BelAir Joins WiMAX Forum, Will Support WiMAX Architecture; BelAir to Incorporate WiMAX as Part of its Wireless Multi-Service Architecture for Large-Scale Wireless Networks.NEW ORLEANS New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded -- BelAir Networks, the first company to offer scalable wide-area wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 solutions for metro deployments, has joined the WiMAX Forum(TM), a non-profit corporation formed to promote the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.16 standard and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless See wireless broadband. access equipment. BelAir supports the emerging 802.16 standard with its modular wireless broadband platforms and its technology-agnostic Wireless Multi-service Architecture (WMSA WMSA Weighted Multi-Slot Averaging WMSA West Missouri Shooters Alliance WMSA Women in Military Service for America ). "We are pleased that BelAir Networks is joining the WiMAX Forum and demonstrating their commitment to the future of 802.16," said WiMAX Forum President Ron Resnick. "The WiMAX Forum drives innovation and growth of broadband wireless access. BelAir's technology-agnostic approach will help drive the adoption of WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) products by making it easy and cost-effective for mobile operators to integrate WiMAX technology into their offerings." BelAir will offer WiMAX radio modules as options for its BelAir200 wireless multi-service switch routers and BelAir100 wireless multi-service nodes. BelAir expects initial offerings to enable the use of WiMAX for point-to-point wireless backhaul links. WiMAX access modules will follow as the IEEE 802.16e standard is integrated into mobile client devices. "WiMAX is becoming an important element in the growth of large-scale wireless deployments. BelAir's products and our wireless mesh networks can readily incorporate WiMAX into our carrier-grade solution," said Bernard Herscovich, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BelAir Networks. "From day one, our products were designed as modular platforms to leverage the benefits of emerging wireless networking See wireless network. technologies such as WiMAX. As a result, we will be able to integrate WiMAX and Wi-Fi together into the same product and offer network operators Wi-Fi, WiMAX or cellular infrastructure that enables secure, high-capacity wireless access for their customers." About BelAir Networks BelAir Networks is the first company to offer scalable, wide-area wireless broadband solutions with the highest quality for data, voice and video. BelAir's wireless networking solutions are built on the only multi-service architecture for wide -area wireless broadband deployments of Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and 3G Cellular networks. Built specifically for outdoor deployments, BelAir Networks' patented solution delivers the lowest cost per user and deploys in days, blending into the physical infrastructure of downtown business districts, hotels and resorts, and college campuses. Founded in 2001, BelAir Networks is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Kanata, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.belairnetworks.com. About the WiMAX Forum(TM) The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to help promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications. The forum's goal is to accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified(TM)) products will be fully interoperable and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and Mobile Applications. For more information about the WiMAX Forum and its activities, please visit www.WiMAXForum.org. |
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