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WildBlue Enters the Enterprise Market With Low-Cost High
Performance Broadband Internet Services
12/21/2005
Contracts With Four Nationwide Value Added Resellers Will Establish WildBlue in
the Enterprise VSAT Market with the Fastest Speeds for the Lowest Cost
Denver, Colorado - WildBlue Communications announced today that
it is aggressively entering the Enterprise Very Small Aperture Terminal
(VSAT) Market with its high-speed Internet access via satellite. The
company will begin offering enterprise class high speed, two-way
wireless satellite- delivered products and services at compelling price
points to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), telecommuters and
specialized industries, such as retail, financial, telemedicine, energy,
remote monitoring, federal, state and local government, disaster
recovery, homeland security and other markets beginning the first
quarter of 2006.
The company plans to establish a strong presence in the VSAT Enterprise
Market with low cost equipment and affordable pricing. WildBlue and its
distributors will offer the service levels and value-added services
expected from Enterprise customers.
WildBlue has initially contracted with four nationwide Value Added
Resellers (VARs) to offer WildBlue's equipment and monthly high speed
Internet service. The VARs will handle all sales, installation and
service for their individual subscribers. The four VARs that WildBlue
has contracted with are:
Ground Control, based in California, is a leading provider of mobile and
fixed satellite Internet access and application solutions for business,
small business, enterprise, government and educational clients;
OptiStreams, based in California, is a leading provider of fixed and
mobile satellite services for business, enterprise, government agencies
and federal contractors; Broad Sky Networks, based in Oregon, offers
aggregated broadband satellite services that allow their clients to
receive and their channel partners the ability to deliver secure, cost
effective business class broadband internet connectivity, anywhere in
the United States; Amtech, based in Virginia, provides nationwide
service, and is experienced in multi-site businesses such as oil & gas,
financial, convenience stores, and restaurants.
"WildBlue is ready to take the success of our low-cost, high volume
consumer platform and hit the traditional VSAT market full force." said
Dave Leonard, CEO of WildBlue. "We believe that with our low price
points for both equipment and monthly service we can grow the Enterprise
VSAT Market, and we are eager to begin working with Ground Control,
OptiStreams, Broad Sky Networks and Amtech to offer WildBlue to
small and medium enterprises across the country. We hope to add other
VARs in the coming months."
WildBlue will offer its Internet service at download speeds of up to 1.5
Mbps and upload speeds of up to 256 Kbps at a price-to-performance ratio
significantly better than currently available from other service
providers in the Enterprise Market. WildBlue's Enterprise offering will
be branded under the name WildBlue Enterprise Solutions™, and will be
available for sub-branding by its VARs.
"The introduction of Ka-band satellite broadband to Enterprise Market
customers offers a new value that the satellite industry has yet to
see," said Tony Coles, President of Ground Control. "Ground Control is
excited to be a part of the WildBlue team and is eager to begin offering
their Internet services to our customers."
"OptiStreams is pleased and honored to be chosen as one of the companies
to bring WildBlue Enterprise solutions to the market," said Jon Haugan,
CEO of OptiStreams. "With over six years' experience in serving and
supporting professional markets with satellite-based communications
solutions, and thousands of locations provisioned, we are very excited
about adding this state-of-the-art, new generation offering for business
environments nationwide. Further, as a GSA and CMAS schedules holder, we
believe the WildBlue Enterprise service will serve as an important new
option for our government clients."
Additional information about OptiStreams, Ground Control, Broad Sky and
Amtech is available at
www.wildblue.com/forYourEnterprise/index.jsp or:
About WildBlue
Denver-based WildBlue Communications, Inc. was established to accelerate
broadband access to the Internet in smaller cities and throughout rural
America. WildBlue's services are designed to deliver on consumer desires
for a fast, affordable, always-on two-way technology for wireless
Internet access. Service is available in the contiguous United States.
More information on the company is available at
www.wildblue.com.
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