New Wireless Internet Broadcaster Covers Atlantas Buckhead District With Free Service
FreeBeeAtlanta, the new Wi-Fi Broadcasting service will offer free internet access to anyone with a wireless enabled laptop or PDA in an area of approximately 6 square miles of Atlantas Buckhead area, a retail and entertainment-rich environment.
New Wireless Internet Broadcaster Covers Atlantas Buckhead District With Free Service
Atlanta GA. (PRWEB) June 1, 2003 -- From June 1 FreeBeeBroadcasting will cover Buckhead like a cyber-dew with a brand new offering in free, wireless based internet access. Dubbed FreeBeeAtlanta, the new service will offer free internet access to anyone with a wireless enabled laptop or PDA. Covering an area of approximately 6 square miles of Atlantas Buckhead area, a retail and entertainment-rich environment, the service is built on 802.11b wireless network technology. It is primarily aimed at students, young professionals and business travelers, but will also capture a more traditional local based business and residential market.
FreeBeeAtlanta will carry programming specific to the area it is covering and will include streaming audio, video, and news wire content. Supported by advertising and presented in the familiar web-browser environment that is fast overtaking traditional broadcast channels as the medium of choice for millions of Americans.
FreeBeeAtlanta is pushing back a number of frontiers." Says Dave Sherman President and CEO of NetConX, and the new King Bee" behind FreeBeeAtlanta. We will be offering users free access to one of the fastest internet connections they will have experienced, great content and programming, and allowing them and local business the opportunity to do business together"
Sherman is no stranger to bringing innovative solutions to everyday problems. He has deployed wireless networks and services in under-served residential and business areas all over the US. His commitment to being first to market" has often meant him being able to offer high speed ISP services in newly developed communities months before traditional providers in newly developed communities.
The FreeBeeAtlanta service will be available to anyone in the coverage area who has built-in or card based wireless capability on their pc or PDA. Deployment sites for the wireless transceiver equipment have been identified based on the density of retailers, the prevalence of target users and a fairly compact business district. Deployment sites will be locations dense with stores, restaurants and bars, and that are known to be hubs of activity for entertainment and visitors.
FreeBeeAtlanta has already signed agreements with retail and restaurant owners and is in discussion with local music radio stations, event promoters and organizers to carry a wide range of content and offers for its users.
We are excited that we can use the very latest technology to offer our partners the opportunity to reach customers at a very local level, and to be able to give our users global access through a channel that will be fun and interactive." Commented Jarrette Burckhalter, Chief Operations Officer and Hive Master at FreeBeeAtlanta. FreeBee is more than just a cute name. It really speaks to how this service can propagate and pollinate new opportunities for business, entertainment and local communities"
FreeBeeAtlanta is a registered trademark of
NetConX Inc and is based in Atlanta GA. It provides innovative broadcasting, media and broadband Internet services to local and regional communities, using 802.11b & g wireless network technology. It provides full turn-key capabilities from deployment, monitoring, advertising, marketing and content provision.
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