Cheetah Wireless Technologies and BelAir Networks Light Up the Las Vegas Strip with High Performance Broadband Internet Service.More than 40 Million Annual Visitors Now Have Access to Broadband Wi-Fi 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. -- Visitors to the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. , famous for its bright lights and big bets, can now take advantage of an exciting new amenity - 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 Internet access See how to access the Internet. at several of Las Vegas' most prominent resorts. Cheetah Wireless Technologies (CWTI CWTI Council on Wireless Technology Impacts CWTI Chemical Waste Transportation Institute ) and BelAir Networks today announced that the companies have launched a broadband mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. delivering high speed Wi-Fi access along the Las Vegas Strip, including inside and outside of the country's largest hotels and casinos. With this deployment, an estimated 40 million visitors and business travelers per year can now take advantage of Cheetah Wireless's high speed Internet service. To cover the massive hotels, resorts and casinos located in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , some reaching over 30 floors, CWTI uses BelAir Networks industry-leading outdoor-in broadband wireless See wireless broadband. network solution. Upon completion the wireless network will cover almost the entire Strip. "Deploying a comprehensive broadband wireless network to serve hotels along the Strip was a challenge that required a high performance, highly scalable solution," said Mitchell Gonzalez, President and Founder of Cheetah Wireless Technologies. "We turned to BelAir Networks for their proven, industry-leading performance, carrier-class capacity and their unique outdoor-in solution, ideally suited for this opportunity." Las Vegas is one of the country's most popular travel destinations and hosts key technology events including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January and Interop, taking place in May at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center The Mandalay Bay Convention Center is one of the largest privately owned and operated convention centers in the world. The 1 million square foot facility is owned by MGM Mirage. It is attached to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and adjacent to the Mandalay Bay Events Center. . Las Vegas is also hosting the upcoming Vegas Grand Prix For the Formula One event, see Las Vegas Grand Prix The Vegas Grand Prix is a Champ Car race held in downtown Las Vegas utilizing a temporary street circuit. In July of 2006, the Las Vegas City Council approved a 2. , a three-day festival taking place April 6th - 8th, featuring concerts and a celebrity poker tournament A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time. in addition to the world famous race. CWTI is the exclusive Wi-Fi provider for the event. To address the huge transient market along the Strip with high performance broadband access both inside and outside of the buildings, CWTI deployed BelAir200 and BelAir100 Wireless Multi-service Nodes, from BelAir Networks' patented, award-winning product portfolio. "The Las Vegas network addresses a combination of municipal public access and hospitality industry communications requirements - a perfect fit for BelAir Networks proven, cost-effective wireless broadband mesh technology," said Jim Freeze, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul of Marketing and Alliances, BelAir Networks. "BelAir Networks is the choice of leading cities worldwide so we're pleased that Cheetah Wireless has deployed our industry-leading, carrier-grade technology to address this unique opportunity." CWTI's wireless network in Las Vegas - "cheetahnetwork" - offers tiered service levels at hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly rates. For more information log on to www.cwti.net or call 702 CHEETAH. BelAir Networks offers the industry's most comprehensive wireless mesh portfolio supporting Wi-Fi, WiMAX mesh, 4.9 GHz Public Safety and cellular backhaul, and includes the flagship four-radio BelAir200 Wireless Multi-service Switch Router, the dual-radio BelAir100 Multi-service Node, the BelAir100C Multi-service Node featuring point-to-multipoint backhaul, the BelAir100S, and the single-radio BelAir50C, all seamlessly managed by the BelAir BelView Network Management System. For cellular operators, BelAir also offers the BelAir300 Converged Multi-service Wireless Node, combining cellular, Wi-Fi and wireless mesh on a converged platform. About Cheetah Wireless Technologies, Inc. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cheetah Wireless Technologies, Inc., (CWTI) specializes in wireless mesh network (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 that leverage the inherent benefits of the microcell design. The Company offers solutions from a number of manufacturers and has integrated them into a single wireless canopy. This strategy allows seamless transition for the user, regardless of the infrastructure implemented by CWTI. By utilizing a centralized Network Operation Center, CWTI provides its customers with toll-free 24-hour technical support, integrated billing and unified rate plans - regardless of the mix of technologies deployed. CWTI's network design ensures fast, secure and extremely reliable mobile data service that eliminates the headache of expensive and unsightly tower sites. By pursuing a private/public partnering model, CWTI delivers the full benefits of these networks at little to no capital cost to municipalities across the country. For more information, contact CWTI at 1-702-243-3824, or via email at sales@cwti.net. Website access is available at www.cwti.net. About BelAir Networks BelAir Networks is the first company to offer scalable, mobile wireless broadband mesh networking solutions with the highest quality for data, voice and video. The company teams with world-class global partners to deploy proven, cost-effective wireless broadband mesh networks. BelAir's wireless networking solutions are built on the only multi-service architecture for municipal 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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