GigaBeam Announces UK Order For Proprietary Wireless Broadband Technology

Durham, NC - GigaBeam Corporation, deploying WiFiber "wireless fiber optics" technology to economic centers across the globe, announced recently that it has received an order for one WiFiber link from a direct sale to FWA Solutions Ltd., a U.K.-based value added distributor of high-performance wireless communications solutions.

We believe this order further validates GigaBeam's commercialization strategy to penetrate major metropolitan areas around the world with next generation wireless technology that is able to bypass existing telecom infrastructure at speeds equal to 1,000 DSL lines.

"The United Kingdom has long been a focus of our efforts to expand in Europe and I believe that this order is an important step towards establishing a major presence throughout the continent," said Louis Slaughter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GigaBeam. "We are very pleased to be working with strategic partners such as FWA Solutions. They are well respected and have a positive track record of building truly next generation wireless networks."

GigaBeam's WiFiber technology is similar to terrestrial fiber in terms of speed and reliability. WiFiber has a substantial advantage over terrestrial fiber because it can be rapidly deployed and costs significantly less to deploy than terrestrial fiber. Terrestrial fiber can take months to deploy and also require significant regulatory and environmental approvals prior to installation.

"There are few companies in the world that can provide the hardware solutions that FWA needs to establish what we call ‘outdoor broadband networks' and GigaBeam certainly is one of them," said David Penny, Managing Director of FWA Solutions. "We are very pleased to be working with GigaBeam and look forward to expanding our relationship in the future."

GigaBeam WiFiber products operate in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz upper millimeter wave spectrum bands. The Federal Communications Commission and the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and certain other countries have authorized this portion of the spectrum for licensed wireless commercial use.

SOURCE: GigaBeam Corporation