BelAir Networks and Airpath Partner to Provide Complete Hotspot Solutions for Hospitality and Metro Wi-Fi Markets.KANATA, Ontario Kanata is a large suburban area in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,it has a population of 90,000 and is growing rapidly. It is located just to the west of the Greenbelt and is one of the largest of several communities that surround central Ottawa. & WALTHAM, Mass. -- Solutions will Combine Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi Infrastructure with Seamless Provisioning and Operational Support System BelAir Networks, the leading supplier of Wide Area Wi-Fi solutions and Airpath Wireless, Inc., the leader in Wi-Fi management systems, today announced a strategic marketing agreement to provide complete hotspot solutions to systems integrators and providers servicing the metropolitan and hospitality industries. The companies will offer BelAir's best-in-class Wide Area Wi-Fi infrastructure and Airpath's WiBOSS(TM) Metro and Hospitality integrated management platforms as a complete hotspot solution for hotels, resorts, conference centers, and municipalities looking to offer Wide Area Wi-Fi. "Airpath has established a strong presence in the hospitality industry with WiBOSS," said Laura Mellow, Vice President of Global Marketing and Product Management for Airpath. "Our partnership with BelAir Networks supports our strategy of providing integrated management and hosted public access provisioning and support to metro-scale Wi-Fi deployments." Airpath's WiBOSS (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 Operational Support System) platform has been certified with BelAir's infrastructure hardware and software infrastructure to work together seamlessly. Under the terms of the agreement, the partners will co-market one another's products. "We are pleased to partner with Airpath. Its solution for hosted provisioning and management for hotspots and hot zones is the perfect complement for our sophisticated wireless infrastructure" stated Phil Belanger, Vice President of Marketing, BelAir Networks Inc. "Airpath enables us to provide our customers with a sophisticated solution that is easy-to-implement yet capable of handling the complex wireless deployments that are BelAir's calling card." Airpath's WiBOSS Integrated Provisioning and Operational Support System WiBOSS is Airpath's robust, web-based application See Web application. that performs the arduous back-office tasks necessary to operate and manage public internet access See how to access the Internet. services for hotspots and hotzones. The application manages subscriber management, provisioning, billing authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , authorization (AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. ), transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , branding, reporting and network management. BelAir Product Family BelAir Networks offers customers a family of multi-service wireless switch routers See layer 3 switch. optimized for metro-area deployments. The products provide industry-leading scalability, reliability and flexibility with authentication and security features that allow service providers to easily deploy multiple private and public access networks over a single BelAir wireless infrastructure. The BelAir200 is a four-radio, wireless switch router that enables wireless networks with the highest network capacity and broadest reach especially in challenging deployments such as high-density metro centers. The BelAir200 access radio modules use the 2.4 GHz band to support Wi-Fi client access. Separate backhaul radio modules use 5 GHz for the point-to-point links that form the wireless backhaul mesh that interconnects all of the BelAir200 nodes. The resulting system delivers unmatched capacity, security and scalability for metro applications. The BelAir100 is a two-radio wireless switch router that accepts the same radio modules as the BelAir200. It can be used to terminate a BelAir mesh, as a mesh edge node, or to provide wireless broadband access to single buildings. About Airpath Airpath Wireless, Inc. is a global leader in the Wi-Fi hot spot industry, the company has created several extremely powerful-hosted software applications that enable their clients to deploy, operate and manage high-speed public Internet Access locations. Airpath's WiBOSS(TM) application simplifies deployment, operation, and management of Hotspots with powerful features such as automated end-user AAA, e-commerce, billing and provisioning. The Airpath Provider Alliance (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture ) is the global standard for ubiquitous Wi-Fi roaming, with 600 providers operating over 3500 hotspots (and counting) in more than 23 countries. The company is a privately held, venture-funded corporation headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. , with additional support offices in Toledo, Ohio
About BelAir Networks BelAir Networks is the only company to offer scalable, Wide-Area Wi-Fi. The BelAir Networks solution provides the industry's highest capacity for data, voice and video services. 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. |
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