BelAir Networks and Cityspace Create London's Biggest Outdoor Wi-Fi Network.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. -- Transatlantic partnership deploys 'The Technology Mile' wireless zone in the heart of London London's biggest 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 hot zone is now live, providing free Internet access See how to access the Internet. over a wireless network from BelAir Networks. The London Borough of Islington The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in North London and Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. now hosts the "Technology Mile", built on 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. equipment from BelAir Networks, the first company to offer scalable wide-area wireless broadband for metro-scale deployments. The "Technology Mile" is an unbroken wireless hot zone stretching the length of historic Upper Street, which links The City to the A1 main artery into north London North London is a part of London, England which has several possible definitions. River & geography The part of London north of the River Thames (illustrated). . The one-mile hot zone is covered by seven BelAir200 Wireless Multi-service Switch Routers See layer 3 switch. and one BelAir100 Wireless Multi-service Node. The network was conceived by Islington Borough Council in partnership with Cityspace, the UK's leading provider of outdoor urban digital networks, and is financed as part of the Council's A1 Regeneration project. The project was implemented to provide Internet access to all--anyone with a Wi-Fi enabled device can access the Internet for free along Upper Street. In addition, the Council is providing a number of local businesses--from cafes to dental surgeries--with PCs so they can offer customers free Internet service An ISP that provides access to the Internet without charge to the user. The service is supported by advertising which appears on a special version of the user's browser and cannot be eliminated. NetZero (www.netzero. , providing everyone in the area with an equal opportunity to benefit from Internet access. "We chose to work with BelAir on this project as it offers the most flexible design in wireless switch routers, which allows us to easily and painlessly pain·less adj. Free from complication or pain: a painless operation. pain  less·ly adv. expand our wireless network," said Marc Meyohas, Chief Executive of Cityspace. "The combination of this essential flexibility with high bandwidth capabilities and BelAir's proven track record of outdoor wide-area wireless broadband deployments makes Belair the ideal technology partner for our rapidly expanding UK urban digital networks." The Technology Mile network is accessed through an Islington Council landing page, which features a comprehensive menu of council services, information and communication options, plus direct access to the World Wide Web, all free of charge. "This network is a perfect example of how local governments and service providers can work together to provide pervasive wireless broadband," said Phil Belanger, vice-president of marketing for BelAir Networks. "It's a winning combination of public and private resources and we applaud Islington Council and Cityspace for creating this network for the people of Islington." The BelAir200 units deployed in Islington's Technology Mile are four-radio wireless switch routers that are built specifically for outdoor deployments. Each BelAir200 includes an access radio module that uses the 2.4 GHz band to support Wi-Fi client access. The access radio and integrated antennas project Wi-Fi signals over wide areas at street level; or directly into multi-story buildings from the outside, eliminating the need for indoor access points. Every BelAir200 can also be configured with up to three separate 5 GHz backhaul radio modules. These radios and their associated antennas are used to connect multiple BelAir systems in a wireless backhaul mesh that delivers client traffic to and from the Internet. The resulting system provides unmatched capacity, security and scalability for large-scale wireless applications. The BelAir100 is a two-radio platform 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. The BelAir100 and the BelAir200 are engineered for wide-area Wi-Fi today, but the modular system design and the unique multi-radio mesh architecture can also be applied to other wireless technologies such as WiMAX and cellular. Both products are packaged in a small, environmentally-hardened enclosure designed to be mounted on light poles in parking lots or city streets, or directly on buildings. About Cityspace Cityspace is a UK-based technology company, which provides urban digital networks in partnership with local authorities. It is the market leader in outdoor communication and information networks through its pioneering product and service portfolio of iPlus Points, StreetNet wireless broadband, and intelligent transport systems. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the iPlus Points, is now in some of the UK's landmark cities, featuring compelling content, such as freemail and BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. News, iPlus networks help Local Authorities to deliver on e-Government directives by providing information, communication and Internet access to all. Cityspace delivers wireless outdoor broadband "hot zones" through StreetNet, its wireless broadband product and provides intelligent transport systems through its dedicated travel services division. Cityspace has developed urban digital networks across a number of London boroughs
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 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 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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