BelAir Networks Announces General Availability Of BelAir200 Cellular LAN Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Wi-Fi PLANET TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004 BelAir Networks, the leading supplier of cellular LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. infrastructure solutions, today announced the general availability of the BelAir200 cellular LAN platform. Introduced in October 2003, the BelAir200 is now in volume production and is shipping to customers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The BelAir200 product line has been certified by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) and Industry Canada Industry Canada is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada. (IC). The products can be used anywhere in North America and are available through BelAir Networks authorized resellers and integration partners. The BelAir200 is a modular platform available in thirteen configurations that can be used to build Wi-Fi networks for a single private building or scale up to carrier grade, city-wide networks. It is built around a high-performance network processing core, and can be configured with multiple, independent Wi-Fi access and backhaul radio modules. The system is designed for outdoor use and can be mounted directly on light poles in parking lots or on city streets. "This platform is the key building block of the BelAir Networks cellular LAN architecture, which combines the best of WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network and cellular technologies to provide unmatched coverage and capacity," said Phil Belanger, vice-president of marketing, BelAir Networks. "The BelAir200 enables service providers and carriers to use Wi-Fi as a viable way to fill the gap between today's cellular data networks and isolated wireless LANs; and shifts the thinking about Wi-Fi from hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. to hot zones." The Access Radio Module in the BelAir200 includes a high power, enhanced 2.4 GHz radio and custom antenna optimized to beam Wi-Fi signals into a building from outside to provide coverage to multiple floors at once. The BelAir200 can be configured with up to three Backhaul Radio Modules that operate in the 5 GHz band and create multiple point-to-point links to form a secure wireless mesh See wireless mesh network. backhaul for the system. This unique approach simplifies WLAN infrastructures for large networks, substantially reduces backhaul and installation costs and eliminates disruptive in-building deployments. About BelAir Networks BelAir Networks is a wireless infrastructure supplier that provides advanced, multi-service, wireless internetworking solutions. Combining the best of WLAN and cellular technologies, the BelAir Networks system goes beyond basic Wi-Fi to enable carrier-grade cellular LAN solutions. The patented BelAir Networks multiple point-to-point wireless mesh architecture provides a high capacity wireless backbone. BelAir products combine this secure wireless backbone with wireless access solutions such as Wi-Fi to deliver practical deployment of wireless networks in city centers and larger venues. www.belairnetworks.com. |
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