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WORLD WIDE PACKETS LIGHTNINGEDGE SOLUTION DELIVERS INTEGRATED VOICE ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO, AND HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
AmeriHost Inn of Grant County, Washington Brings the Ultimate in World Class Communications to Its Patrons
Moses Lake, WA - October 28, 2002 – World Wide Packets announced today that visitors to the AmeriHost Inn in Moses Lake (www.amerihostinn-moseslake.com) are experiencing the world’s best in integrated voice, video and data services over a single IP infrastructure. AmeriHost has set a new benchmark in hospitality packages with its offering of the highest quality communications available anywhere in the world.
At 100 Megabit capacity to each room, visitors enjoy DVD quality video content, always on Internet, as well as a host of visitor services. To AmeriHost’s owner, Bob Russell, the World Wide Packets solution means that he can add additional services easily as they become available over the years without having to displace existing services. Advanced business services, including high-speed videoconferencing, are features that he plans to offer in the near future.
The services are delivered over Grant County, Washington’s celebrated fiber optic infrastructure, known as the Zipp Network, using World Wide Packets’ suite of LightningEdge components. Russell believes that Zipp’s capacity has allowed the hotel to create a whole new class of competition – one that AmeriHost dominates within hundreds of miles of Moses Lake. "AmeriHost provides a completely different level of experience in visitor communication services and in-room entertainment. We’re finding that, once people experience the ultimate in high-speed services, they don’t want to settle for less. And while we’re enhancing our service offerings dramatically, we’re also cutting operating costs."
Many telecommunications equipment vendors claim to support integrated service delivery when in reality their networks support only Internet and data services. By contrast, many active network operators use World Wide Packets’ solution today to deliver integrated voice, video, Internet and data services. Said Barry Kantner, V.P. of Marketing for World Wide Packets, "Municipal owners of service networks like Grant County Public Utility District are winning big in two ways: First, they realize one of the lowest total cost of service delivery in the industry as a result of implementing an Ethernet to the Subscriber service delivery infrastructure. And second, their networks deliver up to 1,000 Megabits to each subscriber, enabling the simultaneous delivery of greater and more diverse services – that translates to increased subscriber take-rates, higher revenues and the loyalty of satisfied customers like AmeriHost Inns."
World Wide Packets LightningEdge 211 Access Concentrator enables the delivery of video, data, and voice through advanced quality service mechanisms not found in traditional "Enterprise" switches. Priority policies can be configured on the switch to guarantee that delay-sensitive applications such as voice and video receive priority handling and that Internet traffic rates are controlled. MAC address-based security mechanisms ensure that only authorized devices are allowed on the network.
The LightningEdge 211 Access Concentrator has several unique features that enable revenue-generating opportunities for service providers including unique rate limiting, QoS, and MAC address management. Multicast video is facilitated through optimized IGMP features.
About World Wide Packets
World Wide Packets LightningEdge Ethernet service delivery access network solution, enables delivery of simultaneous telephony, business and entertainment video, broadband data, and Internet access services, to any combination of business and residential subscribers, using Ethernet over fiber and copper medium. By bringing together the limitless bandwidth capabilities of a fiber infrastructure with the affordability and proven performance of Ethernet, these networks eliminate the constant bandwidth challenges now facing network operators. World Wide Packets is a privately held corporation, founded by Bernard Daines, a recognized pioneer of Ethernet network solutions. For more information on World Wide Packets, please visit our Web site at www.worldwidepackets.com. Access Brilliance, Ethernet to the Subscriber, ETTS, Fiber to the Subscriber, FTTS, LightningEdge, World Wide Packets and the World Wide Packets logo are trademarks of World Wide Packets Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About AmeriHost Inns
AmeriHost Inn and AmeriHost Inn & Suites hotels range in size from 60 to 120 rooms. The mid-priced, interior-corridor hotels offer data port-equipped phones, electronic door locks, exercise facilities, individual whirlpool suites, and an indoor pool and spa. All AmeriHost Inn hotels offer a 100 percent guest satisfaction guarantee. Reservations can be made by calling (800) 434-5800 or by visiting www.amerihostinn.com. AmeriHost Franchise Systems Inc. is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD).
About Grant County’s Zipp Network
Grant County PUD was created by its customer / owners to meet community needs for electricity more than 50 years ago. They believed that public ownership and local control result in higher quality services and the Zipp Network evolved through similar foresight. Zipp is a fiber-to-the-home network that, when completely deployed, will offer all homes, businesses and farms in the county access to choices in high-speed Internet digital television and telephone services through independent service providers. For more information, please visit www.gcpud.org.
