Date: August 15 , 2006
Source: Atria Networks
Contact: Stu Wilson
WhereEver Wireless Internet expands with extensive off-campus coverage
August 15, 2006 – (Waterloo, ON) Starting September 1st, students, residents and businesses around the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University will have access to comprehensive Wireless Internet, or “Wi-Fi”, service.
Atria Networks, which introduced wireless Internet with hot spots around the Region and covered Uptown Waterloo in the fall of 2005, will now offer wireless Internet over a wider area in Waterloo using a network aptly named “WhereEver”.
“The wi-fi coverage offered by the “WheverEver” network is unmatched by any provider in Ontario at the present time,” says Stu Wilson, vice president of sales and marketing for Atria Networks.
“WhereEver builds on a first phase of zoned service and begins to link areas for seamless Internet access across the Region.”
While some residences and small businesses currently use wireless routers connected to traditional wired Ethernet plugs, these access points are limited to a single site. With Atria’s WhereEver service, connections can be made anywhere in the service territory – in the home or down the street at the local coffee shop.
The WhereEver wi-fi grid is connected to Atria’s extensive 1100 km fibre-optic network, the fastest and most reliable in the Region, and powered by leading-edge Cisco software and hardware.
“We are bringing the very best technology to this local service, but like any venture that leads the way, we anticipate some valuable learning in the field as we move forward,” says Wilson. “That’s why we’re encouraging potential customers to join us in “experimenting” with the newfound freedom offered by ubiquitous Internet access. We consider our first monthly sign-ups to be early adopters and pioneers. They can help us with feedback and we’ll reciprocate with great packages and first-class technical and customer service.”
Wilson indicated the WhereEver service will be made available through a variety of service plans ranging from monthly subscriptions to hourly fees.
Wireless Internet is taking hold in communities around the world due to ease of access and improved productivity with an increasingly mobile workforce.
To learn more about the new service, the whereever.ca website will be online by August 25.
Contact:
Stu Wilson
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Atria Networks Inc.
(519) 593-3025
swillson@atrianetworks.com
After August 25th, visit: whereever.ca