CARSON CITY, Nev., May 16, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Gateway Access Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GWYA), a provider of wireless broadband solutions, announced today that the company signed an affiliate agreement with SOHO Wireless allowing Gateway to offer communitywide Hot Spot connectivity to municipalities in SOHO's primary markets. The service compliments GWYA's standard wireless broadband services. The company, in conjunction with the Danville Business Alliance, has deployed several Wi-Fi Hot Spots along the corridor of downtown Danville, PA, providing businesses, shoppers and visitors to the area with High Speed Internet Access. The service was introduced during the cities annual Spring Fling Event which took place May 7th and 8th.
GWYA's solutions are designed to offer rural businesses and heavy broadband consumers a level of performance and dependability that not only meets metropolitan standards for wire-based broadband, but exceeds those benchmarks. Moreover, the system's low costs of deployment, maintenance and servicing enable pricing that is both competitive and flexible, rapidly generating ROI for both subscribers and the Company.
The Company's strategy has already produced the desired results in its early stage, with acquisitions of several proprietary frequencies in key MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Area), executing on its first large, long-term anchor contract, and building out an infrastructure that will open service areas to a substantial subscriber base. This is possible within a very short time period and at very low investment levels due to the technology. The core infrastructure necessary for entry into a MSA is only a small fraction of that of competing technologies. Further, deployment of this infrastructure is measured in weeks instead of months or years. And most importantly, wireless broadband technologies allow deployment on an as-demanded basis. Large capital outlays for infrastructure are not required. Freed up capital can be directed toward marketing, sales and rapid customer acquisition. This time-to-market is a competitive advantage that cannot be matched by the cable companies and Telco's competing in these secondary markets.
As the promise of broadband begins to produce clear return on investment (ROI) for businesses in major cities, an entire class of companies still find themselves with few viable solutions tailored to their needs. These restrictions are not based on company size, industry or ability to pay, but simply on geography. Companies and heavy broadband users located in small to mid-sized markets must settle for a substantially lower quality of service (QoS) at significantly higher overall costs than their peers located in major metropolitan areas. Gateway sees these markets as under-served, containing huge demand and therefore represents a major business opportunity.
The cornerstone of each of the company's products is the broadband technology platform. In each small to mid-sized market targeted by the Company, they secure proprietary frequencies available exclusively for use in the Company's network. This spectrum satisfies key requirements which competing alternatives cannot directly compete.
Wireless broadband technologies offer lower costs and quicker deployment times, having no trenches to dig, no cable to bury and no leased line charges from telephone companies. Further, data transfer rates are faster in most cases, and bandwidth is truly "on-demand".
The continued fragmentation of U.S. businesses into countless smaller locations is changing their IT needs, creating unlimited new opportunities for providers such as Gateway Access Solutions to offer solutions to the challenges of a highly mobile work force.
To remain competitive, companies of every size and shape, from large conglomerates to small home-based businesses, are finding it imperative to implement the latest technologies.
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Gateway Access Solutions is headquartered in Carson City, NV, and is currently providing solutions in the Danville, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, PA, as well as in Albuquerque, NM. For more information contact the company at 775-841-7442 or visit the web site at www.GatewayAccessSolutions.com
Except historical matter contained herein, matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect assumptions and involve risk and uncertainties, which may affect the Company's business and prospects and cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.