May 10, 2001 18:27
P-Com Fixed Wireless Point-to-Mulipoint System Enables Advanced Telecom Services Between Financial Institutions in West Africa
CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2001--
P-Com's High-Speed Fixed Broadband Wireless Access System
Fills the Telecom Infrastructure Void in Ghana, West Africa
P-Com, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCOM), a high-capacity fixed wireless access equipment supplier, announced today the initial deployment of its 10 GHz Point-to-Multipoint fixed broadband wireless access system in West Africa. The customer, a financial institution operating in the capital city of Ghana, required advanced telecommunications services to execute high-speed electronic funds transfers, and to provide for other advanced telecom services between banks and correspondent financial institutions. In the absence of optical fiber and other land-based cable network infrastructure, and because of their immediate requirement for service, the financial institution turned to fixed broadband wireless access. After evaluating fixed wireless alternatives, P-Com's carrier-grade, high-speed, high-capacity Point-to-Multipoint fixed wireless access system was selected as providing the optimal solution.
P-Com's 10 GHz Broadband wireless access system provides the financial institutions flexible, high-capacity, reliable connectivity in this geographic region that experiences some of the world's highest rainfall. The initial configuration consists of a corporate hub facility divided into two 180 degree sectors, and several remote stations. Each remote station serves a bank or other financial institution located in outlying sections of the city, and all remotes are effectively connected to one another through the hub with high-speed data channels. An interface module equipped with 10BaseT ports is provided to each institution included on the Point-to-Multipoint wireless network. A third sector and additional remote stations have been planned to provide extended coverage across the capital city some time later this year. By virtue of its design, P-Com's award-winning Point-to-Multipoint systems can be expanded up to 24 sectors, with each sector providing up to 200 Mbps downstream throughput capacity.
"We are proud to provide wireless access services that are essential to the growth and development not only of a business, but to the economic fabric of the nation within which that business operates," said Jim Sobczak, president and COO of P-Com. "Selection of our Point-to-Multipoint system for financial institutions applications within a region of considerable precipitation testifies to the confidence placed in the performance of our equipment. The scope of P-Com's global customer base is of utmost importance. Our access to global markets, coupled with our broad range of products, enables P-Com to provide solutions for diverse marketplace challenges with confidence."
About P-Com
P-Com, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets complete lines of Point-to-Multipoint, Point-to-Point, and Spread Spectrum wireless access systems, and provides related 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. P-Com is the recipient of the Wireless Communications Association's "Big Byte" industry achievement award for "Highest Bit Rate Actually Deployed" based on their Point-to-Multipoint LMDS systems. P-Com Network Services, a wholly owned P-Com subsidiary, offers extensive technical services and project support capabilities, including site surveys, systems planning, program planning and management, and project management. Service expertise also includes the installation of central office equipment, SDH and SONET systems, and wireless implementation.
P-Com, Inc. has its world headquarters in Campbell, Calif., USA and offices 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:
P-Com, Inc. 3175 S. Winchester Boulevard Campbell, CA 95008 USA TEL: 408/866-3666 FAX: 408/866-3655 www.p-com.com
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