KEYON AND ALVARION® LAUNCH 4G WIRELESS NETWORK IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc., one of the largest providers of wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in the United States, and Alvarion Ltd.  the world’s leading provider of 4G networks in the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) market announced today that they have deployed a next-generation, 4G wireless data network in Pahrump, Nevada using Alvarion’s BreezeMAX® Extreme WiMAX gear in the 3.65 GHz spectrum band where KeyOn holds a nationwide, non-exclusive license.
 


 
Jonathan Snyder, Chief Executive Officer for KeyOn Communications said: “Our customers are increasingly looking for more services from us, including a bundled VoIP product and higher data rates. One of the primary goals of the 3.65 GHz band was to facilitate serving rural markets with a wider array of advanced wireless services. It is a band that has a large swath of spectrum, a favorable regulatory regime and a growing eco-system of 4G gear.  Broadening our service offering and building on existing network footprint, which includes 5 newly acquired businesses in the past 6 months, KeyOn is delighted to break new ground in advancing the potential for WiMAX deployment in this spectrum.”
 
“There is a great demand for broadband services throughout US especially in rural and underserved areas. We are excited to partner with KeyOn to bring new 4G services to Pahrump, Nevada,” said Eran Gorev, president and CEO of Alvarion. “Our industry leading solution provides an optimized business case at 3.65 GHz frequency band while enabling quality broadband services.”
 
Jonathan Snyder continued, “We believe that Alvarion offers the industry’s most complete and technologically advanced range of WiMAX products in the 3.65 GHz band that enable superb connection speed and voice quality. In addition, with future upgrades, the network platform also enables nomadic broadband wireless services.”
 
KeyOn has deployed Alvarion’s BreezeMAX Extreme gear providing coverage to over 15,000 households in Pahrump, Nevada, a town 60 miles west of Las Vegas. KeyOn has already begun marketing the services to its customers, augmenting its product service that currently includes fixed wireless data and satellite video services. In connection with this deployment, KeyOn is offering VoIP services on the 3.65 GHz WiMAX platform to provide an integrated voice and data solution to its customers.
 
KeyOn intends to roll-out 4G markets as an overlay in existing markets and in new markets in connection with its applications under the broadband portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. KeyOn has applied for $374 million in the second round of the Broadband Initiatives Program under the Rural Utilities Service and the Department of Agriculture.