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April 27, 2009
FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES ADDS TO INDUSTRY-LEADING WIRELESS RADIO PLATFORM WITH NEW 900 MHZ RADIO
Newest family of radios offers customers next generation of its popular FGR Series with the same proven performance and reliability at lower cost
ENTELEC 2009 Booth # 520, April 27, 2009 – FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced the FGR2 900 MHz Industrial Radio at ENTELEC 2009. FreeWave is featuring the FGR2 family at the conference with the demonstration entitled: “Listen to the FreeWave Difference” to show how the FGR2 provides superior noise filtering and interference handling.
The new product offers customers the next generation of the company’s popular FGR Series with the same high performance and reliability at a lower cost. Once again, FreeWave proves its commitment to customer success by providing the FGR2 that is fully backwards-compatible with the earlier FGR Series of radios and is capable of accurately transmitting data up to 60 miles with the lowest power consumption in the industry.
“Many of our customers have requested a high performance, 900 MHz radio that provides superior features, such as outstanding noise filtering and low power consumption while preserving existing investments by providing backwards compatibility to earlier models that are still going strong in the field,” explained Colin Lippincott, director of marketing at FreeWave. “The FRG2 illustrates our unrelenting commitment to customer satisfaction and to developing innovative radio technologies that lead the market.”
The FGR2 is offered as both a board level product and in an enclosure. It features a 6 to 30 VDC operating voltage, multiple interface options and a temperature range from -40 degrees Celsius to +75 degrees Celsius. The FGR2 continues the tradition of allowing FreeWave customers to incorporate wireless communications into a wide variety of applications, including oil and gas, utilities, golf carts, water systems and more.
Additional features of the FGR2 900 MHz Industrial Radio include:
• Improved low signal performance – RISC-based signal demodulation with matched filter.
• Long range – 60 mile range with clear line of sight and the ability to extend that through store and forward repeaters.
• Versatile – a single radio can operate as a master, slave, repeater or slave/repeater.
• UL Class 1, Division 2 approved.
• Unparalleled signal performance – technology built in for filtering that has unmatched combination of overload immunity and sensitivity.
• Selectable speeds – 115.2 kbps and 153.6 kbps.
• Secure – proprietary spread spectrum technology prevents detection and unauthorized access; 256 bit AES encryption available.
• Industry-leading, money-saving low power consumption.
• Backward compatable with FGR & DGR Series FreeWave radios
• Supported by FreeWave’s new network diagnostics and radio configuration software called FreeWave Tools Suite.
The FGR2 is available for immediate shipment. Additional information, including detailed specifications, is available online at http://www.freewave.com/files/datasheets/FGR2%202.25.09.pdf or by contacting the company at 800-548-5616.
About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, license-free and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, transmission reach and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success – where failure and down-time are not an option – trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that is unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company’s website at www.freewave.com.
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Press Contact:
Christin Jeffers
Catapult PR-IR
303.581.7760, ext. 14
January 28, 2009
FREEWAVE EXPANDS EXECUTIVE TEAM WITH HIRING OF KEN GRANADER AS VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Spread spectrum wireless communications leader adds senior level industry veteran to help expand into new markets and further boost sales
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 19, 2009 – FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), the largest independent provider of high performance spread spectrum and licensed radio products and services, today announced it has hired industry veteran Ken Granader as Vice President of Sales. The addition of Granader to FreeWave’s management team will provide added depth and experience to help the company continue its fast-paced growth in industrial and military wireless communications markets.
“Adding Ken to our team is just another signal that FreeWave is investing in its continued growth,” said Steve Wulchin, co-founder and CEO of FreeWave Technologies. “The opportunities to expand our business continue to race forward even as the economy stumbles. Ken will lead our team to build this business at unprecedented speed.
“Ken is a veteran in the sales world and has successfully built top performing sales results for a variety of companies, including Cisco and Xerox. Ken has an exceptional track record marked with years of success as a sales leader,” continued Wulchin. “His proven ability to help companies enter and build a presence in new markets will help us meet our aggressive expansion efforts and sales goals. His efforts also will continue to be key to FreeWave’s plans for the future.”
Granader comes to FreeWave with more than 22 years of sales, sales training and sales management experience. Prior to FreeWave, Granader served in numerous senior sales management positions at Polycom, a publicly traded $1 billion company that specializes in telepresence, video and voice communications solutions. In 2007, the Polycom team delivered more than $315 million in sales (a 71 percent year-to-year increase over 2006). As VP of Worldwide Voice Sales at Polycom, he oversaw a global team of 145 employees responsible for selling all of its voice endpoints solutions. His team managed end user accounts, channels, OEM and co-brand partners, business development relationships. Prior to his tenure at Polycom, he led sales teams at Cisco.
