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Technology Stocks : Broadband Wireless Access [WCII, NXLK, WCOM, satellite..] -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: michael_pdx who wrote (1619)	2/3/2001 11:38:11 AM
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Real user/service provider experience to date may be more indicative than planned vendor trade show splendor. Regarding prior Sprint comments their install rate not much different than that of analog and digital wireless cable video levels during respective early and mid 90's hey days. Good news with MDS is that when there is LOS, conventional transceivers from CAMP and ANDW and modems from HYBR & VYYO do work, but multi-city roll-out by WCOM just starting 2Q. My own FON install a year ago did require a return visit but service much more reliable that DSL horror stories plus my cable has much more frequent daytime outages (MDS has occasional graveyard maintenance downtime). Nucentrix and Cisco Extend Broadband Wireless Trial in Amarillo PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2001-- Nucentrix to Run Technology Trial Through April 2001, Preparing to Meet Demand for High-Speed Communications Services Nucentrix Broadband Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:NCNX), a provider of "fixed-wireless" broadband Internet services in medium and small markets, today announced that it will extend its current technology trial in Amarillo, Texas with Cisco Systems, Inc., the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, through April 2001. Nucentrix and Cisco currently are conducting field tests of Cisco's WT 2750 Multipoint Broadband Wireless system, which is based on Cisco's Vector Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (VOFDM) technology. Through the trial, Nucentrix currently is delivering high-speed wireless Internet service to over 125 business and consumer customers in Amarillo using Cisco's fixed wireless solution. While much of the planned testing is complete and preliminary results are positive, Nucentrix believes that additional testing is necessary to maximize commercial readiness before deployment. The trial extension also will allow Nucentrix to reaffirm the level of expected demand for high-speed Internet services in traditionally underserved markets such as Amarillo. "We are impressed with the potential of Cisco's VOFDM technology and are encouraged by the test results to date," said Carroll D. McHenry, Chairman and CEO of Nucentrix. "We consider an OFDM-based system such as Cisco's to be the most promising for deployment of broadband wireless services over our FCC-licensed spectrum in both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight environments. We continue to expect the technology to provide coverage, performance, scalability, security and ease-of-provisioning equal to or better than alternative wireline broadband networks such as digital subscriber line (DSL) and cable modems." Nucentrix plans to use the extended trial period to complete a series of tests designed to simulate additional deployment conditions and configurations. In addition to system evaluation, the extended period will allow Nucentrix and Cisco to undertake the transfer of technical knowledge necessary to commence operations after the trial is complete. Nucentrix also announced that it would finalize its deployment plans for 2001 after the Cisco trial is concluded. Because of the extended technology trials, the delay in expected issuance of final two-way operating licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) until April 2001, and recent capital market conditions, the company is reducing the number of markets in which it plans to launch two-way digital service in 2001. Nucentrix noted that it would continue to evaluate its deployment schedule and accelerate this schedule appropriately, as the commercial readiness of OFDM equipment is finalized, the FCC grants final operating licenses and the company secures additional capital or financing for expansion. Nucentrix currently expects that cash on hand, cash generated by operations and equipment financing will allow Nucentrix to fund its revised deployment schedule through the first quarter of 2002. About Nucentrix Nucentrix Broadband Networks, Inc. provides broadband wireless Internet and multichannel video services using up to 200 MHz of radio spectrum, commonly referred to as Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) and Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS). Nucentrix currently offers high-speed Internet services in Austin and Sherman-Denison, Texas, and is conducting advanced technology trials in Amarillo, Texas with Cisco Systems. Nucentrix currently holds FCC-licensed spectrum rights in over 90 medium and small markets across Texas and the Midwest. Nucentrix also provides multichannel video services in 58 markets over its wireless frequencies. For more information, please visit nucentrix.com.