P-Com, Inc. Receives 'Big Byte' Award From the Wireless
Communications Association
Wednesday January 17 7:05am
Source: BusinessWire
CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001--
Award Recognizes P-Com's Point-to-Multipoint LMDS System
for Highest Capacity Wireless Broadband Commercial Deployment
P-Com, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCOM) a high-capacity, fixed wireless access equipment
supplier, announced today that it has received the Point-to-Multipoint "Big Byte" Award
from the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) for the Highest Bit-Rate
Actually Deployed, based on P-Com's Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) LMDS system. The
"Big Byte" Award, a breakthrough category award for the highest capacity wireless
broadband commercial deployment, is one of the "Wemmies" that recognize the most
advanced technologies and/or best broadband service to under-served communities.
WCA will confer the award at a January 18th dinner during the 7th Annual WCA
Technical Symposium, which convenes the world's leading fixed wireless broadband
access technologists. This year's event, to be held January 17-19 at the DoubleTree
Hotel in San Jose, Calif., has 80 speakers from carriers, vendors, regulatory bodies and
standards groups, as well as other industry representatives from around the world.
"We are honored to receive the WCA's 'Big Byte' award," said Jim Sobczak, president
and COO of P-Com, Inc., "P-Com's Point-to-Multipoint LMDS system truly is of
'industrial strength,' providing the largest throughput in the industry. Our LMDS systems
are currently deployed in Argentina, Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong,
Ghana and the U.S., both in production and test environments. We are particularly
excited about our products' prospects in the Chinese market. China expects to have its
frequency plan formalized by mid-year. System tests being conducted in several
provinces have enjoyed a high level of success to date. We expect that through our
agreement with China PTIC we will begin producing and deploying large numbers of
systems throughout China once the frequency assignments are formalized."
P-Com's PMP system, based on ATM platform, is available in 10, 24, 26, 28, 31, and
38 GHz frequencies. The PMP system can cover up to 24 Sectors, and provides
throughput of 200 Mbps per Sector, and up to 40 Mbps per Remote within a Sector.
Connectivity to LANs, routers, switches, bridges, and PBXs is facilitated through a
wide selection of interfaces, including 10/100 BaseT, Frame Relay, T1, E1, and CES
Circuit Emulation. Users can select from QPSK, 16-QAM and 64-QAM modulation;
and can select TDMA and FDMA technologies, all of which can be supported
simultaneously within a sector, thereby providing superior design flexibility to network
engineers. P-Com's NMS (Network Management System), which is based on SNMP
and HP OpenView, enables and ensures efficient network operations and management.
The P-Com design enables CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carriers), ISPs
(Internet Service Providers), and ASPs (Applications Services Providers) to engineer
and expand their networks in a "pay-as-you-grow" fashion. Siemens Carrier Networks
LLC incorporates P-Com's PMP system as an integral component of their
Quickstream(TM) solution set, a state-of-the-art, end-to-end solution for carriers.
About P-Com, Inc.
P-Com, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets complete lines of
Point-to-Multipoint, Point-to-Point, Spread Spectrum wireless access systems, and
through its wholly owned subsidiary, P-Com Network Services, provides related
installation, engineering and system maintenance services for the worldwide
telecommunications market. P-Com broadband wireless access systems are designed
to satisfy the high-speed, integrated network requirements of Internet access providers
and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs). Cellular and personal
communications service (PCS) providers utilize P-Com Point-to-Point systems to
provide backhaul between base stations and mobile switching centers. Government,
utility, and business entities use P-Com systems in public and private network
applications. For more information visit www.p-com.com.
P-Com, Inc.'s world headquarters are located in Campbell, Calif., USA. P-Com has
offices located in Florida, Virginia, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, China, and
Singapore. P-Com is an ISO 9001 certified Company. For additional information,
contact P-Com at 3175 S. Winchester Boulevard, Campbell, Calif. 95008 USA. Tel:
408/866-3666 -- Fax: 408/866-3655 |
