EION Wireless Establishes Calgary Sales, Support and Distribution Center

Acquisition of Wi-LAN Broadband Wireless product lines completed.

OTTAWA, Canada (PRWEB) July 2, 2006

EION Wireless, a division of EION Inc., announced that it has opened a second Canadian location in Calgary and retained a dedicated group of employees from the former Wi-LAN Inc. Product Division. The company has now finalized the acquisition of the Ultima 3, VIP and LIBRA MX broadband wireless product lines from Wi-LAN Inc. including the assets along with the orders in–hand.

“EION is building on the excellent sales and support infrastructure in place at the Calgary location,” said Chris Beadle, Senior V.P. of Sales and Marketing for EION Wireless, “the fact that many key employees have retained their original positions within the company goes a long way towards creating a seamless transition from Wi-LAN to EION Wireless for our partners and worldwide installed customer base.”

The EION Wireless Calgary team will handle support and sales operations for the Ultima 3, VIP, LIBRA MX, and Libra 5800 product lines. EION Wireless is well represented globally with more than 165 local channel partners. The new Calgary center is also responsible for shipping, production, RMA requests, software support and hardware support.

“EION Wireless welcomes the twenty-six people who joined from Wi-LAN. They will be instrumental to EION’s plans to expand its product offerings and reach in the Broadband Wireless Access market” said Kalai Kalaichelvan, CEO of EION Inc. “These individuals bring a wealth of broadband wireless experience and industry knowledge that will complement our current operations and allow EION to continue to provide excellent customer service and leading edge technologies around the world.”

The Wi-LAN products complement the current Ranger and Tidal product families. The Libra MX™, the world’s first fourth-generation OFDM broadband wireless product, gives WiMAX performance today, and a guaranteed migration to WiMAX-certified systems. The Libra 5800 and Ultima 3 operate in the 5.8 GHz ISM and U-NII unlicensed spectrums providing extended and cost effective coverage for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint applications. The 2.4 GHz VIP 110-24 uses patented VINE technology to overcome non-line-of-sight obstacles.

About EION

EION Wireless, a division of EION Inc., is a global provider of Broadband Wireless Access products that enable effective, economic and secure wireless high-speed communications solutions. The company’s licensed and unlicensed frequency products are used by wireless ISPs, private network operators, and remote rural networks and in voice and data backhaul applications to solve last mile challenges. EION Wireless works with more than 165 local partners to support its diverse global customer base and provide innovative and reliable solutions. For more information, visit http://www.eionwireless.com

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