BellSouth announced today that its wireless broadband service is now available to small businesses in New Orleans. BellSouth Wireless Broadband Service provides small businesses with an alternative high-speed Internet access solution as they rebuild their businesses or help with restoration efforts.
The New Orleans Navini service offers businesses high-speed Internet access, with downstream speeds up to 1.5Mbps. With no phone line needed, the system transmits signals between local radio towers and a small non-line-of-sight modem that plugs into a desktop or laptop computer, or a local router.
Small businesses who operate in the service area can sign up for Wireless Broadband Service for $69.95 per month. They can order the service and purchase a modem at BellSouth’s business service centers, Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m - 6 p.m., Navini Networks and BellSouth launched a wireless broadband service in Athens, Ga., using Navini’s pre-WiMAX equipment and expanded to select Florida cities.
| Residential Lite | Residential Ultra | Business | |
| Downstream Connection | Up to 384kbps | Up to 1.5MB | Up to 1.5MB |
| Upstream Connection | Up to 128kbps | Up to 256kbps | Up to 384Kbps |
| Email Accounts Included | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Web Hosting | 10 MB Web Space | 10 MB Web Space | 10 MB Web Space |
| Suspend Service Option | 3 Months* | 3 Months* | N/A |
| Remote Access Dial Account | 20 hours a month | 20 hours a month | 20 hours a month |
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