BelAir Networks and BAE Systems Announce Worldwide Agreement for Industry's Most Comprehensive Wireless Mesh Product Family; Leading Government IT Provider Chooses BelAir for Low Cost, High Performance Mission-critical Networks.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. -- BelAir Networks and BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. today announced a reseller agreement for the world-wide sale of BelAir's comprehensive portfolio of wireless mesh networking (1) A network that relies on all nodes to propagate signals. Although the wireless signal may start at some base station (access point) attached to a wired network, a wireless mesh network extends the transmission distance by relaying the signal from one computer to another. solutions through BAE Systems Information Technology BAE Systems Information Technology (BAE-IT) is a division of BAE Systems Inc.. It was formed by merging BAE Systems Enterprise Systems, Inc. (BAE Systems ESI) and DigitalNet Holdings, Inc. BAE Systems completed its purchase of DigitalNet on October 25 2004 for $600 million. . BAE Systems is a leading IT provider to the U.S. Government, and is a full-service solutions provider of information technology systems and services and offers a broad spectrum of network and managed IT operations. BelAir Networks provides a comprehensive wireless mesh See wireless mesh network. product portfolio that delivers three times the performance at the same price as traditional single-radio solutions. "As wireless networks become more widespread, it is critical to build them using secure, reliable wireless mesh products in order to deliver consistently high performance -- cost-effectively," said Michael McManama, BAE Systems' senior director of Wireless Computing. "We chose BelAir's family of wireless mesh products because of its extensive functionality, carrier-class QoS and a proven ability to deliver the performance and bandwidth required in the most demanding environments." With thousands of wireless mesh nodes operating in more than 150 deployments worldwide, BelAir Networks wireless mesh products are field-proven, delivering high-performance broadband services for both civilian and government applications. BelAir's wireless mesh networks deliver voice, video and data to support public safety, mobile government workforce applications, public high-speed Internet See broadband. and public access to municipal information and services. BAE Systems chose BelAir's product portfolio for its proven high performance, ability to support multiple applications concurrently, easy manageability and industry-leading quality of service. "BAE Systems' broad customer base, respected reputation, and focus on high customer satisfaction are an excellent fit for BelAir Networks industry-leading wireless mesh portfolio," said Jim Freeze, senior vice president of marketing and business development, BelAir Networks. "BelAir is pleased that our products consistently meet the high standards of BAE Systems and their defense and federal government customers." BelAir Networks comprehensive product portfolio delivers high performance, low cost networking, flexible deployment options and a future-proof migration path. The portfolio includes the flagship BelAir200 Wireless Multi-service Switch Router See layer 3 switch. , the dual-radio BelAir100 Multi-service Node, the recently announced BelAir100C Multi-service Node featuring point-to-multipoint backhaul, the BelAir100S, and the single-radio BelAir50C and BelAir50S, all seamlessly managed by the BelAir BelView Network Management System. BelAir also recently announced the BelAir300 Converged Multi-service Wireless Node, combining cellular, Wi-Fi and wireless mesh on a converged platform. About BelAir Networks BelAir Networks is 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 with the highest quality for data, voice and video. BelAir's wireless networking See wireless network. 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 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. . For more info, visit www.belairnetworks.com. |
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