“I look forward to joining FreeWave and working with its already very successful sales team,” said Granader. “My career has centered on building world-class sales teams that deliver significant bottom-line results. It’s very rewarding to work for an industry leader like FreeWave – which not only is successful, but is known around the world for delivering on its promises to customers. I look forward to making a contribution to its ongoing success and growth.”
About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies is a world leader in the innovative design and manufacture of ISM band radios and wireless data solutions that are trusted for mission critical applications around the world. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers network design, path studies and pre-installation engineering services to enable reliable, error free data-flow in even the most challenging conditions and in environments. FreeWave is the only long term radio provider with 100 percent backward compatibility with fully integrated, best-in-class engineered products. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at http://www.freewave.com. Visit the company’s website at http://www.freewave.com.
Press Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
303.581.7760, ext. 18 (office)
303.808.6820 (cell)
tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com
FreeWave Contact:
Colin Lippincott
303.381.9287 (office)
303.947.2981 (cell)
colin@FreeWave.com
August 4, 2008
FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES EXTENDS 900 MHZ IO SERIES WITH FINAL RELEASE OF FGR2-IOS RADIO
FGR2-IOS marks first of new family of products and configurations
BOULDER, Colo. – July 30, 2008 — FreeWave Technologies, the largest independent provider of high performance spread spectrum and licensed radio products and services, today announced the final release of its FGR2-IOS wireless spread spectrum radio in multiple configurations. The FGR2-IOS radio and related IO system components complement FreeWave’s existing line of IO radios (FGRIO-M, FGRIO-S).
FreeWave’s FGR2-IOS (30VIO) radio provides outstanding performance and versatility in wireless transmission of process-control signals. The FRG2-IOS provides long range, remote control and monitoring of tanks, lifting stations, pumps, flow meters, fluid levels, water sources, temperatures and pressures typical of the water/wastewater and oil and gas industries.
Eliminating the need for signal wire connections at the master and thereby greatly reducing costs, the FGR2-IOS delivers data from remote analog and digital devices over a wireless link to a remote terminal unit (RTU) or programmable logic controller (PLC).
The FGR2-IOS radio with embedded IO functions is available either as a board level device or in an enclosure. Both versions operate in one of two modes: Modbus and Wire Replacement. In Modbus mode, the FGR2-IOS can be directly connected as an IO peripheral to a SCADA network. For wire replacement (wireless signal replication), the FGR2-IOS can operate as a slave linked to an FGRIO-M (master) radio. The enclosed version also includes switchable and protected internal resistors for convenience when using 4-20mA sensors.
Wireless IO Applications
FreeWave IO radios can be used in a broad range of industrial applications. Some applications served today include:
- Tank level monitoring
- Plunger lift control
- Pump off control
- Valve control
- Temperature and pressure monitoring
- Compressor station monitoring and control
FGR2-IOS Key Features
- Range: 60 miles with clear line of site
- Output power: 1 Watt
- Input voltage: 6-30 VDC
- Enclosure: A new, ruggedized enclosure version available with a din rail mount or mounting shoe
- Compatibility: Talks over the air, with FGR serial radios and FGRIO-S radios
Features Common to FreeWave’s Existing FGR2-IOS & FGRIO-S Radios
Features common to both the new FGR2-IOS and the existing FGRIO-S radios include:
- High resolution
- Low power consumption
- IO counts:
AI – 4
AO – 2 in Modbus on the FGR2-IOS
DI – 4 in Wire Replacement Mode; 6 in Modbus Mode
DO – 2
Sensor power control
- Programmable for either Wire Replacement Mode or Modbus Mode
- Integrator’s IO (All-In-One) Solar Kit
New Integrator’s Solar Power Kit
In addition, FreeWave also announced the new Integrator’s IO Solar Power Kit that provides an all-in-one solar kit for IO radios to simplify ordering into a one-step process. The new solar kit is ideally suited for sourcing and sizing solar systems for power remote use at IO locations. It can be used with either a whip antenna for short-range line-of-sight applications or with an external antenna, both of which come separately. The kit is recommended for use with FreeWave IO radios and is ready to set up with clear, easy instructions.
Availability
All configurations of FreeWave’s new FGR2-IOS are available now for shipment. For more information, visit FreeWave’s Website at www.freewave.com
About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies is a world leader in the innovative design and
manufacture of ISM Band radios and wireless data solutions that are trusted for mission critical applications around the world. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers network design, path studies and pre-installation engineering services to ensure reliable, error free data-flow in the most challenging RF environments. FreeWave is the only long-term radio provider with 100 percent backward compatibility with fully integrated, best-in-class engineered products. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.923.6168 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company’s website at www.freewave.com.
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PR Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
303.581.7760, ext. 18 (office)
303.808.6820 (cell)
tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com
