Starry Is an Internet Company That Creates Easy-to-Use Wi-Fi Products and Revolutionary Ways to Access Internet Service

/EINPresswire.com/ -- NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 01/27/16 -- Starry, Inc., a Boston- and New York-based technology company focused on revolutionizing how consumers connect to the internet, today unveiled its first consumer product, Starry Station. Starry Station is the world's first ambient touchscreen Wi-Fi hub, beautifully designed to provide users with a window into their home's internet health, Wi-Fi conditions and device connectivity, all through an interactive 3.8" capacitive touchscreen.

Loaded with features including Starry's internet Health Score, full internet health monitoring system and built-in persistent auto-speed test, Activity Map and Device Finder, ScreenTime parental controls, and customer support assistance available at a tap, Starry Station is built with a dual radio that is 802.15 ready for future IoT features and has the ability to support a wide range of connected devices in your home or business. With Starry Station, users have the ability to understand, at a glance, how their internet and Wi-Fi connections are performing at all times.

Starry Station will retail at $349.99 and people will be able to reserve at Starry.com until February 5. After February 5, Starry Station will be available for sale on Starry.com and pre-order on Amazon.com through Amazon Launchpad (Amazon's innovative program for startups). All orders will begin shipping in March 2016.

"For most people, access to the internet and Wi-Fi is essential to the way they live and work," said Alex Moulle-Berteaux, Starry Chief Marketing Officer. "Yet the connection to it is a hard-to-use utility box. We created Starry Station to completely reimagine the user experience. We wanted to improve reliability and give people visibility into their internet and Wi-Fi, through our ambient touchscreen display. Now people can see speed, health, and usage and not be in the dark about connectivity issues. Our belief is, if consumers have a better understanding of how their internet and Wi-Fi is performing, we can help improve performance and make life a little easier. Starry Station is our answer to a market that has long ignored design and usability."

Starry's mission is to connect people and things, wirelessly, seamlessly and effortlessly with beautifully designed products and platforms. The company is re-imagining broadband access by developing an ecosystem of products designed to simplify and improve your connected life. Starry's launch was announced today by founder and CEO, Chaitanya "Chet" Kanojia at the Helen Mills Event Space in Manhattan.

Founded by Chet Kanojia and the elite team of engineers that helped create Aereo, Starry is backed by a group of premier investors including FirstMark Capital, Tiger Global, IAC, KKR, HLVP and Quantum Strategic Partners.

Starry Station

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           Physical Features                    User Features & Apps
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       3.8" Ambient Touch Screen                    Health Score
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Polycarbonate cover with silicone foot      ScreenTime parental controls
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  Dimensions: 80mm wide x 178mm deep x    Touchscreen Ambient & Interactive
              161mm tall                                modes
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             Audio Speaker                  Speed Check powered by Ookla
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           Proximity Sensor                   Expert Desk Customer Care
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                 Power                       Wi-Fi Name & Wi-Fi Password
                                                     generator
                                                    and display
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     Internet In and Internet Out             Guest Pass Network Access
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          Powerful Amplifiers                  Station IQ tips to fix
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 Heat sink, extruded aluminum, anodized     Activity Map & Device Finder
      aluminum, brushed aluminum
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Technical Specifications

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                           Dual-band, concurrent 4x4:3 MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi
                           radios
                           Dual core network processor
                           Dual core display processor
Hardware                   Total memory and storage: 1.5GB RAM, 8GB Flash
                           2x Gigabit Ethernet ports: 1-in, 1-out
                           Speaker and mic
                           Proximity sensor
                           IoT Ready: dual radio 802.15 ready
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                           Interoperable with 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g,
                           802.11n, 802.11ac
Compatibility              Video streamers, desktops, laptops, tablets,
                           mobile devices, and other Wi-Fi devices
                           NAT, DHCP, PPPoE, and IPv4
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                           Health Score: real-time measurement of WAN, LAN
                           and device connectivity
                           Built-in speed test to WAN, powered via
Software                   speedtest.net by Ookla
                           Quick Start: cloud account based, Wi-Fi network
                           provisioning set-up
                           ScreenTime: parental controls
                           Station IQ: surfaces issues and suggests tips to
                           fix
                           Starry Support: Contact us online, with the app
                           or from your display
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                           3.8" capacitive touchscreen with Ambient and
                           Interactive mode
User Interfaces            Mobile application available via iTunes
                           (Android mobile application and Web UI coming
                           soon)
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                           WPA2
Security                   Network Address Translation (NAT) firewall
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                           Internet connection: Internet service into the
                           home or business with 10/100/1000 Ethernet on ISP
System Requirements        modem/gateway
                           Wi-Fi devices that support WPA2 AES
                           Mobile application: iOS version 8.0 or higher
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                           AC in: 100-240V 50-60Hz
                           Operating Temperature: 0 to 40 degrees C (32 -
Electrical & Environmental 104 degrees F)
Requirements               Storage Temperature: -10 to 50 degrees C (14 -
                           122 degrees F)
                           Operating Humidity: Relative humidity: 20 - 80%,
                           non-condensing
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About Starry, Inc.
At Starry, Inc., we believe the future is wireless. Connecting people and things to high-speed, broadband internet should be simple, effortless and affordable. Starry is re-imagining broadband access by developing an ecosystem of products designed to simplify and improve your connected life. Utilizing millimeter waves as an alternative to fixed wireline broadband, Starry is deploying a point to multipoint system using the world's first active phased array for consumer IP communications capable of achieving speeds of one gigabit of internet service - wirelessly and at a fraction of the cost of traditional broadband. And, with self-installation, broadband access and expansion is simplified further for the consumer. Starry is a better, more affordable way of connecting to the internet. Based in Boston and New York City, Starry is backed by world-class investors and led by the former executives of Aereo, the groundbreaking online television platform. To learn more about Starry, visit: Starry.com.

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