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April 29, 2008
SkyPilot Networks Closes New Round of Financing
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless networks, today announced the closing of a new round of venture capital financing. The $3.4 million of newly announced funding comes from SkyPilot’s existing investors, including August Capital and Mobius Ventures, and brings the total raised since inception to over $70 million. The primary use of the funds will be to continue to expand sales and bring new products to market for the growing customer base of broadband wireless service providers.
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April 29, 2008
SkyPilot Hires New Vice President of Sales
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless networks, today announced that Dennis Stipati has joined the company as its vice president of worldwide sales. Dennis is a global wireless communications industry veteran, with more than 24 years of sales, marketing, and operations management experience. Prior to SkyPilot, Dennis was the vice president of worldwide sales for Exalt Communications, a manufacturer of wireless backhaul equipment, and spent 17 years at Motorola in positions that included leading the EMEA and Asia sales teams for the Canopy product line and the Americas sales teams for the Orthogon product line.
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August 13, 2007
Procera Networks and SkyPilot Networks Deliver Wi-Fi Service for Pioneering Service Provider in Bahrain
Procera Networks, Inc. (OTCBB: PRNW), a pioneering developer of carrier-grade network traffic and service management infrastructure equipment, and SkyPilot Networks, leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today announced the companies' respective products have been deployed by SkyFi Networks, a new wireless ISP serving the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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April 9, 2007
VeriWave Adds Line-Rate Layer 4 Traffic to Wireless Test Systems
VeriWave, the leader in Wireless LAN performance and analysis test systems, has added line-rate Layer 4 traffic generation and test capabilities to enable the industry's first comprehensive testing of wireless network, protocol and application performance from a single platform.
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March 29, 2007
Sky Catcher Communications Partners with SkyPilot to Deliver Mesh
Networks for Rural Broadband Access
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today announced a partnership with Sky Catcher Communications, a North Carolina-based systems integrator and service provider for rural markets in the Americas, using its mesh products as the wireless infrastructure and access for Sky Catcher's network services.
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March 19, 2007
SkyPilot Enhances Wireless VoIP Support with Upgrade to SyncMesh™
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks,
today announced the availability of SyncMesh™ software version 1.5, which enhances the voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities across SkyPilot's
mesh products.
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March 12, 2007
SkyPilot Debuts SkyAccess DualBand
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today launched the SkyAccess DualBand,
a low-cost dual-radio product designed to complement SkyPilot's existing line of citywide
Wi-Fi products.
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March 12, 2007
SkyPilot Integrates SkyControl with Google Earth™ Mapping Service
SkyPilot Networks, the leading
provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today
introduced version 1.5 of the SkyControl™ mesh management system,
which integrates seamlessly with the Google Earth™ mapping service.
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March 12, 2007
SkyPilot Reaches Milestone of 25,000 Units Shipped and 300 Customers
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband
wireless mesh networks, today announced that it has surpassed 25,000 units shipped and has mesh networks deployed by
more than 300 customers in 50 countries.
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March 5, 2007
RedMoon, SkyPilot, and TESSCO Form Partnership to Deliver Municipal Wi-Fi Through Texas Go DIRect Program
RedMoon Broadband, SkyPilot Networks, and TESSCO Technologies today announced that
they have entered a strategic partnership that enables state agencies, cities, counties, public school districts,
and universities to simplify procurement and gain access to discounted pricing through the Texas DIR (Department of
Information Resources) Go DIRect Program.
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December 18, 2006:
Procera Networks Partners with Leading Wireless Mesh Network Provider SkyPilot To Deliver Carrier-Class, Broadband Internet Services
Procera® Networks, Inc. (PRNW.OB), a pioneering developer of intelligent network traffic and service management infrastructure equipment, and SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, announced a partnership to enhance SkyPilot's customers' ability to monitor, improve and troubleshoot bandwidth utilization in their networks.
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October 16, 2006:
SkyPilot and Galaxy Internet Partner to Deliver
Boston Downtown Wi-Fi HotZone
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, and Galaxy Internet, the regional leader in Internet services and municipal wireless networks, announced that they have partnered and delivered the downtown Boston Wi-Fi HotZone.
