Formerly Pipex Business, Vialtus will provide FREEDOM4’s high-speed wireless broadband service to businesses in the area, giving users access to a reliable wireless broadband experience.

WiMAX enables businesses of all sizes to benefit from access to a high speed wireless broadband connection, without the need for a fixed telephone line. Offering faster symmetrical speeds than traditional ADSL and quicker deployment, the Vialtus WiMAX service will be available across FREEDOM4’s existing network, including Milton Keynes and Warwick, as well as in Manchester.

Recent research conducted by FREEDOM4 indicated that businesses in Manchester are frustrated with slow internet speeds and unreliable connections. The survey showed that half of SMEs in Manchester are unhappy with the speed of their internet connectivity (57 per cent) despite 97 per cent of respondents citing the internet as a vital tool for business.

Maria Cappella, managing director of Vialtus Solutions, comments, “We are delighted to be teaming up with FREEDOM4 to offer a WiMAX product to our customers. Expanding our product line to be the first UK provider of WiMAX services demonstrates our dedication to being at the forefront of technology and commitment to offering customers the latest services.”

For further information please visit www.vialtus.com or www.freedom4.com

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About Vialtus Solutions

Vialtus Solutions, formerly Pipex Business, continues to provide integrated communications solutions to mid-market companies and large organisations. With a focus on using IP technologies to solve business communications problems, Vialtus Solutions helps organisations to enhance business performance, achieve security and compliance and enable mobile working. Its solutions suite includes managed hosting, WiMAX-powered wireless networks, mobile worker and remote office security solutions, voice services and IP networking.

For more information, please visit www.vialtus.com

About FREEDOM4

FREEDOM4, a joint venture between Pipex and Intel Capital, is a provider of personal wireless broadband services without boundaries.  With a national licence to deploy WiMAX services in the 3.6 GHz band, FREEDOM4 is working closely with businesses and local authorities to build the necessary infrastructure to provide broadband wireless internet access across the UK.

FREEDOM4 has partnerships with some of the leading names in wireless technologies and telecommunications, including Airspan Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, and National Grid Wireless to provide WiMAX services to nomadic workers, businesses and SoHos via a scalable and resilient network.

For further information please visit www.freedom4.com

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