Lucent Technologies and Sprint Partner to Offer High-Speed Wireless Networking

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Lucent Technologies has announced that Sprint has selected its ORiNOCO system to offer high-speed wireless networking within homes, apartment complexes, and small businesses to the two million residents of Phoenix, Arizona. The ORiNOCO system enables high-speed Internet access without wires or cables from almost anywhere in a home or small office. The system provides a range of up to 1,200 feet and is Wi-Fi compliant, making it fully interoperable with other 802.11b wireless networking systems.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sprint will use Lucent's ORiNOCO system to offer high-speed wireless networking to two million residents in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • The ORiNOCO system enables high-speed Internet access without wires or cables from almost anywhere in a home or small office.
  • The system provides a range of up to 1,200 feet and is Wi-Fi compliant, making it fully interoperable with other 802.11b wireless networking systems.
  • The ORiNOCO system can be used to network together various computers and peripherals, all operating at Ethernet (11 Mbit/s) speeds.
  • Sprint Broadband Direct, a high-speed fixed wireless service, will first market the Lucent ORiNOCO wireless systems to residents in Phoenix and then to other markets across the country.
  • The ORiNOCO system will enable several different computers to wirelessly share a single Sprint Broadband Direct account.
  • Lucent's ORiNOCO system was chosen by Sprint due to its ability to enhance customer's overall Internet experience while eliminating the need for unsightly network cabling in the home.
  • The ORiNOCO system has been certified as being fully Wi-Fi compliant by the WECA Organization (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance).

Statistics:

  • 2 million residents in Phoenix, Arizona will gain access to high-speed wireless networking.
  • The ORiNOCO system provides a range of up to 1,200 feet.
  • 11 Mbit/s Ethernet speeds will be achieved by the ORiNOCO system.
  • Sprint Broadband Direct will offer the Lucent ORiNOCO wireless system to residents in Phoenix and then to other markets across the country.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Lucent Technologies and Sprint Partner to Offer High-Speed Wireless Networking" (September 18)
  • Lucent Technologies, http://www.lucent.com/orinoco
  • Lucent Technologies, http://www.lucent.com
  • WECA Organization (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance)