a few.
``The activation of the 2000th base station is a milestone for the Motient network,'' said Dennis Matheson, Motient senior vice president and CTO. ``Since its inception in 1990 as the first commercial two-way wireless data network, the Motient network has doubled in size. Our network is unmatched in providing nationwide coverage and capacity, making Motient perfectly positioned to capitalize upon the unprecedented -- and seemingly unending -- demand for reliable wireless data communications.''
Motient also was one of five top bidders for new transmission frequencies recently allocated by the Federal Communications Commission. The additional frequencies allow Motient to increase existing coverage and system capacity in over thirty markets, including Tampa, FL, Norfolk, VA, Columbus, OH, Cincinnati, OH, and Oklahoma City, OK, among others, thus clearing the way to continue to grow their industry-leading network.
About Motient
Motient (www.motient.com ) owns and operates an integrated terrestrial/satellite network and provides a wide range of two-way mobile and Internet communications services principally to business-to-business customers and enterprises. The company provides eLink(SM) and BlackBerry(TM) by Motient two-way wireless email service to customers accessing email through corporate servers, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Mail Service Provider (MSP) accounts, and paging network suppliers. Motient serves a variety of markets including mobile professionals, telemetry, transportation, field service, and nationwide voice dispatch offering coverage to all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and hundreds of miles of U.S. coastal waters.
eLink is a service mark and Motient is a trademark of Motient Corporation. BlackBerry is a trademark of Research in Motion Limited.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this news release are described in Motient Corporation's registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-42104) and in Motient's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and its other periodic filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of such reports and filings are available upon request from Motient Corporation's Investor Relations Department.
SOURCE: Motient Corporation
Email this story - View most popular stories emailed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
More Quotes and News: Motient Corp (NasdaqNM:MTNT - news)
Related News Categories: internet, telecom
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Help
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright © 2000 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.Privacy Policy - Terms of Service
Questions or Comments? |
