Towerstream Expands Los Angeles Network to Include Burbank
Production companies, sound studios and other area businesses now have access to Towerstream’s high-speed, wireless business Internet service
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., July 28, 2009
News Facts
Towerstream (NASDAQ:TWER), a leading fixed WiMAX service provider, today announced it has extended the coverage area of its Los Angeles wireless broadband network to include Burbank, CA. As a result, additional companies in the Los Angeles area will now have access to Towerstream’s high-speed, wireless business Internet service.
The expansion of Towerstream’s Los Angeles network will strengthen service for existing customers in the city, while enabling Towerstream to further penetrate the market and add new customers.
Towerstream’s wireless Internet service allows businesses of all sizes to connect to secure, reliable, and cost effective broadband with improved functionality over traditional broadband, including faster upload speeds.
Quotes
“Adding Burbank to Towerstream’s existing Los Angeles network gives us access to an additional 20,888 businesses. Through this new expansion, we’re able to further penetrate Los Angeles and continue to increase our market share, customer base and company revenue." (Jeff Thompson, President and CEO of Towerstream – Jeff Thompson’s bio)
“Los Angeles is a hub for entertainment-industry businesses, like production companies and sound and film studios, that work with large multimedia files all day, every day. As a result, these companies have unique needs for high-levels of symmetrical bandwidth to enable fast uploads and downloads. Towerstream’s flexible and reliable service is an ideal solution for these companies, ensuring projects can be completed on time and with maximum efficiency.” (Arthur Giftakis, VP of Engineering for Towerstream – Arthur Giftakis’ bio)
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Towerstream’s Services
Towerstream offers a variety of bandwidth options from T-1 to 1000Mbps as well as service reliability backed by an industry-leading Service Level Agreement (SLA) and a no-risk, money-back guarantee. Towerstream's wireless broadband network delivers high-speed Internet access supporting VoIP, bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, VPNs, disaster recovery, bundled data, and video services. Companies utilizing multiple appliances simultaneously, such as streaming video and VoIP, can prioritize their bandwidth to secure mission-critical activities. Towerstream also offers a Rapid Installation Program which guarantees installation within 48 hours.
About Towerstream
Towerstream is a leading fixed WiMAX service provider in the U.S., delivering high-speed Internet access to businesses. Founded in 2000, the Company has established networks in nine markets including New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, Seattle, Dallas-Fort Worth, and the greater Providence area where the Company is based. The Company was the first carrier selected to join the WiMAX Forum to assist leading vendors in establishing industry compliance with international broadband wireless access standards and cross-vendor interoperability. Towerstream was awarded two 2008 Telephony Innovation Awards for Most Innovative Broadband Wireless Service and Most Innovative Small Business Service and the Best of WiMAX World 2008 Service Provider Deployment Award for its New York City network.
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Safe Harbor
Certain statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws, including, without limitation, anything relating or referring to future financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties some of which cannot be predicted or quantified based on current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Consequently, future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein. The Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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