Aperto Adds Frequencies

MILPITAS, Calif. -- Aperto® Networks, builder of the world’s most advanced carrier-grade and cost-effective WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, announced today at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas that its PacketMAX solution now supports the 3.65 GHz and 4.9 GHz frequency bands for delivering broadband wireless services in the United States. As a result, Aperto’s Fixed WiMAX solution now incorporates support for 5.8 GHz, 5.4 GHz, 5.1 GHz, 4.9 GHz, 3.65 GHz, 3.5 GHz, and 3.3 GHz bands. Additionally, the company’s Mobile WiMAX solution supports 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 3.8 GHz. PacketMAX offers the widest frequency support in the WiMAX ecosystem globally.

“Availability of WiMAX solutions in 3.65 GHz and 4.9 GHz spectrum opens up significant opportunity for service providers and municipalities across the United States,” said Manish Gupta, Vice President of Marketing & Alliances for Aperto Networks and WiMAX Forum Board Member. “This simple adaptation of our WiMAX Forum Certified® PacketMAX solution brings the benefits of the highly differentiated and globally deployed WiMAX offering to service provider, enterprise, and governmental organizations across the country. 4.9 GHz meets the need of the public safety market. It is anticipated that deployments in 3.65 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands, along with 5.8 GHz and 5.4 GHz bands, will result in the widest adoption of WiMAX as the preferred broadband wireless technology in United States.”

Aperto Networks Inc.