CI-Net’s RedKite WiMAX-based high speed internet service lets customers ‘burst’ up to 20 Mbps

Kidlington, UK - 11 November 09 - A high performance, fixed wireless Internet connectivity service for business is now available as a ‘burstable’ 20 Mbps connection starting at £3,000 a year from CI-Net, the ISP, hosting and fully managed wide area networking company.

The RedKite wireless Internet access service using WiMAX technology now lets customers ‘burst’ up to 20 Mbps to cover spikes in Internet activity as long as they keep within their contracted data rates (2, 5 or 10 Mbps) for the majority of the time.

CI-Net’s MD, Graham McLean said: “Burstable RedKite gives customers extra flexibility and peace of mind. They know they are covered if they have short periods when they need a bit of extra bandwidth. This could be down to performing a big online backup for example or a sudden increase in web traffic if they host their own web site or just the odd busy period in the month when they need a slightly bigger ‘Internet pipe’.”

The RedKite service is available in a growing number of UK locations including Central London, Birmingham and Oxford. Regional base stations transmit symmetric, uncontended bandwidth for subscribers to pick up using outdoor antennas. It is often used as a low cost, alternative to private leased lines or as a failover service to support business continuity.

“In some instances, businesses choose RedKite as an additional connection alongside their traditional cable based service,” explained McLean. “Because it’s totally separate from any BT or carrier provided service, it gives them extra resilience and supports business continuity. We can set it up so a customer can make use of all the bandwidth from both the wireless and their traditional wired service and configure them to automatically failover to each other if one experiences a problem.”

RedKite is being rolled out to cities, town centres and business parks around the UK based on demand.
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About RedKite
RedKite is a high speed, wireless Internet access service, based on pre-WiMAX technology, which represents a scaleable, flexible and cost effective connectivity solution.
1:1 contention ratio
Symmetrical bandwidth - same upload/download speeds
99.9% availability backed by a comprehensive SLA
Dedicated Technical Support Team and 24 hour network monitoring
Conforms to IEEE standards
Secure AES Encrypted Traffic

About CI-Net
Over 2,000 UK organisations rely on CI-Net’s secure, resilient, managed wide area networks (WANs). These organisations choose CI-Net to manage their WAN because of the flexibility and comprehensive services we offer, the unrivalled quality and resilience of our network and our unparalleled reputation for innovation and customer support. Working closely with customers to understand specific requirements, CI-Net builds and supports solutions crafted from an extensive portfolio of connectivity solutions, security and optimisation products plus web and professional services to support a huge variety of on-line and e-business activities. CI-Net enables businesses of all sizes to communicate better with their customers, suppliers, partners, home workers, branch offices, temporary sites and mobile workers – no matter what the circumstances. CI-Net was formally called Community Internet plc.

About RedKite
RedKite is a high speed, wireless Internet access service, based on pre-WiMAX technology, which represents a scaleable, flexible and cost effective connectivity solution.
1:1 contention ratio
Symmetrical bandwidth - same upload/download speeds
99.9% availability backed by a comprehensive SLA
Dedicated Technical Support Team and 24 hour network monitoring
Conforms to IEEE standards
Secure AES Encrypted Traffic

About CI-Net
Over 2,000 UK organisations rely on CI-Net’s secure, resilient, managed wide area networks (WANs). These organisations choose CI-Net to manage their WAN because of the flexibility and comprehensive services we offer, the unrivalled quality and resilience of our network and our unparalleled reputation for innovation and customer support. Working closely with customers to understand specific requirements, CI-Net builds and supports solutions crafted from an extensive portfolio of connectivity solutions, security and optimisation products plus web and professional services to support a huge variety of on-line and e-business activities. CI-Net enables businesses of all sizes to communicate better with their customers, suppliers, partners, home workers, branch offices, temporary sites and mobile workers – no matter what the circumstances. CI-Net was formally called Community Internet plc.

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