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Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. ("AO Wireless") has recently hired on Laird Frantzen, a seasoned Wireless Field Engineer and Tower Installer to help expand and grow the company's operations. 

Laird comes to AO Wireless with years of outdoor wireless industry experience. Laird has been involved in the communications and tower industry for many years. During which time he has been involved with tower site construction and wireless backhaul installation. Laird has years of experience building out large Wireless Internet Service Provider (“WISP”) networks and working for contract companies for Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile and Clearwire. He has been involved in the complete telecommunication site construction of monopoles and self-supporting towers up to 480 feet. He has performed installations up to 1400 feet. He also brings experience in wireless network design and troubleshooting microwave communications, wireless bridge, WiMax, LTE, and high bandwidth point to multipoint.

Laird has also served six years in the United States Marine Corps in radio communications. He is also certified in Tower Safety and Rescue through ComTrain, which is a standard requirement of all field personnel that work for Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited to have Laird as part of the AO Wireless team. He brings a lot of experience to the organization. He has an extensive background in outdoor wireless backhaul, to include: point to point wireless backhaul, both unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave communication, and point to multipoint wireless Ethernet bridges. Laird also brings on board experience in communication tower site build outs that will allow us to provide more extensive project management in the field. We believe Laird will be able to help us exceed our growth goals, while helping us expand into more geographic locations.We are growing rapidly with offices in CA and in Texas and will shorlty have an East coast presense as well. Bringing on the best in the industry will help define who we are and the quality of work we do in the wireless industry!"

Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. ("AO Wireless") has recently hired on Jesse Mackey, a Wireless Field technician and Tower Installer to help expand and grow the company's Central Region operations. Jesse is based out of our Austin Texas office.

Jesse comes to AO Wireless with years of outdoor wireless industry experience. Jesse recently served in the US Army as a Long Range Surveillance Radio Operator. His experience was in wireless communication and wireless backhaul with satellite, VHF, UHF, and microwave equipment. During his service he had to deploy wireless networks and two-way radio communications in the most challenging environments. Some of Jesse’s strengths are in Antenna Theory. Already, while on board with AO Wireless, Jesse has been involved with communication tower construction, LTE wireless, and point to point wireless, and licensed microwave communication.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited to have Jesse as part of the AO Wireless team. He brings a lot of experience to the organization. He has an extensive background in outdoor wireless backhaul, to include: point to point wireless backhaul, both unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave communication, and two-way radio. He has already shown great experience with tower climbing and wireless installation. We believe Jesse will be able to help us exceed our growth goals, while helping us expand into more geographic locations."

Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. becomes a channel partner of RAWIN, a leading global provider of wireless Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint solutions in the sub-6GHz space. 
RADWIN’s wireless solutions deliver Voice, Video and Data on a single platform with high capacity. The systems incorporate cutting-edge technologies and interference mitigation techniques, including MIMO and OFDM. The highly durable solutions operate flawlessly in all environments.

RADWIN’s solutions are ideal for a broad range of markets and applications, and are deployed in over 140 countries. The Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint solutions are used by Tier-1 carriers and service providers for backhaul and broadband access applications. They are used by enterprises and private networks to boost network capacity and eliminate leased line charges. The systems are also used by public safety agencies worldwide for high definition video surveillance.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited about the products that RADWIN has to offer. We are always looking for the best of breed wireless backhaul, point to point unlicensed wireless backhaul and point to multipoint wireless bridges. RADWIN has been around for a long time and has a proven track record in the outdoor wireless backhaul space. Wireless backhaul is the largest part of our business. There are times to use microwave communications and times to use unlicensed point to point wireless bridges. RADWIN will give us a great rugged outdoor wireless bridge solution for the unlicensed 5.8GHz and 4.9GHz public safety space. RADWIN also has a great product line for point to multipoint wireless backhaul. RADWIN has wireless backhaul solutions for both fixed wireless and wireless mobility solutions. One of our fastest growing markets is using wireless bridges for video surveillance applications. RADWIN will be a vital product for our video over wireless applications.”

About RADWIN 

RADWIN is a leading provider of sub-6 GHz wireless Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint solutions. RADWIN’s solutions deliver voice, video and data with ultra-capacity for long ranges. Deployed in over 140 countries by carriers, service providers and enterprises, RADWIN’s carrier-grade solutions are ideal for a broad range of backhaul, broadband access, security, and video surveillance applications.

About Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc.
Alpha Omega Wireless is an experienced integrator of broadband wireless network technology and complete end-to-end wireless backhaul  solutions. We provide a full range of point to point wireless backhaul, point to multipoint wireless bridges, WiMaxbackhaul, LTE Networks, wireless mobility, wireless repeaters, indoor, outdoor, and municipal Wi-Fi, and wireless mesh products and services.

