WaveRider and Glentel Provide High-Speed Wireless Internet Access to the Sturgeon School District
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999--WaveRider Communications Inc. (OTC BB: WAVC, Frankfurt WVR.FSE), a global provider of wireless Internet access products, and Glentel Inc. of Burnaby, British Columbia have announced a $400,000 joint contract to connect Alberta's entire Sturgeon School Board District to the internet using WaveRider wireless technology.
WaveRider is providing NCL135 wireless routers to enable high speed wireless connections from over 14 schools and administrative buildings throughout the School Board's computer network to the Internet. Glentel Inc. is providing installation services, antennas, training and additional equipment.
Headquartered in Morinville, about 40 kilometres north of Edmonton, Sturgeon School Division serves schools in several smaller communities.
``We want to provide our students with the same Internet access and capabilities that others in larger communities are able to access,' says the Board's Secretary Treasurer Andrew Isbister. ``This installation provides us with fast, dependable Internet connections at a very affordable cost compared to other alternatives.'
``This contract with an industry leader like Glentel shows confidence in our technology and products,' adds David Quinn, WaveRider's Vice President, North American Sales. ``As the market rapidly expands for our products, we look forward to partnering with them on future projects.'
``Providing Internet Access in smaller communities is a significant challenge,' says Glentel's President/CEO Tom Skidmore. ``This project with WaveRider demonstrates our ability to meet those challenges, economically and reliably providing our customers with previously unavailable capabilities.'
About WaveRider Communications Inc.
WaveRider Communications, Inc. (www.waverider.com) is a leading wireless information technology company that develops, manufactures and markets products for data communications and Wireless Internet Networking (WIN). WaveRider's high performance products use frequency hopping and direct sequence spread spectrum technology coupled with time division multiple access techniques and operate in the license-free 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz ISM frequency bands. NCL Series Wireless Bridges and Routers provide the wireless connection between single or multiple computer networks. Integrated network management features ensure data is quickly forwarded to its intended destination based on network conditions. WaveRider's LMS (Last Mile Solution©) Product Family are wireless modems that offer high-speed connections to the Internet for business and residential customers.
About Glentel Inc.
Headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, Glentel Inc. (www.glentel.com) was founded in 1963 with the goal of providing wireless communications capabilities to all Canadians. It is one of Canada's leading business and personal wireless integrated solution providers -- operating over 240 antenna sites in Canada, 11 Glentel wireless business centres, and 13 WirelessWave retail stores integrating products and services utilizing mobile two-way radio, data, satellite, paging, cellular and PCS to meet the needs of a broad range of customer applications. Glentel is an authorized dealer of Cantel AT&T, Fido (Microcell), Clearnet PCS, Clearnet Mike network, Motorola two-way radio and MSAT.
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