From: Wind Wireless, Inc.
Contact: Bob Kirkpatrick, Chief Technology Officer
bobk@windwireless.net (509) 462-4734 715 East Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202 www.windwireless.net
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
WIND WIRELESS AND MIKROTIK - HIGH IMPACT/LOW INVESTMENT
SPOKANE, WA December 27, 2004 - Wind Wireless, Inc. of Spokane,
Washington announced the completion of their latest project, a
free access wireless internet system that encompasses over 2,200
square miles. Often called WiFi Hotspots, these Internet access
systems are often found at airports and coffee houses, allowing
people with small radio cards in portable computers to use the
Internet. The city of Spokane has been getting a lot of press
coverage for a ten by ten block hotspot it built at a cost of
$75,000. The Wind Wireless system uses Mikrotik equipment and
the company spent under $30,000. The Wind system is capable of
delivering speeds up to 4 megabits per second.
“We have a lot of control and tracking capabilities,” said Bob
Kirkpatrick, Wind Wireless’ Chief of Technology. “Mikrotik
allows us to have a lot more security and utility than anything
else out there. For price, utility, security and reliability you
just can’t beat it.”
Wind Wireless uses Mikrotik routers exclusively throughout their
ISP. “We don’t have Cisco anymore,” reports Wind President Chuck
Myers. “You spend a lot and then find you still don’t have the
capabilities we’re getting from Mikrotik.”
The Wind Wireless service uses 21 Mikrotik access point
transmitters to provide coverage, offering speeds of up to 4
megabits per second. Using the 2.4-gigahertz license free band,
the system is free of charge for all to use. Wind Wireless also
distributes and supports Mikrotik equipment. Since 1989, Wind
Wireless, Inc. has provided consulting and web design, wired and
wireless equipment, and turnkey systems to individuals,
businesses and governments nationwide. For more information
visit the company’s websites at www.windwireless.net and
www.my-isp.info.
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