Alpha Omega Wireless will be attending the 2012 Border Management Conference and Technology Expo in El Paso Texas October 15th - 17th. If attending please come visit us at booth 405.

Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. ("AO Wireless") has recently hired on James Soares, a seasoned Wireless Field Engineer and Tower Installer to help expand and grow the company's Western Region operations. James is based out of our Sacramento, California office.

James comes to AO Wireless with years of outdoor wireless industry experience. James has been involved in the communications and tower industry for many years. During which time he has been involved with tower site construction and wireless backhaul installation. James has been involved in the complete telecommunication site construction of monopoles and self supporting towers up to 300 feet. He has performed installations up to 980 feet . James has installed point to point wireless systems and has sub contracted to many cellular telecommunications companies to include T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Cricket, Verizon and Clearwire Communications.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited to have James as part of the AO Wireless team. He brings a lot of experience to the organization. He has an extensive background in outdoor wireless backhaul, to include: point to point wireless backhaul, both unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave communication, point to multipoint wireless Ethernet bridges, and two-way radio. James also brings on board experience in communication tower site buildouts which will allow us to provide more extensive project management in the field. We believe James will be able to help us exceed our growth goals, while helping us expand into more geographic locations."

Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. (“AO Wireless”) opens its new Central United States office. The office is located at 8708 S. Congress, Suite B-260, Austin, TX 78745. This facility will be home to Alpha Omega Wireless’ headquarters and will also serve as an operations facility and warehouse. AO Wireless will continue to run its West Coast operations out of its Sacramento, CA facility. All corporate operations will be ran out of the new Austin, TX facility.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited about the new facility in Austin, TX. The new facility will be home to our corporate headquarters and also be an operations facility handling the wireless backhaul solutions we provide to the Central United States. The new facility will have a warehouse operation, where we’ll be able to maintain a large inventory of wireless backhaul equipment for point to point wireless bridges, both licensed microwave communication and unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridge radios. We’ll also maintain a large inventory of wireless mesh network, WiMax, and Wi-Fi equipment.  

Also in the same location we’ll have a wireless network testing lab. This will allow us to quickly test out and repair any wireless broadband equipment for our clients. We’ll also be able to pre-configure any microwave radio equipment prior to any wireless installations in the field, saving both time and money for our clients.

The facility will also be a show room for various outdoor wireless network solutions and in building Wi-Fi solutions. This will allow our clients to come and see firsthand different systems and be able to experience their functionality in a simulated environment. We’ll also be able to demonstrate wireless video surveillance systems and how they work prior to a client making any purchasing decisions.

Overall we are very proud that Alpha Omega Wireless is growing and becoming a leader in wireless backhaul solutions across the United States. Having multiple locations allows us to better serve our clients and reduce the costs of installation of wireless networks. Our goal is to open an East Coast operations center next year to better serve our clients there.”

Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. announces its new multilevel Support and Maintenance Plans for wireless networks for its clients. A major issue in the wireless backhaul industry is that VARs and Integrators lack the ability to offer Annual Support and Maintenance for their clients. AO Wireless has the solutions for this problem by offering multilevel support and maintenance programs that give its clients piece of mind and guaranties of reliability.

Organizations, regardless of industry, need to make sure that they have on-call and on-site support for their networks. Any IT department will tell you how important it is for them to have support and maintenance for their servers and network switches. It is no different for their wireless infrastructure whether you are dealing with point to point wireless backhaul, both unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave communication, point to multipoint wireless Ethernet bridges, two-way radio, wireless Mesh network, wireless video surveillance, SCADA telemetry, or Wi-Fi.

Even the best installed wireless network needs to be maintained as well, just like any other components of a data and voice network. Annual maintenance helps maintain the equipment while preventing unforeseen issues that can arise over time. A well maintained wireless network will work for years with extremely high reliability.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited to offer our clients a choice when it comes to the level of annual support and maintenance they require. AO Wireless has since its inception offered our clients a support and maintenance package. As far as we are aware we are one of the only wireless integrators that have offered such a program. About 80% of our clients take advantage of the high level of support we have offered.

Over the years we have realized that no two clients’ needs are the same. Some clients only need standard support while others have mission critical networks that need 24x7 support and rapid response times. We surveyed our clients and with the results we have developed three levels of support. Now a client can obtain a plan that fits their operation hours and budgets.”

Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. ("AO Wireless") has recently hired on Ben Selvik, a seasoned Wireless Field Engineer and Drafterto help expand and grow the company's Central Region operations. Ben is based out of our Austin, Texas office.

