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OnFiber Extends its Metro Fiber Network
with Optical Wireless from fSONA to Deliver Rapid and Cost Effective Connectivity Solutions
Austin, TX and Vancouver, Canada (PRWEB) October 18, 2003 -- OnFiber, a leading provider of metro optical solutions, and fSONA Communications, a leading provider of optical wireless solutions, announced today their plans to offer customers solutions that include fSONAs SONAbeam optical wireless technology.
OnFibers ability to respond to customer needs quickly is a key component of our success. fSONAs wireless solution is an important tool for OnFiber in cases where we need to extend the network but cost or geography prohibit the use of fiber infrastructures," said Michael Guess, chief operating officer of OnFiber. In addition to being quick and economical to deploy, SONAbeams optical wireless technology has the bandwidth potential to maximize the benefits of OnFibers metro networks."
fSONAs optical wireless systems provides carrier-class availability giving service providers like OnFiber a highly effective option to reliably extend their network to remote customer locations. fSONAs advanced technology is virtually impossible to intercept making it secure to the standards of government, military and corporate entities.
Wireless solutions based on optical technology are able to transmit at very high bandwidths -- up to 2.5 Gbps-- that exceed traditional wireless capabilities making them ideal for extending high-speed fiber optic networks." says Theresa Carbonneau, president and chief executive officer of fSONA. OnFiber has established metro networks in key areas that can be rapidly extended with fSONAs solution for broadband access. Working together, fSONA and OnFiber quickly respond to customer demands."
About fSONA
fSONA Communications was founded in 1997 to deliver wireless solutions for carrier, service provider and enterprise networks around the world. The SONAbeam series of free space optical (FSO) networking products use an unlicensed, wireless technology operating at speeds up to 2.5 Gbps and distances up to 5km. SONAbeam avoids the cost of digging to lay fiber, licensing for radio frequencies, is immune to interference, and is extremely secure. SONAbeam is operational in 24 countries around the globe and was named Product of the Year by Network Magazine. For more information please visit www.fsona.com.
About OnFiber Communications
OnFiber Communications, Inc., a leading provider of metro optical solutions, owns and operates fiber optic networks in 14 major metropolitan areas nationwide including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. The company delivers broadband connectivity services including Optical Wavelength, SONET, and Ethernet to service provider and enterprise customers. For more information about OnFiber please visit the Web site at http://www.onfiber.com or call 1-866-ONFIBER.
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fSONA and SONAbeam are trademarks of fSONA, Inc.
© 2003 OnFiber Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. OnFiber and Coil Design are registered trademarks of OnFiber Communications. All other products or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACTS:
Jennifer Walsh
fSONA Communications
604-273-6333
jwalsh@fsona.com
Christy Weiner
OnFiber Communications
720-554-7054
christy.weiner@onfiber.com
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