Press Release
NetVoice Technologies Enters Into High Bandwidth Fixed Wireless Broadband Solutions With Advanced Radio Telecom
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000--NetVoice Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: NTVT - news) an established provider of voice, video and data Internet Protocol (IP) network services and applications in North America announces that it has agreed to use Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. (ART) (NASDAQ:ARTT - news), a leading broadband wireless Internet Protocol (IP) access services provider, to provide end-to-end wireless IP networks for its customers. This agreement enhances NetVoice's wireless last mile service offering by extending its current wireline and wireless national IP backbone with ART's high-speed wireless metropolitan area network in major markets across the U.S.
This agreement allows NetVoice to deliver high-speed fixed wireless broadband last-mile connectivity solutions in metropolitan areas where ART, a Cisco Powered Network(TM) service provider, is located. By using ART's wireless metropolitan networks with NetVoice's point-to-multi-point non-line-of-site technology, Cisco's VOFDM product line, NetVoice can expand its wireless service into locations without additional cost of equipment.
ART currently owns and operates broadband wireless metropolitan area networks in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
``This last mile IP solution is a combination of our national IP network and ART's IP metropolitan network which provides our customers with a complete end-to-end IP solution. NetVoice customers will now experience the full advantage of multi-megabit IP service through this partnership with a leading technology provider. NetVoice and ART are uniquely positioned to be leading providers of high-speed wireless broadband network services,'' said Greg Fadul, vice president of Strategic Wireless Operations for NetVoice. ``ART was chosen for providing high-speed IP-based networks for the wireless connection to NetVoice's national backbone. Furthermore, this meshing of IP Cisco Powered Networks(TM) provides improved carrier grade quality, and enhanced customer experience.''
``ART is excited about the opportunity to provide metropolitan area IP services to assist NetVoice in providing cutting edge, carrier class IP services to their customers,'' said Todd Hirsch, vice president and general manager for ART's southern region. ``ART's IP backbone and metro area solution provides high-speed access to enable IP applications.''
About NetVoice
NetVoice utilizes a Cisco Powered Network (TM) that employs packet-switching technology to break voice, text and video services into data packets and routes them over a virtual private network (VPN) utilizing Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT - news) backbone. NetVoice has begun executing the deployment of a Cisco Powered Wireless Broadband Point-to-Point Network to offer a wireless last mile solution. Cisco Systems, Inc., NetSpeak Corporation (NASDAQ: NSPK - news), Global Crossing (NASDAQ:GX - news) and Network Appliance (NASDAQ:NTAP - news) are NetVoice strategic partners that are shaping the networks our customers utilize today. By owning a proprietary network, NetVoice offers carrier grade quality with low-latency connections at substantially lower cost than the traditional circuit-switched carriers. Synetric is a wholly owned subsidiary of NetVoice Technologies Corporation. Synetric, now NetVoice, is a Premier Certified Partner, a Direct Value-Added Reseller and a Cisco Advanced Technology partner. The NetVoice browser is now available for downloading at www.netvoice.com. This advanced, graphical communication browser allows for free PC-to-PC long distance phones calls.
About Advanced Radio Telecom
Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. (ART) is a Cisco Powered Network Service(TM) provider headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. The company provides broadband fixed wireless Internet Protocol (IP) services to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs). ART offers a point-to-consecutive-point ring design with speeds up to 100 Mbps, as well as dedicated, protected and redundant OC-3 connectivity with speeds up to 155 Mbps. Using ART's highly scalable network architecture, ASPs, ISPs and IXCs can extend Local Area Networks to Wide Area Networks at native LAN speeds for their own end-user customers. ART provides this last-mile connectivity without the delay and disruption that can occur with phone company hook-up or fiber optic installation.
ART currently owns and operates broadband wireless metropolitan area networks in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle and Washington, D.C. ART has a nationwide footprint of 39GHz spectrum licenses in the United States, and spectrum licenses in the United Kingdom and several Scandinavian countries. For more information, visit ART's website at www.ipsp.com. |