Ben comes to Alpha Omega with years of experience in the two way radio, point to point wireless Ethernet bridge, point to multipoint wireless and drafting businesses. Prior to joining Alpha Omega Ben worked for a Motorola / Cambium premier service provider, where he worked on projects including; construction manager stacking of 500’ guyed towers along the border, numerous central Texas county’s’ point to point licensed microwave and unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridge networks, and installation of new LTE equipment for a national cell provider. He holds certifications from Motorola. Ben is certified in tower climbing & safety from Comtrain and has been climbing towers for years.

Ben started out as a Drafter for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in the substation engineering department. Where he learned to read and interpret schematics and wiring diagrams, prepare electrical design drawings, substation as-built documentation, and to support the construction of electric utility substation facilities.

 He holds an Associate’s degree in Architectural drafting from Texas State Technical College and is working toward earning a degree in Information Technology. He lives in the Austin area.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited to have Ben as part of the AO Wireless team. He brings a lot of experience to the organization. He has an extensive background in outdoor wireless backhaul, to include: point to point wireless backhaul, both unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave communication, point to multipoint wireless Ethernet bridges, and two-way radio. Ben also brings on board experience in drafting which will allow us to provide in house CAD for our projects and clients. We believe Ben will be able to help us exceed our growth goals, while helping us expand into more geographic locations."

Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. ("AO Wireless") has recently hired on Earl Hicks, a seasoned Project Manager and Wireless Field Engineer to help expand and grow the company's Central Region operations. Earl is based out of our Austin, Texas office.

Earl comes to Alpha Omega Wireless with over 13 years of technical and project management experience. Earl started in the cellular industry working for Nokia as a Research & Development Engineering Technician. After Nokia, Earl worked for various telecommunication companies in the Two-Way Radio and Wireless Backhaul industries, as a Project Manager and Field Engineer.

Earl has extensive experience with the private sector as well as local, state and government agencies. Some of the most recent projects included implementing a 9-site P25 800MHz Simulcast system and a 4-site P25 VHF Simulcast system with point to point licensed microwave backhaul for connectivity.

Earl has worked with numerous manufacturers in the Wireless Backhaul Industry like Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent, Exalt, CommScope, and Adtran. Since coming aboard with AO Wireless, Earl has expanded his knowledge with some of our key partners like SAF Tehnika, BridgeWave, Proxim, and Xirrus.

Earl proudly served in the United States Army prior to going back to school to further his education. Earl holds an AAS in Electronic Engineering Technology and numerous certifications like CET, GROL and R56.

President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited to have Earl as part of the AO Wireless team. He brings a lot of experience to the organization. He has an extensive background in outdoor wireless backhaul, to include: point to point wireless backhaul, both unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave communication, point to multipoint wireless Ethernet bridges, two-way radio, SCADA telemetry, and Wi-Fi. We believe Earl will be able to help us exceed our growth goals, while helping us expand into more geographic locations."

Alpha Omega Wireless participates under the ISNetworld® resource program. AO Wireless provides a large amount of wireless integration services to the Energy and Utility industries, such as:  wireless path engineering, wireless site surveys, wireless network design, wireless backhaul solutions and wireless installation. Working with ISNetworld® will provide seamless compliance resources for both AO Wireless and its Energy and Utility clients.

ISNetworld® is the global resource for connecting corporations with safe, reliable contractors/suppliers from capital-intensive industries. ISN collects self-reported conformance information from contractors/suppliers, verifies its accuracy, and then reports the results in an easy-to-follow format. This allows corporations to select those resources that best meet internal and governmental requirements, while providing contractors/suppliers the opportunity to centralize their conformance information, saving time and gaining presence in the marketplace.

Through its innovative data-systems, superior customer service, and global reach, ISN fosters safer work environments, stronger partnerships, and a healthier bottom-line. Each ISNetworld subscriber has access to the features and services outlined below, along with a host of others.

President Joe Wargo says, "Being a Vendor Member with ISNetworld® will greatly benefit our Energy and Utility clients. Anything that can streamline their processes and help them stay in compliance is a great value add. Plus they can be reassured that they are being given the best compliance verification possible.”

About Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc.
Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. ("AO Wireless") is a leading integrator of complete end-to-end wireless backhaul networking technology and solutions. Alpha Omega Wireless provides wireless site surveys, feasibility studies, engineering, spectrum analysis, path calculations, design, wireless installation, equipment sales, radio repair and maintenance, support, troubleshooting, and ongoing management & monitoring of point to point wireless links, point to multipoint wireless systems, WiMax backhaul, and wireless mesh. As well as SCADA telemetry radio, wireless video surveillance, and indoor RF. Alpha Omega Wireless works with unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave links.