ARESCOM Introduces "Wireless MTU" Solution to MTU Marketplace
WIRELESS CDS 6000 DSL SERVICE PLATFORM PROVIDES INSTANT, SECURE AND AFFORDABLE WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY FOR EVERY MTU RESIDENTIAL OR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Fremont, CA -December 27, 2001- ARESCOM, INC., a global provider of broadband access devices for telecommunication carriers, the hospitality industry, ISPs, and SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) today introduced its unique high-speed "Wireless MTU" Solution to address the diverse Wireless Internet access needs of the MTU (Multi-Tenant Unit) hospitality and residential marketplaces. The ARESCOM "Wireless MTU" Solution comprises ARESCOM's CDS 6000 DSL Service Platform working in conjunction with ARESCOM's Wireless LAN solutions, which include the NetDSL 1700 Wireless LAN ADSL IP Router and new AresGate 1000 Wireless LAN Gateway Series, which offers a high-speed 802.11b Wireless AP (Access Point) with powerful advanced routing features.

Combined with ARESCOM's Wireless LAN CPE solutions, the ARESCOM "Wireless MTU" Solution offers instant and secure Wireless Internet access for all PC's or on the move laptop users in every kind of MTU networking environment. Two new features built into the ARESCOM CDS 6000 DSL Service Platform promise to make it the most easy and secure Wireless MTU platform available today: Any-IPä and IEEE 802.1X. Any-IPä is a new technology that allows any desktop or laptop PC user in the MTU premises to immediately enjoy Internet access, without the hassle of needing to re-configure their PC's original IP address. Regardless of their existing IP addresses, PC users are guaranteed instant Web access with Any-IPä. The second feature, IEEE 802.1X, is a new port-based authentication protocol that offers PC users the most robust wireless security when they are on-line. IEEE 802.1X implements the latest and most sophisticated authentication and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key management techniques to prevent unwanted network intrusion.

"The combination of these technologies now allow desktop and mobile PC users in any MTU environment -- hotel guests in the comfort of their rooms, laptop users anywhere in the hotel premises, students in their dorms, busy professionals waiting at airport terminals, and all employees in any kind of office environment -- to enjoy a true plug 'n play Internet access experience with the highest security without the need for cabling," said David Egan, ARESCOM's Vice-President of Marketing." In addition, installing an ARESCOM "Wireless MTU" solution will also prove to be a highly cost-effective decision for all property managers and owners, since they can radically reduce the costs of rewiring and installing large numbers of modems in each MTU site by installing much fewer NetDSL1700 Wireless CPEs throughout their hotel, airport, school, or office environment."

About ARESCOM, INC.

Founded in the Silicon Valley, in 1996, ARESCOM designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of broadband Internet access solutions, ranging from the most sophisticated and complex MTU/MDU DSL service platforms for the burgeoning MTU/MDU commercial and residential marketplace to the most simple DSL bridge/modem CPE solutions for the home and small business user. All ARESCOM DSL broadband access solutions include easy-to-use GUI-based remote management software packages for simplified setup and extensive network management capabilities. Currently, ARESCOM's DSL broadband access equipment is being widely deployed by major telecommunication carriers, ISPs, and SMEs throughout the USA, Asia, and Europe.

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