SkyPilot has pulled together the training schedule for 2009. The following is a list of training locations, and for more detailed information, please check our our Training site. All training is free except for the the 2- and 3-day technical training courses.

Note: we'll be adding additional training dates throughout the year, so please check periodically for new locations.

• Mexico City, Mexico (February 18, 2009)
• Villahermos, Tabasco, Mexico (February 20, 2009)
• Nairobi, Kenya (February 23, 2009)
• Santa Clara, CA (SkyPilot HQ) (February 24-26, 2009)
• Rabat, Morocco (March 2, 2009)
• Makati, Philippines (March 4, 2009)
• Jakarta, Indonesia (March 10, 2009)
• Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (March 18-19, 2009)
• Monterrey, Mexico (March 28, 2009)
• Perth, Australia (April 14-15, 2009)
• Queretaro, Mexico (April 16, 2009)
• Melbourne, Australia (April 16-17, 2009)
• Sydney, Australia (April 20, 2009)
• Melbourne, Australia (April 21, 2009)
• Brisbane, Australia (April 22, 2009)
• Perth, Australia (April 23, 2009)
• Cancun, Mexico (May 7, 2009)
• Guadalajara, Mexico (May 14, 2009)
• San Jose, Costa Rica (May 28-29, 2009)
• Mexico City, Mexico (June 11, 2009)
• Singapore (June 17-18, 2009, two sessions)
• Merida, Mexico (June 25, 2009)
• Puebla, Mexico (July 16, 2009)
• Quito, Ecuador (August 18, 2009)
• Lima, Peru (August 20, 2009)
• Miami, Florida (October 15-16, 2009)
• Panama, Panama (November 1, 2009)

If you'd like to register for any of these training sessions, please visit our Registration page or contact us at sales@skypilot.com.

The US federal government is allocating $7.2B for broadband initiatives designed to benefit underserved and rural markets. Funding will be administered and distributed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). The NTIA will oversee $4.7B and RUS will oversee $2.5B.

For more information about the stimulus plan, check out Civitium's recent blog post.

We're going to do our part to help bring broadband wireless to underserved and rural markets.

In September 2008, we announced the SkyConnector Mini and SkyConnector Pro. Both products were designed to lower the cost of long-range point-to-multipoint CPE, with bundle packs of the SkyConnector Mini available at US$199 MSRP and the SkyConnector Pro available at US$399.

Both the SkyConnector Mini and SkyConnector Pro provide NLOS via OFDM, AES encryption, and LOS range up to 7 miles/10 km. The SkyConnector Pro integrates a higher-gain antenna, which provides better link budget over long-range links and is therefore nicely suited to sparsely populated rural markets.

To help service providers with the economics of building rural broadband wireless networks, we've decided to lower the price of the SkyConnector Pro by US$50. The MSRP will therefore be lowered to US$549 (quantity 1), US$449 (quantity 5), and US$349 (quantity 20).