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September 26, 2006:
SkyPilot Networks Launches
New Distributor Network In
EMEA To Drive Sales In Wireless Broadband Market
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier class mesh networks, today announced the launch
of a new distributor network in Europe to help drive
its sales and profile in the expanding wireless mesh
broadband network market. The initiative, called The
AirPower Channel Partner Programme, is designed to build
a strong channel through key distributors that cover
key markets in EMEA. The three distributors that SkyPilot
has appointed are UK-headquarted ACAL
Networks that covers the UK, Western Europe, Middle
East and African markets, Sistelec
Telecomunicaciones that covers southern Europe,
and Winncom
Technologies that covers the Eastern European market.
All three companies were selected by SkyPilot because
of their expertise in wireless infrastructure technology
and their ability to market and support its products.
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more.
September 5, 2006:
SkyPilot Networks Launches
Channel Partner Program to Distribute Next-Generation
Mesh Networking Solutions
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier class mesh networks, today announced a program
that will increase its ability to reach new customers
and strengthen its value-added reseller (VAR) relationships.
The AirPower Channel Partner Program will provide channel
partners with access to the products, training, support
and resources essential to deliver wireless mesh broadband
network solutions to their customers. The program has
signed up 49 new partners globally.
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more.
August 24, 2006:
World Airways, SkyPilot to
Deliver Free Wi-Fi Service to Occoquan
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today
announced that along with World Airwaves, it will build
out a wireless network powered by SkyPilot equipment
in Occoquan, VA a historic Prince William County town
outside of Washington, D.C. The network will offer free
public Wi-Fi Internet access to tourists, visitors,
merchants and area residents..
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more.
August 23, 2006:
SkyPilot Partners with CenturyTel
to Deliver Vail Municipal Wi-Fi Network
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, announced
that the Town of Vail awarded CenturyTel the contract
to build and operate the Wi-Fi network, powered by SkyPilot
equipment, for the Colorado ski resort destination.
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more.
August 21, 2006:
Midcoast Maine Goes Live with
RedZone Wireless, Powered by SkyPilot
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today
announced that the communities of Rockland and Thomaston
are fully operational with a wireless network built
by RedZone Wireless, a pioneer in providing affordable
wireless Internet services in Maine, powered by SkyPilot
equipment.
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more.
August 17, 2006:
Lok Technology Certifies SkyPilot
Networks as Technology Partner
Lok Technology, Inc., a leading provider of
integrated appliances to manage, provision and protect
wireless networks, today announced that SkyPilot Networks,
the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless
mesh networks, has become a Lok Technology Certified
Technology Partner.
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more.
July 11, 2006:
SkyPilot Networks Announces
$21 Million Financing
August Capital’s Dave Marquardt Leads Round and
Joins Board
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, announced
a $21 million round of funding that will fuel its growth
as the technology leader in the municipal Wi-Fi market.
Primary use of the funds will be to continue to expand
sales, marketing, engineering and customer service efforts
for its growing customer base. August Capital, whose
partners are well known for active investments in Adaptec,
Atheros, Cobalt Networks (Sun), Grand Junction (Cisco),
Microsoft, Seagate, Silicon Image and Sun Microsystems,
will lead the financing. Current investors joining August
in the round include Mobius Venture Capital, INVESCO
Private Capital, Palo Alto Investors, Nexit Ventures
and Selby Venture Partners. With this investment, SkyPilot’s
funding since inception now totals $68 million.
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more.
June 19, 2006:
Foster City Selects SkyPilot
Networks and MetroFi to Deliver
Free Municipal Wi-Fi Services
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, announced
that Foster City, California, has selected MetroFi,
the leader in designing, building and operating citywide
Wi-Fi networks, to build out a wireless network powered
by SkyPilot equipment in this San Mateo County city.
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more.
May 23, 2006:
SkyPilot Named Technology
Market Leader in Municipal
Wi-Fi Mesh Networking
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today
announced it has been ranked by Yankee Group as a leader
in Technical Versatility among Wi-Fi mesh vendors. In
its February 2006 report titled "Myths and
Realities of Wi-Fi Mesh Networking," Yankee Group
compares SkyPilot's solution to other mesh networking
vendors, including Tropos, Cisco, Motorola, Nortel,
Strix, and BelAir.
