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ARRIS/VCOM System Accepted for RUS

Nov. 19, 2004

A 700-MHz wireless system jointly developed by VCom, Inc. (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) and ARRIS (Suwanee, GA) has been accepted by the Rural Utility Service (RUS) for purchase under the RUS Broadband Loan Program. The system is based on DOCSIS 2.0 technology using a fixed modulation scheme for broadband service over long distances. Such technology is essential for areas that are underserved with lower population densities where closely spaced cells of fixed terrestrial infrastructure are difficult to economically justify. The system includes ARRIS's wireless enhanced Cadant(r) C3(tm) Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) and WM450 modems, and VCom's advanced 700 MHz Broadband Wireless Internet Network (BWIN(tm)) technology. According to Richard Blenkinsop, VCom's Systems Vice President, "We are the first organizations to meet the RUS Buy American provision and receive acceptance as broadband wireless equipment providers under the RUS Wireless Networks classification." Vcom --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eA0JtlqC0Gth0BM5z0Ad ARRIS --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eA0JtlqC0Gth0BM510AQ

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.