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September 25, 1999
$6 million infusion for
startup Alantro
By Carol Benfell, Staff
Writer
Alantro Communications, a
telecommunications startup company in Santa Rosa, has received a $6 million
investment from VantagePoint Venture Partners and Cisco Systems.
It's a major infusion of cash
for the 2-year old company, which has 15 employees. Alantro will use the
money to double the size of its staff, expand its product line and move
toward getting its product on the market, said Eric Rossin, Alantro
president.
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Alantro Communications
Announces Financing from Cisco Systems, VantagePoint Venture
Partners
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1999--Alantro Communications, a company specializing in
high-speed, high-performing physical-layer communications technology, today
announced that it has received a $6.0 million investment from VantagePoint
Venture Partners and Cisco Systems, led by Vantage Point Venture Partners.
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IEEE 802.11 Adopts Proposal
by Alantro Communications for Enhanced Performance Option for Wireless LAN;
New Option Provides Robust, High-Speed 2.4Ghz Wireless LAN Transmission
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) 802.11 international standards committee, responsible for developing
wireless local area network (WLAN) specifications, recently adopted a
proposal developed by Alantro Communications for a high-performance option
for high-speed wireless data transmission. The IEEE 802.11 committee is
currently working on the draft for a high-speed mode (up to 11 megabits per
second) to the existing wireless LAN standard. This new standard will
enable users to wirelessly connect their PC's, workstations, and other
products at speeds up to 5.5 times faster than the current standard. See
the full text of this
story.
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Alantro banking on
high-speed modem technology
2/23/98, SANTA ROSA - The
stream of emerging digital communications technologies is outpacing the
markets in which to realize them. That phenomenon has created its own
business opportunity for startup Alantro Communications. Founded last
August, Alantro Communications designs and builds high-performance
transmission elements for high-speed modems in the cable, xDSL, and
wireless industries. See the full text
of this story.
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