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Frank Webb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Keeney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:26 AM Subject: [SOCALWUG] Color Broadband Long Beach Airport Wireless District > > Color Broadband presented at SOCALWUG a few months ago: > > > > COLOR BROADBAND PROVIDES LONG BEACH AIRPORT WITH WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS > IN NEXT PHASE OF CITY'S INTEGRATED 'HOT ZONE' PROJECT > > JetBlue Airways Joins City, Technology Consortium as Zone Expands > > LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 12, 2003) - In partnership with JetBlue Airways > and the City of Long Beach, Color Broadband Inc., Southern California's > leading wireless broadband provider, today announced the launch of the > Long Beach Airport Wireless District, which provides airport visitors free > high-speed Internet access throughout the entire facility. > > The Long Beach Airport WiFi "Hot Zone" is an extension of the public > wireless Internet service deployed on the Pine Street downtown shopping > district in January, with wireless access points provided by Intermec > Technologies, portal site design by G-site Web Design and Consulting, and > the server back-end by Vernier Networks. > > The Long Beach Airport Wireless District now offers Color Broadband's > fiber stack service, or Hot Zone, free of charge, connecting Long Beach > Airport visitors to the Internet while offering local businesses new > marketing opportunities targeted to tourists and business travelers. > > Wireless users will be directed to the Internet through > longbeachportals.com, the city's portal. The portal is designed to give > local businesses and organizations with a Web presence as well as an > opportunity to reach an audience that may be new to the area. The portal > incorporates a "real time" events calendar, which enables merchants and > organizations to list upcoming, events, sales, specials, entertainment or > other services. Users also have access to flight times from JetBlue and > other airlines, countrywide weather conditions and other travel > information. From the portal, users are then free to surf the Internet. > > "This next phase of our pioneering Hot Zone project affirms and extends > the City of Long Beach's technology leadership in what has become a global > phenomenon," said Chet Yoshizaki, Manager, Long Beach Economic Development > Bureau. "The involvement of JetBlue, coupled with the service provided by > Color Broadband and all of the participating technology companies, is > further evidence of the city's catalytic role in creating a new > infrastructure for economic growth. The Long Beach Airport clearly plays > a key role in that growth, and will be a model for other communities > considering airport WiFi districts."' > > "The country's fastest growing airport is now also among the best > connected," said Alex Wilcox, JetBlue's western customer service director. > "JetBlue and the City of Long Beach have together made Long Beach Airport > famous for friendly service and convenience. Today's announcement now > makes our historic 1932 terminal a leader in passenger technology, > providing all the airport's users with free, reliable, high-speed wireless > Internet connection." > > The Long Beach Airport Wireless District is the newest stage in Color > Broadband's integrated wireless network, developed with the assistance of > the Long Beach Department of Public Works and the city's Economic > Development Bureau, as well as Intermec, G-site and Vernier. The City of > Long Beach plans to integrate a wireless Hot Zone that will eventually > cover the entire downtown Long Beach area, including the Long Beach > Convention Center and the Long Beach Marina. > > "The secret to the success of the Long Beach Hot Zone is that it's truly a > zone, not a hot spot," said Fran McGrath, CEO, Color Broadband. "This is > integrated, not ad hoc, with the portal tying each new area together in a > strategic way. The point-to-multipoint access points utilized by the city > provide the perfect solution for the Airport Wireless district and the > city's other planned wireless hotspots. And JetBlue's participation is > important not only for the airport, but as a signal to other companies > that hot zones represent a bandwagon worth hopping aboard." > > The initial wireless hotspot network provided a coverage area on Pine > Avenue beginning at Ocean Blvd. running north slightly beyond 4th Street. > Utilizing the 802.11b standard, this network enables anyone with a laptop > computer or PDA equipped with a compatible wireless card to access the > Internet or answer email while enjoying a meal or relaxing along Pine > Street. > > ABOUT COLOR BROADBAND Based in Long Beach, Calif., Color Broadband is a > leading provider of business-class wireless broadband and integrated > networking solutions to governments and to the small and mid-size > enterprise. Color Broadband is dedicated to providing a reliable, > cost-effective alternative to traditional access technologies through its > point to multipoint networks, which function in the unlicensed bands and > are currently deployed in Southern California. Color Broadband also > provides information technology consultation and network provisioning. > As it pioneers its business model, Color Broadband will serve the > telecommunications needs of businesses throughout the Americas. > > > > > > Frank Keeney > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Pasadena Networks, LLC. http://pasadena.net > 626-676-4761 > Wireless equipment, support and solutions. > http://www.pasadena.net/shop/ > > >
