Northeast Texas Regional Education Telecom Network Agency receives $1 Million Grant for High-Speed Wireless Broadband Network
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 14:18
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Trillion to begin construction on largest wireless WAN network in Texas
Mt. Pleasant , TX and Austin, TX – December 14, 2004 – The Northeast Texas Regional Education Telecom Network Agency (NTRETN) announced today that it has received funding commitment of over $1 Million from the Federal E-Rate program to provide high speed wireless WAN network services.
Trillion, the leading provider of wireless broadband services for education, based in Austin, Texas, will construct and manage the largest high-speed wireless broadband network in Texas for 81 sites encompassing 46 school districts.
The hybrid network will provide up to 100 Mbps providing a minimum of 15 times the bandwidth NTRETN is delivering to schools today. Trillion will also provide an integrated suite of services including firewall, DNS, and email as part of the managed service.
"The new Trillion wireless WAN network will address the growing bandwidth needs of school districts in our region and provide scalability for future needs,” said David Mabe, Deputy Executive Director. “The network will provide all our schools with additional bandwidth to deliver needed services to students and administrators. By managing our network, Trillion will free technical resources from NTRETN to focus on other needed services to our school districts.”
“We are pleased to provide this high-speed wireless WAN managed service for the NTRETN” said Bear Poth, President and CEO of Trillion. “When completed, this network, the largest wireless WAN in the state of Texas, will provide the NTRETN with unprecedented bandwidth to deliver educational services to over 46 school districts.”
The Federal E-rate grant will fund 72% of the cost of the building of the network and yearly service. It is anticipated that the network will be installed and operational by end of summer 2005.
About Northeast Texas Regional Education Telecom Network
The NTRETN is a consortium of public nonprofit education institutions formed to plan, coordinate and facilitate the cooperative development and operation of a regional integrated telecommunications network (the "Network"), to enable members to better further the mission of its respective members, and to contribute to improved student learning and the overall educational development of the region (the "Mission").
About Trillion
Trillion, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a leading provider of wireless broadband services, high-speed Internet access and telephony solutions for education, government, municipalities, libraries, and medical facilities. Trillion specializes in designing, installing, operating, and maintaining wide and local area network systems that utilize state-of-the-art wireless technology. Investors in Trillion include Hexagon Investments, the Intel Communications Fund and Meritage Private Equity Funds. For more information, visit www.trillion.net or call (512) 334-4100.
