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Comcast First Cable Service Provider to Offer Untethered Services through Proxim's Wireless LAN

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Comcast, a leading provider of managed broadband Internet services to small and medium-sized businesses and schools, has selected Proxim's award-winning wireless LAN products for a usage trial of wireless technology to its subscribers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This trial designates Comcast as the first cable service provider to offer Proxim's comprehensive suite of scalable commercial and small office wireless LAN products, which include remote corporate intranet access and secure Internet connectivity. The trial aims to bring the convenience and ease-of-use of Proxim's proven wireless technology to Comcast's business customers, helping them realize the benefits of being networked without the hassle and expense of installing their own Ethernet wiring.

Key Takeaways:

  • Comcast is the first cable service provider to be certified in the Proxim Network Program, marking a significant milestone in the adoption of wireless technology in the commercial and small office markets.
  • Proxim's RangeLAN2 and Symphony wireless products were selected for the Comcast trial, which will provide remote corporate intranet access and secure Internet connectivity to Comcast's business customers.
  • The trial aims to address the challenge of wiring older buildings, where installing Ethernet wiring can be difficult and cost prohibitive.
  • Proxim's wireless technology is designed to provide high speed, long range, low power consumption, network scalability, and advanced network management.
  • Comcast's small and medium-sized business customers operate from rented space or facilities with older buildings, where wiring would be difficult and cost prohibitive.
  • Proxim's Symphony Cordless Networking Suite operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band and utilizes frequency hopping spread spectrum radio frequency technology, which is highly secure and exceptionally immune to interference.
  • Symphony delivers data rates of 1.6 Mbps in a single-cell environment with an indoor coverage radius of up to 150 feet, or enough area to cover nearly any single family home or small office.

Statistics:

  • Proxim has more than 15 years of experience in the wireless LAN market.
  • Proxim is the world's leading supplier of spread spectrum wireless LAN products to OEMs and wireless solutions providers.
  • Proxim has attracted more than 100 OEMs and wireless solutions providers worldwide.
  • Proxim established itself as a leader in the emerging home networking market with its award-winning Symphony suite of cordless networking products for home and small office environments.
  • Proxim holds a 37% market share in the worldwide wireless LAN market, according to Frost &Sullivan Research.
  • Proxim has a 33% market share in the wireless LAN market, according to IDC.
  • Proxim holds a 77% market share in the wireless home networking market, according to Cahners In-Stat Group.

Sources:

  • Proxim, Inc., (NASDAQ: PROX)
  • Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSK, CMCSA)
  • Frost &Sullivan Research
  • IDC
  • Cahners In-Stat Group
  • Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum (WLI Forum)
  • Home Radio Frequency Working Group (HomeRF)
  • Proxim, RangeLAN2, and Symphony are all trademarks of Proxim.

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