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more.
May 10, 2006:
FierceWireless Awards SkyPilot
Networks as One of the “Fierce 15" Wireless
Companies of 2006
SkyPilot Networks announced today that it
has been named to FierceWireless’ annual Fierce
15 list. This distinction honors SkyPilot Networks as
one of the top 15 emerging wireless companies for 2006.
FierceWireless is an internationally recognized email
newsletter for the wireless industry, provides more
than 73,000 executives in over 100 countries a quick,
authoritative briefing on the day's top wireless stories
and markets.
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more.
April 13, 2006:
City of Portland Selects SkyPilot
Networks and MetroFi to Deliver Citywide Multi-Use Wi-Fi
Network
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today
announced that the City of Portland, Ore., has selected
MetroFi, the leader in designing, building and operating
citywide Wi-Fi networks, to build out a wireless network
powered by SkyPilot equipment. The mixed-use network
will provide citywide public Internet access as well
as new enhanced services for the City of Portland’s
public safety, public works, property inspectors and
other field-based employees who will be equipped to
wirelessly download and upload reports and data from
the field.
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more.
April 12, 2006:
In Motion Technology Partners
with SkyPilot Networks to Provide First Responders with
Transparent Access to 4.9GHz Networks
In Motion Technology, the mobile gateway provider,
is pleased to announce a partnership with SkyPilot Networks,
the leading provider of carrier-class wireless mesh
networks. The two companies provide an effective end-to-end
solution for delivering mission-critical mobile broadband
communications to first responders. The joint offering
delivers a robust and cost-effective mobile data networking
infrastructure transparently integrating best-of-breed
4.9 GHz mesh networking technology with carrier mobile
data networks such as EV-DO.
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more.
April 11, 2006:
Brookline, Mass. Welcomes
Its Wireless Partners
Brookline presented its finalist to build
a citywide broadband-wireless network at a public hearing
on Monday evening, April 10, 2006. Members of the town’s
wireless committee, the winning team, and half a dozen
residents lobbed questions and expressed interest in
the myriad applications and services the future network
will enable.
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more.
April 3, 2006:
SkyPilot Networks Surpasses
200th Customer and 10,000 Unit Shipment Milestones
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today
announced the company has reached a series of significant
milestones that include shipping its 10,000th unit and
securing its 200th customer distributed across 40 countries
worldwide. Soaring demand for SkyPilot solutions is
being driven by a combination of service providers,
municipalities and public safety agencies that leverage
SkyPilot solutions to deliver a wide variety of applications
including broadband data, voice over IP, public Internet
access and video surveillance.
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more.
March 20, 2006:
SkyPilot Announces SkyExtender
TriBand for Licensed 4.9 GHz Public Safety
and Public Wi-Fi Access
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class wireless mesh networks, today announced
the SkyExtender TriBand, a highly versatile product
that seamlessly integrates SkyPilot’s industry-leading
5 GHz synchronous mesh backhaul with two high-power
access points, one dedicated to licensed 4.9 GHz public
safety applications and one dedicated to 2.4 GHz public
Wi-Fi access. The SkyExtender TriBand is purpose-built
to meet the combined requirements of the public/private
partnership between municipalities and service providers
by supporting a mixed-use environment of municipal applications
and broadband Internet access services. As part of the
announcement, SkyPilot is also announcing technology
partnerships with best-in-class 4.9 GHz solution vendors.
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March 16, 2006:
City of Aurora Selects SkyPilot
Networks and MetroFi to Deliver Citywide Wi-Fi Services
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, and
MetroFi, the leader in designing, building and operating
citywide Wi-Fi networks, today announced the City of
Aurora, the second largest city in Illinois, has selected
SkyPilot and MetroFi to build out the first city-wide
Wi-Fi network in the state of Illinois. The mixed-use
network will provide free public Internet access within
the City of Aurora as well as new public works and public
safety services that will deliver dramatic cost savings
reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars annually over
existing wireless services.
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February 14, 2006:
SkyPilot Named Technology
Market Leader in Municipal Wi-Fi Mesh Networking
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of
carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, today
announced it has been ranked by Yankee Group as the
leader in Technical Versatility among Wi-Fi mesh vendors.
