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Airpath News
4/6/2005
Waltham, Ma. — April 6, 2005 — Airpath Wireless, Inc., the leader in enabling management and roaming for wireless broadband networks, announced today that it, in conjunction with Telex Communications, Inc., and the Education First Network™ plans to broaden the nation's first coast-to-coast inter-campus wireless communications system. As part of this initiative, a unified communications system will consolidate disparate communications devices into a single interoperable system for emergency response and other applications in an educational setting.
Telex will provide its Vega™ IP-based communication equipment to integrate 2 way radios, cellular and analog phones, and IP-based devices used by campus staff over the school's computer network.
"Telex has been working with schools on integrating their disparate communication devices. The problem is that they often employ different radio systems within their schools, transportation and security departments. Our system has the capability to bridge these systems and link them directly to public safety agencies," said Bridget Herd, Director of Strategic Marketing for Education at Telex. "The Education First Network is a great way for schools to get the equipment installed," Herd added.
The Education First Network™ was created through several partnerships including Airpath, the Broadband Alliance and the National Joint Powers Alliance®. Through the nationwide network, students and educators of K-12 and higher education campuses with existing Wi-Fi access will be able to seamlessly log into any other member campus' educational wireless network. This will allow the educational community to extend their learning experience by leveraging wireless networks of other schools and universities across the country.
"While the educational effect of this network will be immediate, we would be remiss not to build into it a system to help solve rapid response situations faced on campuses everywhere," said Stuart Dankers, CEO and Chairman of the Broadband Alliance, Inc. "The included institutions range in size from elementary schools to large universities. We saw a need to leverage the emergency resources throughout each campus network as well as through their neighboring educators."
"There is no doubt that the faster that information can flow between emergency personnel, work crews, faculty, and students, the more immediate there can be a successful resolution in the event of an crisis," said Todd Myers CEO and Founder of Airpath Wireless.
About Airpath Wireless, Inc.
Airpath Wireless, Inc. is "Clearing the way," enabling providers to easily manage their wireless broadband networks and roaming. Using its powerful hosted-software applications, Airpath enables providers with the flexible tools and services to manage their Wi-Fi networks and roaming activities, offering seamless, global access to wireless broadband services across disparate networks on a global scale. Founded in 2001, the company is a privately held, venture-funded corporation with lead investments from Boston Millennia Partners. It is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with additional support offices in Toledo, Ohio and customer representation in Singapore. (www.airpath.com)
About Broadband Alliance, Inc.
Provides professional services including consulting services, research and product evaluation and product distribution involving a variety of products and services in the "broadband technology" space. Broadband Alliance, Inc services the needs of schools through the Education First Network™ programs.
Broadband Alliance also serves the needs of municipalities and private industry through its own SynergyComm™ programs and services focused on applications and strategies of broadband solutions for a wide variety of public and private sector deployments.
As an alliance, Broadband Alliance, Inc establishes strategic partnerships with a variety of best of breed manufactures, product development organizations and service providers that will provide the best value as well as high quality of products in the industry to their clients. Founded in 2003, the company is based in Savage, Minnesota and is privately held. (www.bballiance.net)
About Telex Communications, Inc.
Telex Communications, Inc. is headquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota - USA, and is a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of sophisticated audio and wireless communications equipment to commercial, professional and industrial customers. Telex Communications, Inc. offers a comprehensive range of products worldwide, marketed under the Dynacord, Electro-Voice, Klark Teknik, Midas, RTS Telex and Vega brands. Telex Communications' products are used in airports, theaters, sports arenas, concert halls, cinemas, stadiums, convention centers, television and radio broadcast studios, houses of worship, public safety agencies, schools, government institutions, utilities and other venues where music or speech is amplified or transmitted in a mission critical setting. (www.telex.com)
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