ARC WIRELESS SOLUTIONS, INC. SUBSIDIARY WINNCOM TECHNOLOGIES CORP. TO SUPPLY WIRELESS SOLUTIONS FOR WAVE2WAVE
Business Wire - December 05, 2000 08:59
SOLON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000--Winncom
Technologies Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of ARC Wireless
Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:ARCS), announced that it has reached an
agreement with Wave2Wave Communications to supply wireless solutions,
including Lucent Technologies' ORiNOCO line, Winncom's antennas and
other accessories, for Wave2Wave's and WorldCom's wireless ISP rollout.
Winncom will supply wireless solutions and provide technical support for the project.
"We chose Winncom because of the company's expertise in the
wireless arena and their custom wireless solutions design capabilities.
Winncom also has been responsive to our needs and provides us with
excellent technical support and complete personal customer care," said
Seven Asman, President and CEO of Wave2Wave Communications.
Wave2Wave's alliance with WorldCom, for which Wave2Wave
expects more than $10 million in revenues, will allow them to provide
small- and medium-sized businesses with economical and reliable
high-speed wireless Internet access. Winncom will be an integral part
of the project, supplying the necessary wireless solutions as well as
advising on system design and wireless integration issues.
"We are very pleased to be a part of this project. We feel that
Wave2Wave is well positioned to be one of the leading wireless Internet
service providers in the country," stated Gregory Raskin, President of
Winncom Technologies. "The wireless ISP market is exploding, and we are
fortunate to have the right expertise and the resources to be a leading
supplier of solutions, including services, for the wireless
revolution," added Mr. Raskin.
Winncom Technologies has seen tremendous growth over the last few
years. This growth has been fueled by the dedication of the company's
employees and its leading-edge technology and services. The outlook for
the future includes continued growth and further partnerships on
projects such as the Wave2Wave/WorldCom joint project. It is Winncom's
mission, as a subsidiary of ARC Wireless, to become a one-stop source
for all wireless networking needs. This mission is accomplished through
strategic partnerships with major manufacturers in the wireless
industry, enabling Winncom to be a leading supplier of wireless
networking solutions for voice and data.
About ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc.
ARC Wireless Solutions Inc. is a wireless technology company that
does marketing, distribution and servicing, as well as selective design
and manufacturing, of a broad range of component and network solutions
in support of wireless applications. The Company's wireless solutions
are marketed through the Company's internal sales force, OEMs, numerous
reseller distribution channels, retail and the Internet to support
network deployment in the growing domestic and global wireless markets.
ARC Wireless Solutions Inc., together with its Antennas America
division, is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The Company's
Winncom Technologies subsidiary is located in Solon, Ohio, and its
Starworks Wireless subsidiary, doing business as The Kit Company, is
located in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information about the Company and
its products, please visit our web sites at www.arcwireless.net,
www.antennas.com, www.winncom.com and www.thekitcompany.com.
About Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., (NYSE:LU)
designs and delivers the systems, software, silicon and services for
next-generation communications networks for service providers and
enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs,
Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as broadband and mobile
Internet infrastructure; communications software; communications
semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based enterprise solutions that
link private and public networks; and professional network design and
consulting services. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit
their Website at www.lucent.com.
About Wave2Wave
Based in Hackensack, N.J., privately held Wave2Wave Communications
began operations in November 1999. It currently has operations in New
Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas,
California, New Mexico and Ohio. The company has scheduled to roll out
services in ten additional states over the next six months.
About WorldCom
WorldCom (Nasdaq:WCOM) is a global leader in "all-distance"
communications services with operations in more than 65 countries.
Revenues in 1999 were $37 billion, with more that $15 billion from
high-growth data, Internet and International services. For more
information visit their website at www.wcom.com.
This is not a solicitation to buy or sell securities and does
not purport to be an analysis of the Company's financial position. This
Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and
assumptions upon which forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations and
assumptions will prove to have been correct. See the Company's most
recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB and Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for additional statements concerning important factors, such as demand
for products, manufacturing costs and competition, that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations.
CONTACT: ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc.
Glenn Befort, Randall Marx, or Richard Anderson
303/421-4063
Fax: 303/424-5085
glenn.befort@arcwireless.net
randall.marx@arcwireless.net
richard.anderson@arcwireless.net
web page: www.arcwireless.net
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