Company Adds 40,000 Square Miles of Coverage in Alberta for Delivery of Digital Oil Field Solutions
ERF Wireless (OTCBB:ERFW), a leading provider of enterprise-class wireless and broadband products and services, announced today that the company has entered into a Master Services Agreement with Platinum Communications based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, for the provisioning and delivery of bandwidth services to mobile and static oil and gas sites throughout the Province of Alberta.
According to Dr. H. Dean Cubley, CEO of ERF Wireless, "This agreement marks the first in a series of agreements with enterprise-class wireless network providers and anchors our company’s expansion into Canada. We plan to continue aggressively expanding our footprint by entering into additional Master Service Agreements and by pursuing our strategy of acquiring profitable wireless broadband networks. This will allow the company to rapidly expand its coverage in the strategic areas required to service our growing international oil and gas customer base."
Platinum Communications is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange and operates a wireless broadband network that extends from north of Edmonton to south of Calgary, covering more than 40,000 square miles and servicing more than 8,500 customers and 151 communities from 108 service delivery locations. Additionally, Platinum utilizes the Alberta SuperNet, one of the largest private IP networks in the world. This high-speed performance network connects 429 communities in both urban and rural Alberta.
Bernard D. Parkinson, CEO of Platinum, stated, "We’re looking forward to providing ERF Wireless the quality Internet and bandwidth services that they’ll ultimately deliver to their international oil and gas customers. We’re also exploring other avenues where we can jointly work with ERF Wireless to expand our collective service offerings to Fortune 1000 companies operating in or near Platinum’s coverage area.”
About Platinum Communications
Platinum Communications Corporation(TSX-V: PCS) is a leading provider of superior quality fixed wireless Internet and broadband solutions. Platinum delivers enterprise-class solutions that align a corporation’s Wide Area Network strategy with its business needs. Platinum’s high-quality infrastructure and excellent service record make it the provider of choice for business and residential customers within its vast coverage area. See www.platinum.ca for details.
About ERF Wireless
ERF Wireless Inc. is a fully reporting public corporation located in League City, Texas, and is the parent company of ERF Oil & Gas Services, ERF Enterprise Network Services, ERF Bundled Wireless Services, ERF Wireless Messaging Services and ERF Network Services. The company specializes in providing wireless and broadband product and service solutions to enterprise, commercial and residential clients on a regional, national and international basis. Its principals have been in the wireless broadband, network integration, triple-play FTTH, IPTV and content delivery business for more than 40 years. For more information, please visit our websites at www.erfwireless.com and www.erfwireless.net or call 281-538-2101. (ERFWG)
Forward-looking statements in this release regarding ERF Wireless Inc. and Platinum Communications are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company''s products, increased levels of competition, new products and technological changes, the company''s dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company''s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts:
ERF Wireless Inc.
Clareen O''Quinn, 281-538-2101 ext. 113
coquinn@erfwireless.com
or
Rubenstein
Investor Relations Inc.
Tim Clemensen, 212-843-9337
tclemensen@rubensteinir.com