IntroWeb, an ISP in The Netherlands, selected Navini Networks’ non-line-of- site (NLOS) wireless broadband equipment. IntroWeb will initially offer high-speed data services to primarily residential customers who live in townships of 2,000-10,000 people and also to small-to-medium sized businesses in Holland. IntroWeb plans to deploy at least 70 of Navini’s Ripwave base stations throughout eastern and northern Holland. Navini said the contract initially exceeds US$20 million in value.
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- Navini Networks’ Ripwave 2.4 GHz (unlicensed) and 2.6 GHz (MMDS) broadband wireless access platform uses Multi-Carrier Synchronous Beamforming technology to provide non-line-of-sight access at broadband data rates for up to 1000 users per antenna face. The company claims up to 50% lower total-cost-of-ownership than DSL or cable networks, and up to 70% lower total-cost-of-ownership than previous fixed wireless systems.Navini Networks was founded in early 2000 by Wu-Fu Chen and Dr. Guanghan Xu, a former professor at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Electrical Engineering. The company has raised $66.5 million in funding and is based in Richardson, Texas.