In its February 2006 report titled Myths and Realities
of Wi-Fi Mesh Networking, Yankee Group places SkyPilot
in the technology leadership position ahead of all other
mesh networking vendors, including Tropos, Cisco, Motorola,
Nortel, Strix, and BelAir.
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February 13, 2006:
Telegens Selects SkyPilot
Networks to Supply Jamaica with Island-wide
Carrier-Class Mesh Systems; Jamaican Wireless Internet
Service Provider
Leverages SkyPilot's Mesh Network Architecture
SkyPilot Networks, the leader in carrier-class
mesh solutions, today announced it has been selected
by Telegens, a Jamaican Wireless Internet Service Provider
(WISP), to provide the access, mesh network and customer
premise equipment (CPE) infrastructure for broadband
wireless services for business, multi-unit dwelling
(MDU) and residential customers. By using SkyPilot's
long-range, high-capacity 5 GHz mesh backhaul, Telegens
is delivering cost-effective data, video and voice-over-IP
services across substantial distances with highly reliable
coverage. The use of SkyPilot's mesh network architecture
provides Telegens with multi-hop capabilities to work
around non-line-of-sight (NLOS) areas, a critical capability
due to Jamaica's mountainous terrain.
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January 31 , 2006:
SkyPilot Partners with SwiftTalk
to Bring Carrier-Class Mesh Networking to Africa
SkyPilot Networks, the leader in carrier-class
mesh solutions, today announced that SwiftTalk Ltd.,
an Internet Service Provider and network operator headquartered
in Lagos, Nigeria, has selected SkyPilot equipment to
roll out advanced wireless voice, data and Internet
access services in that country. SwiftTalk is currently
deploying in three Nigerian cities: Lagos (where it
operates five networks), Port Harcourt (with three networks)
and Warri. Future deployments in Nigeria – some
of which will involve strategic partners and alliances
– will expand network coverage to Abuja , Ibadan
, Jos, Onitsha and Aba.
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January 23 , 2006:
SkyPilot Partners with Costa
Del Sol Online SL to Deliver Carrier-class Broadband
Wireless Across Western Europe
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
broadband wireless systems, today announced that Costa
del Sol Online SL (CDSO), a multi-faceted reseller,
system integrator and network operator based in Malaga,
Spain, has selected SkyPilot equipment to rollout advanced
wireless voice, data and Internet access services across
Western Europe. CDSO’s network operator subsidiary,
Bamboo Telecom , is actively deploying SkyPilot equipment
to a large rural subscriber base in Malaga , Spain to
deliver voice-over-IP (VOIP) and Internet access services.
Based on its own success in building out a service provider
network based on SkyPilot gear, CDSO is initially reselling
this equipment to network operators in other regions
of Spain and Holland in preparation for an aggressive
expansion plan across new geographies.
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December 12, 2005:
SkyPilot Expands Executive
Management Team to Support Rapid Growth
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
mesh networking systems, today announced it has bolstered
its executive management team with the appointment of
four new senior executives, including finance veteran
David Robertson as its new chief financial officer (CFO)
and Marty Hahnfeld as the company’s new senior
vice president of sales. Broadening SkyPilot’s
deep pool of veteran industry management experience
is vice president of business development Wes Schaefer
and vice president of operations Allen Adolph.
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September 19, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Chooses
Fujitsu System-on-Chip for New Generation WiMAX Mesh
Networking Solution
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
broadband wireless systems, and Fujitsu Microelectronics
America, Inc., a leading provider of robust wireline
and wireless solutions that boost next-generation communications
networks in North America, today announced that SkyPilot
has selected the Fujitsu WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC)
for a new generation of systems that will bring sophisticated
mesh networking to WiMAX deployments.
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September 19, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Announces
4.9 GHz Product Availability and Expands Partnerships
for Municipal Broadband Wireless Market
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
broadband wireless systems, today announced expanded
coverage with the addition of the 4.9 GHz frequency
band to address the licensed US public safety market
and other international markets. In addition, SkyPilot
announced a series of new partnerships that will be
instrumental in quickly and cost-effectively delivering
low-cost, customized wireless broadband services for
rapidly expanding municipal market opportunities. SkyPilot
has established partnerships with Airpath Wireless,
Ekahau, Funk Software, IntraISP, NetMotion Wireless,
Nomadix, Padcom, PePLink, Pronto Networks, and Zcomax
Technologies to ensure interoperability with the leading
providers of billing and management, back office accounting,
operational support systems, authentication solutions,
and Wi-Fi customer premise equipment (CPE) that are
vital to delivering carrier-class broadband solutions
to municipal markets.
