Thursday January 20, 6:03 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Winstar Unveils 'Broadband Plus'
Dedicated, High-Speed, High-Capacity Broadband Network to Serve Manhattan's Booming Silicon Alley
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000--WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (NASDAQ: WCII - news) today unveiled Broadband Plus, a dedicated, high-speed, high-capacity broadband network to serve New York City's booming Silicon Alley, known for its fast-growing Internet and new media companies. Winstar is the first alternative communications company to enable e-buildings and businesses with digital-age, broadband services in Silicon Alley.
``By working with local business improvement districts, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the New York New Media Association, Winstar was able to design a fast and reliable communications service that best suits the needs of Silicon Alley businesses and supports the area's continued growth as an international center for high-technology and e-businesses,' said Nathan Kantor, president and chief operating officer of Winstar. ``The generally older commercial buildings in bandwidth-intensive Silicon Alley gain immediate advantages from Broadband Plus through the upgrading of infrastructure, scaleable bandwidth or capacity on demand, and an ease of implementation that cannot be matched by any other carrier. We are replicating our success in Silicon Alley in other high-tech business districts nationwide.'
Winstar has developed customized services to meet the growing needs of owners, property managers and their commercial tenants, including high-speed Internet access and data transmission; Web hosting, design and applications services; Web-based content; and bundled local, long-distance and Internet services. Winstar also offers professional services including information technology consulting, outsourcing and network management. In addition, Winstar recently launched Office.com, which was ranked first overall among Online Business Centers by Cahners In-Stat Group. Office.com is a feature-rich destination Internet site combining deep, industry-specific content, community, e-commerce and communications services from best-of-breed partners and in-house experts for small and medium-sized businesses.
HIGH-TECH TOOLS OF THE TRADE
As part of its strategic alliance with Lucent Technologies, Winstar offers Lucent's Web-based videoconferencing. This enables building owners to create e-business centers and offer a wide range of high-quality videoconferencing services at reasonable rates to tenants within their buildings.
Additionally, Winstar recently began offering Microsoft's Office 2000, as an application service, allowing customers to access the application software from remotely hosted servers with the same speeds and performance that they have come to expect from software installed at their desktops. This service enables customers to adopt an Internet-centered business focus and access information on an as-needed basis.
``Silicon Alley is attracting many exciting Internet-based, technology-driven companies and these tenants demand -- and deserve -- an exceptional communications infrastructure,' said David Gmach, President of the 14th Street Business Improvement District, which is part of the area covered by Winstar's Broadband Plus effort. ``We are delighted that Winstar is committed to providing this area with the kind of high-speed communications network that will continue to fuel economic growth and prosperity.'
About Winstar
Winstar Communications, Inc. (www.winstar.com) helps companies around the globe engage in Frictionless Business(sm) through the use of seamless communications and technology. Winstar provides its customers with a comprehensive set of high-quality, digital-age broadband communications services, including high-speed Internet access and data transport, Web hosting, Web-based information and local and long distance services.
Winstar offers its services in more than 70 markets throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Asia and South America. It is the largest holder of broadband fixed wireless spectrum, with licenses in the top 60 U.S. markets and in 10 international markets. Winstar's broadband fixed wireless capabilities complement and extend the reach of its extensive fiber network. The company's long-haul fiber network, which supports IP (Internet Protocol), ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) and frame relay, will extend more than 16,000 route miles and connect the top 60 U.S. markets. Winstar's intracity fiber network will consist of nearly 6,000 route miles in over 60 major domestic and international markets.
Winstar's Tier 1 Internet backbone and enhanced Web service offerings, including Web hosting and design, make Winstar one of the largest Internet companies in the U.S. The company's innovative applications enable businesses to take advantage of the new Internet economy. In 1999, the company launched Office.com, A Service From Winstarsm, (www.office.com) the new online business service for small and medium-sized businesses. Office.com was ranked first overall among Online Business Centers by Cahners In-Stat Group.
Winstar is based in New York City. The company has strategic relationships with several leading corporations, including Lucent Technologies; Williams Communications, Inc.; CBS Corporation; and Microsoft Corporation. |
