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21st July 2005:
Be
Unlimited
‘Be’ adds free Be Box wireless router to their 24 Mb
broadband package
Brand new 24 meg broadband provider Be Unlimited
are to supply every one of their customers with a top-of-the-range 'Be Box'
wireless router - for free. As part of their commitment to quality, they have
chosen the new Thomson SpeedTouch 716g wireless router that normally retails
for £116.99.
"Be are dedicated to delivering the ultimate
broadband experience in the UK, so it's essential that our customers enjoy not
only the highest speeds available but also the latest technology," said Dana
Pressman Managing Director and co-founder of Be. "The Be Box will change the
way people use their PCs because when combined with ultra-fast broadband it can
open doors to completely new online experiences."
The Be Box can be
used to connect multiple computers, games consoles and standard telephony
devices and features a four-port 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet switch, 802.11 b/g
wireless LAN, two VoIP telephone ports and supports ADSL2+. The Be Box allows
the seamless use of multiple high-bandwidth applications together with
high-quality Voice over IP functionality.
"Combining the forthcoming
super-speed broadband service from Be and Thomson's SpeedTouch 716g is a very
exciting proposition for the UK market. The 716g is packed with a multitude of
features, including two ports for connecting existing analogue telephones to
new VoIP services, that will allow customers to get the maximum value from Be's
24 meg broadband service," said Andrew Susans, Area Director, UK & Ireland
at Thomson. "This is a key point in the development of broadband and we are
delighted to be pushing the technological boundaries with Be.'
About
Be
Be Unlimited ("Be") is the UK's new ultra high-speed broadband
internet service provider (ISP). The company was established in October 2004,
with the working name Avatar Broadband Ltd., by Boris Ivanovic and Dana
Pressman. The company will be deploying its own network in the UK, utilising
the Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) EU directive, which allows independent
operators to lease incumbent's (British Telecom in the case of the UK market)
last mile access infrastructure.
Be is run by a team of experts with
extensive experience in the broadband and systems fields. The core team
including Boris Ivanovic (Founder and Executive Director) came from Bostream,
the largest Swedish DSL operator after Telia (the incumbent) prior to being
sold to their largest competitor. They include Jocke Garmer (CIO), Johanna
Arvestal (Product Manager) and Rickard Reite (Chief developer). Dana Pressman
(Managing Director) has long experience in managing high growth system
development organisations with both Oracle and Sapient.
About
Thomson
Partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries Thomson
(Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology, systems and services to
help its Media & Entertainment clients - content creators, content
distributors and users of its technology - realise their business goals and
optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The
Group intends to become the preferred partner to the Media & Entertainment
Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA and Thomson brands. For
more information visit: www.thomson.net
[Be Unlimited - 24Mb
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