Close WindowSan Jose, Calif. PRNewswire | Jan. 28, 2002 —Aeris.net, the leading network provider for wireless telemetry messaging, announced today that its MicroBurst network subscriber base has reached more than 150,000 units. Reaching the 150,000 unit threshold for commercial MicroBurst units marks an important milestone. Together with our industry-leading market partners, the developers who create MicroBurst applications, Aeris is bringing the security and efficiency benefits of wireless machine-to-machine communications to a broad and diverse market.
Aeris's success is due both to continuing unit growth in the security and alarm monitoring market and to an increase in market demand for wireless mobile applications such as commercial fleet management. Overall, Aeris experienced a significant increase in unit deployment across all vertical markets in 2001.
"Wireless communications with devices of all kinds is just beginning to be broadly embraced," said Dick Gossen, President and CEO of Aeris.net. "In the future, we'll see wireless telemetry everywhere." Aeris is ramping up for this accelerated growth by improving upon its MicroBurst network service offerings, including the availability of new connectivity options to the Aeris.net hub and the introduction of new radio modules, including the Niigata Seimitsu NSA1800 (www.niigata-s.co.jp) and the Sony Ericsson MM-15 (www.sonyericssonmobile.com/m2m) . New radio platforms will be forthcoming from current suppliers Standard Communications (www.standardcomm.com) and CSI Wireless (www.csi-wireless.com) . Aeris continues to focus on its mission to be the leading network service provider for fixed and mobile wireless telemetry applications in the Western Hemisphere.
MicroBurst technology is a proprietary utility that enables short data packets to be transmitted over control channels in cellular networks using standard IS-41C signaling mechanisms. These short data packets are transmitted by cellular devices and are routed to the Aeris central hub facility over existing SS7 (Signaling System 7) networks. The Aeris hub identifies the service provider, the ultimate recipient for the data, and routes the data for delivery via one of several available back-end links, which include Internet and dedicated connectivity.
MicroBurst technology provides ubiquity of service and the lowest possible cost structure. All data distribution is handled by Aeris' central clearinghouse facility. This distribution strategy makes MicroBurst technology fully mobile and enables all MicroBurst devices to roam throughout North, South and Central America.
Aeris.net, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., provides web-to-wireless connectivity and control for a broad array of fixed and mobile telemetry applications using its proprietary MicroBurst® technology. MicroBurst employs the control channel infrastructure of cellular networks as a robust transmission medium to achieve low cost and ubiquitous data coverage. Aeris.net deploys MicroBurst technology across cellular service areas in the United States, Mexico, Canada and much of South America. Initial applications include vehicle tracking and alarm reporting, security and equipment monitoring, and utility meter reading. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.aeris.net or call 1-888-GO-AERIS within the United States.
MicroBurst® and VBurst™ are trademarks of Aeris.net, Inc. Aeris is a registered trademark of Aeris.net. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective holders.
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