Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Texas is a massive state. Second in size only to Alaska, Texas is over a quarter million square miles. And, while it's also second in population in the U.S. with over 24 million people in the great state, 75% of its population reside in the 60,000 square-mile region of booming metropolises like Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio that dot Texas' Eastern portion.

What remains outside of these large cities and towns reaching inward from the Gulf Coast is an expanse that many simply call "West Texas"--as if it were a small sliver of the larger state. In reality, West Texas spans 3x the square mileage of East Texas and is dotted with nearly 2300 rural settlements, called Colonias, characterized by poverty and lack of basic infrastructure.

In the 630-mile drive along Interstate 20 from Dallas to Juarez, you can expect to see no more than one city along the way that boasts more than 100,000 in population. A handful of others dot the trail with a few thousand souls. But for the most part, a whole lot of small towns.

So, if you're ever so inclined to make this drive, think of two things: first, that your A/C is fully charged! Second, when you want to swipe your card at the gas pump... how does anybody get broadband out here? Or, when the officer stops to help you with a flat tire, does he even have email back at his station? How many stores, companies, and even government agencies in this remote part of our country go without the high-speed connectivity many of us take for granted?

The Texas DIR recently tapped into Accel Networks' unique fixed wireless broadband service to provide at least one solution to this problem. Via partner RealCom Solutions, state and local government agencies have special discounted prices for what could be the only broadband solution viable in many areas. More than that, however, commercial applications rely on Accel everyday, too. Point-of-sale, convenience store registers, ATM's, pay at the pump, and just about any retail that requires cardholder data transfer needs not only broadband, but PCI-compliant broadband.

Everything is bigger in Texas, and when it comes to spanning hundreds of miles with a data network with consistent througput and broadband speeds, Texas' size is not always in its favor. Accel Networks is glad to help.

Labels: Convenience Stores, Fixed Wireless Broadband, PCI Compliance, PCI Compliant Broadband, PCI-DSS, Rural Broadband Access, Texas DIR

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Friday, August 28, 2009
Accel Networks ("Accel") announced a contract today with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) that will allow Accel to offer wireless broadband services to state and local government agencies at a discounted rate. The contract is designed to reduce costs and streamlines the procurement process by providing DIR customers with pre-negotiated discount rates that do not require a standard open-bid process.

"There's a tremendous need for the wireless broadband services we provide all across Texas," commented Mark Gianinni, CEO of Accel Networks. "We're very pleased that it will now be easier and more cost effective for state and local agencies to work with us."

Accel provides broadband connectivity for data networks with fixed wireless broadband services that employ multi-carrier reach. Many of the locations across Texas—particularly those in rural areas—are limited in their access to traditional terrestrial network broadband service such as DSL or frame relay. "This new contract will open new, cost-effective broadband options to government agencies who might otherwise have had limited or no broadband service options," said Mark Gianinni.

A local telecom agency RealCom Solutions (Dallas, TX) is named as the exclusive agent/reseller on the contract. RealCom Solutions will provide all pre and post sales support for DIR customers. "Through our relationship both with Accel Networks and Texas DIR, we can bring local, hands-on support for the government agencies in need of such a service," commented Charlie Bogart, CEO of RealCom Solutions. "Our Master Agency has had momentous expansion this past year, contracts like those that DIR provide, continue to fuel our overall growth strategy."

Texas DIR customers can find contract information and instructions on how to order at the DIR Store.

Learn more about Accel's fixed wireless broadband solutions. Contract ID: DIR-SDD-1044

About Accel Networks
Accel is the leading provider of managed fixed wireless broadband services in North America. Drawing on its experience in fixed wireless networking, Accel fused proprietary technology and intellectual property with the 3G GSM and CDMA networks and created the first PCI compliant broadband fixed wireless enterprise network. Accelerator™ brings together the availability, reliability, network management and security of terrestrial frame relay with the data throughput and price point of DSL, without the long lead times, complex installations, and high fallout rates of terrestrial broadband. For more information, visit www.accel-networks.com.

About RealCom Solutions
Founded in 2001, RealCom Solutions is a value-added telecom agency based in Dallas, Texas. With over 200 years of combined industry experience, RealCom Solutions’ telecom consultants serve as a single point of contact for all your telecommunication needs; local, long distance, internet, data, wireless and hardware. For more information, visit www.realcomsolutions.com.

Labels: Fixed Wireless Broadband, Press Release, Rural Broadband, Texas DIR

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