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September 19, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Equips
MetroFi for Municipal Broadband Wireless
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
broadband wireless systems, today announced it has been
providing equipment to MetroFi, the leader in designing,
building, and operating wireless broadband networks,
to provide the mesh backhaul and subscriber access for
municipal Wi-Fi services now available across the communities
of Cupertino and Santa Clara, CA. By combining a 802.11b/g
access point (AP) with SkyPilot’s high-capacity
5 GHz mesh backhaul, MetroFi provides cost-effective
broadband wireless in dense coverage patterns.
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September 19, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Sets New
Price/Performance Benchmark for Municipal
Wi-Fi, Introduces Licensed 4.9 GHz Products for Public
Safety
SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
broadband wireless systems, today announced a series
of strategic technology developments and corporate partnerships
that significantly enhance its broadband wireless services
for the fast-growing municipal market. The company also
announced its selection of Fujitsu’s WiMAX System-on-Chip
that will be instrumental in delivering one of the industry’s
first WiMAX mesh networking solutions.
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June 6, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Expands
Broadband Last-Mile Services with Additional International
Frequencies
SkyPilot Networks today announced the expanded
coverage for two additional 5 GHz frequency bands to
allow unlicensed service to a broader list of countries.
In addition to providing coverage for the 5.8 GHz (5.725-5.850)
frequency band, the SkyPilot products now have the capability
to cover both the 5.1-5.4 GHz (5.150-5.450) and 5.4-5.7
GHz (5.450-5.725) bands as well.
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June 6, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Announces
SkyExtender DualBand for Wide-Ranging Metropolitan Wi-Fi
Networks
SkyPilot Networks today announced the SkyExtender
DualBand, a dual-radio solution that dramatically extends
the reach of Wi-Fi broadband access and greatly improves
network capacity and reliability. By combining a high-power
802.11b/g access point (AP) with SkyPilot's long-range
and high-capacity 5 GHz mesh backhaul, service providers
and municipalities can now cost-effectively deploy Wi-Fi
services over great distances for either targeted hotzones
or dense, ubiquitous coverage patterns.
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June 1, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Introduces Comprehensive Channel Partner
Program
SkyPilot Networks today announced the introduction
of a comprehensive channel partner program that will
help scale the company's sales, marketing, customer
service and technical support capabilities to meet rising
customer demand for its robust and economical last-mile
solutions. Having secured more than 100 customers in
nearly 30 countries just since October of 2004...
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May 23, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Joins WiMAX
Forum™ and Commits to WiMAX Products
SkyPilot Networks today announced it has joined
the WiMAX Forum™, an industry-led, non-profit
organization that promotes the interoperability and
certification of broadband wireless products using the
IEEE 802.16 standard.
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May 16, 2005:
SkyPilot Networks Announces
$15 Million Funding Round, Names New CEO
SkyPilot Networks today announced a $15 million
round of funding and that Bob Machlin has joined the
company as president and CEO. Machlin, a 20-year industry
veteran with a track record at several highly successful
telecommunications companies, joins SkyPilot as the
company expands its presence in the broadband wireless
market.
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November 3, 2004:
Telabria Announces Plans
for UK-Based WiMAX Network; Joins WiMAX Forum and Partners
with SkyPilot Networks
Telabria, the award-winning UK wireless network
provider, has announced plans to build the first WiMAX
network in the United Kingdom . In September Telabria
joined the WiMAX Forum, the industry body formed to
promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability
of IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless products.
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June 22, 2004:
SkyPilot Networks Delivers
Carrier-Class Wireless Broadband
SkyPilot unveiled its breakthrough SkyPilot
system, a robust platform that enables service providers
and network operators to deploy tomorrow's high-bandwidth,
low-latency applications today - at highly competitive
price points.
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For more information, email pr@skypilot.com or call +1 (408) 764-8000.