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PC Telcom Offers Bolder Faster Wireless Broadband in Northeast Colorado

Holyoke, Colorado - December 16, 2011

About PC Telcom

In Northeast Colorado, agriculture is the main economic force. The irrigated dry land is excellent for growing wheat, corn, dry edible beans, popcorn and alfalfa. The area is sparsely populated and the population density outside of the small towns is less than one resident per square mile. Phillips County Telephone Company has been serving this type of rural area for over 100 years. As the company moved into other lines of business, it established PC Telcom and its subsidiaries to provide voice, video and data.

The Challenge

PC Telcom has a number of competitors that serve the small communities in their area but they are the only provider willing to serve the more rural areas. They currently serve their subscribers with a mix of broadband solutions including DSL, cable modem, fiber to the home and high-speed wireless. They need to stay ahead of any potential competitors by replacing their aging unlicensed wireless product with a newer technology that will increase their bandwidth capacity, reduce their maintenance costs and not be affected by interference.

The Solution

After examining a number of solutions, PC Telcom selected the Alvarion BreezeMAX Extreme 3650 for the licensed 3.65GHz frequency. The wireless broadband solution was implemented by Alvarion’s partner, Wireless Connections, an Ohio-based system integrator that specializes in building rural networks.The new commercial network will include more than 20 base stations and provide wireless broadband connectivity to the rural towns of Holyoke, Ovid, Paoli, Haxtun, Amherst, Julesburg, and the northern portion of Yuma County. Service plans with VoIP are also being designed for rollout in the near future.

The Benefits

Alvarion’s BreezeMAX Extreme 3650 lets PC Telcom capitalize on the business opportunity of the 3.65 GHz spectrum. This licensed spectrum — with very low licensing fees — gives PC Telcom exclusivity on its airwaves for maximizing their level of service as well their rate of return. Compared to other solutions, the BreezeMAX Extreme solution allows PC Telcom to more cost effectively serve their area and to support 20% more users. In addition, the Alvarion solution will let PC Telcom provide very robust and affordable connectivity-on-the-go to their technicians in their service vehicles.

“Alvarion’s wireless solution improves how we serve our existing customers and lets us serve new customers over a larger wireless footprint,” says Pete Markle, Director of Operations at PC Telcom. “We are very excited to soon offer VoIP in a number of areas. Until now, these areas have been served by other LECs. VoIP will make our offering very competitive and let us become the provider of choice throughout northeast Colorado.”

About Wireless Connections

Wireless Connections is the leader in providing expertise needed for proper design, equipment purchases, implementation and maintenance of wireless networks in both licensed and unlicensed frequencies. The company’s typical clients include ISPs, utilities, telcos, emergency management agencies, municipalities and resellers across the country in need of a wireless solution (www.wirelessconnections.net).

WiMAX Forum® Introduces Interactive Deployment Database of Global WiMAX Deployments

Organization also releases the first series of WiMAX operator deployment success stories, in addition to one-page WiMAX operator briefs

Portland, OR - September 4, 2008 - The WiMAX Forum® today announced the introduction of its Interactive Deployment Database, a comprehensive resource of information featuring more than 300 WiMAX deployments across the world. Providing another source of information on industry progress and areas for further growth, the WiMAX Forum also released the first of a series of operator case studies that illustrate the business models of existing WiMAX networks.

Powered by Informa Telecoms' WCIS database, the WiMAX Forum's Interactive Deployment Database features WiMAX operators including the most recent statistics on worldwide WiMAX deployments. The database may be found at www.wimaxmaps.org, and is linked to on the WiMAX Forum homepage. Available for public use, this tool includes detailed information on each of the operators, stage and type of deployment, spectrum utilized and more. This valuable resource will be updated quarterly with the latest information, and also includes an important section for user feedback.

"The WiMAX Forum is devoted to helping the global community better understand WiMAX technology and its extraordinary success," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. "This sophisticated tool is an easy to use, centralized source that provides the most up-to-date data, further demonstrating the widespread impact of WiMAX technology and its availability to consumers."

WiMAX deployment success stories now available
The WiMAX operator case studies highlight deployments around the world, and this initial set includes commercial WiMAX networks by KT (Korea), DBD Deutsche Breitband Dienste (Germany), Iberbanda (Spain), WiMAX Telecom (Austria, Slovakia and Croatia), Liberty Technologies (Panama), DigitalBridge Communications (U.S.A.) and Max Telecom (Bulgaria). Additional case studies will be added to the collection later this year.

"WiMAX is the wireless broadband technology of choice for operators looking to deploy 4G technologies today," says Resnick. "These success stories showcase WiMAX operators' great accomplishments and customers' satisfaction with WiMAX's ability to provide wireless broadband connectivity anytime, anywhere."

The first set of WiMAX operator case studies highlights the global demand for wireless broadband connectivity and demonstrates how:
-WiMAX in Western Europe is winning market share over DSL and HSPA
-WiMAX delivers cutting edge services to small and medium size cities in the US
-WiMAX provides essential broadband services in suburban and rural territories in Spain
-WiMAX is a key wireless broadband technology in Central and Eastern Europe
-WiMAX utilizes the strong economy and has a winning business case in Central America
-WiMAX is achieving success in a highly competitive Eastern European environment

Further highlighting these success stories, the WiMAX Forum is presenting a webinar featuring an in-depth analysis of The KT Wibro Story - How WiMAX enabled a wireline incumbent to become a leading provider of broadband data services, in partnership with FierceMarkets. The webinar takes place on September 16, 2008 at 11 am ET/8 am PT. For additional webinar information and registration, please visit FierceMarkets website at: http://www.fiercewireless.com/webinars.

To download the first series of operator case studies, please visit the WiMAX Forum website at: http://www.wimaxforum.org/documents/research_documents/case_studies/.

Mobile operator profiles by Informa and Maravedis now available
The 22 Operator Briefs developed by Informa Telecoms & Media and Maravedis highlight the growing strength of the WiMAX ecosystem. With top line data regarding a variety of WiMAX deployments in economies across the globe, these profiles provide a glimpse into markets where WiMAX is taking hold.

To download the operator briefs, please visit the WiMAX Forum website at: http://www.wimaxforum.org/documents/research_documents/case_studies/.

About WiMAX Forum®

The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events, the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem. For more information, visit the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.

"WiMAX Forum," the WiMAX Forum logo and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are registered trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," "Mobile WiMAX," "Fixed WiMAX," "WiMAX Certified," and "WiMAX Forum Certified" are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. Third-party trademarks contained in this document are the property of their respective owners.
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For More Information, Contact:
Becca Harpham
GolinHarris for the WiMAX Forum
Phone: 1-972-341-2527
Email Becca Harpham

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 September 2008 )

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