June 5, 2008
FiberTower Wins NXTcomm08 Eos Award for Ethernet
Wireless Backhaul
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall
-- FiberTower Corporation (NASDAQ: FTWR), a wireless backhaul
services provider, announced today that it was named the winner
of NXTcomm Eos Award for Excellence in Network Design and Services
for Ethernet wireless backhaul. The award will be presented at
the second annual NXTcomm conference to be held in Las Vegas from
June 16 – 19. Accedian Networks nominated FiberTower as
a candidate in the Wireless/Mobile/Network Services category.
“This year’s Eos winners demonstrated the best and
most promising advancements to the network-enabled voice, video
and data ecosystem,” said Wayne Crawford, NXTcomm Executive
Director. “We congratulate FiberTower for its leadership,
innovation and role in driving our industry forward.”
“We are very proud of this honor and accomplishment as
it underscores our best-in-breed Ethernet product,” said
Kurt Van Wagenen, FiberTower’s President and Chief Executive
Officer. “We continue to develop our Ethernet offering in
order to reaffirm its superiority and enhance the quality of our
customers’ experience.”
About NXTcomm
NXTcomm has replaced SUPERCOMM. The Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA) and the U.S. Telecom Association (USTelecom),
the two organizations that owned and produced SUPERCOMM for eighteen
years, have joined forces to produce NXTcomm, which replaces SUPERCOMM
as the one event delivering the entire ecosystem of network-enabled
voice, video and data. NXTcomm08 comes to the Las Vegas Conventions
Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading
audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information,
go to http://www.NXTcommShow.com.
About FiberTower Corporation
FiberTower is a backhaul and access services provider focused
primarily on the wireless carrier market. With its extensive spectrum
footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands, carrier-class microwave
and fiber networks in 13 major markets, customer commitments from
six of the leading cellular carriers, and partnerships with the
largest tower operators in the U.S., FiberTower is considered
to be the leading alternative carrier for wireless backhaul. FiberTower
also provides backhaul and access service to government and enterprise
markets. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.fibertower.com.
Company Contact:
Ornella Napolitano, VP and Treasurer
FiberTower Corporation
(202) 251-5210
onapolitano@fibertower.com
Investor Contact:
Gus Okwu / DRG&E
404-532-0086
gokwu@drg-e.com
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