City of Burbank, California Deploys Proxim Infrastructure For Scalable Municipal Wireless Network; 'Media Capital of the World' Served by Metro Wi-Fi Network and High-Speed Connections for Mission-Critical City Communications.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Proxim Wireless Proxim Wireless is a Silicon Valley-based company that builds scalable broadband wireless networking systems for communities, enterprises, governments, and service providers. Corporation, a global provider of broadband wireless See wireless broadband. equipment and wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Terabeam, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRBM TRBM Trawl Resistant Bottom Mount ), today announced that the City of Burbank, California For the community in Santa Clara County, California, see Burbank, Santa Clara County, California. For other uses, see Burbank. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of 2004, the city had a population of 105,400. has constructed a municipal wireless network using Proxim equipment for public access, private access, outdoor distribution and high-capacity backhaul. In addition to expanding the communications capabilities of municipal workers and citizens, the network has also been designed for rapid scalability to meet future needs and opportunities. This design has been facilitated by the distinctive breadth of the Proxim product portfolio, providing a wide spectrum of networking capabilities - from Wi-Fi to wireless Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. - serving the diverse needs of governments, enterprises and service providers. Municipalities throughout the U.S. have been forced to reconcile growing technological demands with leaner budgets. As they explore the possibilities of wireless networks to bridge the digital divide, they may find it challenging to develop the business case. Perry Jarvis, Burbank's Network Operations Manager See datacenter manager. , discovered that leveraging wireless technology throughout the communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. enabled the city to slash traditional expenses and funnel a portion of the savings to investment in more productive infrastructure to offer services to the public and meet mission-critical needs of city departments. Burbank is a city of approximately 106,000 residents with an area of 18 square miles situated in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. of Southern California. It houses the studios of several major U.S. entertainment companies as well as over 700 entertainment production support facilities, giving rise to its informal name as the "Media Capital of the World," and also indicating that it is a community which uses information and communication technology heavily. Jarvis and his team worked with M-Gravity, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a Torrance, California-based specialist in wireless technology solutions, to design, configure, and install the City's wireless network. The network design includes: --A metro Wi-Fi network covering approximately one square mile in downtown Burbank. Citizens can access the Internet at broadband speeds with wireless-enabled notebook computers or handheld devices connecting to Wi-Fi access points mounted on street lamps. The access points hand the traffic off to a point-to-multipoint distribution system based on Proxim's Tsunami(TM) MP.11 pre-WiMAX system. All traffic is aggregated and backhauled by a Tsunami GX.90 point-to-point link. Coverage of the network can be dramatically increased by adding more access points as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . --Broadband wireless access connecting municipal buildings to the city's large fiber optic backbone. The city had been leasing 20 T1s for this connectivity at a considerable annual cost. Replacing these links with Proxim's Tsunami point-to-point products allowed the city to dramatically increase bandwidth, from 1.5 Mbps for the T1 line to 20 Mbps for the Tsunami. The one-time cost of a Tsunami link was comparable to the annual expense for the T1; the future cost avoided could be reinvested elsewhere by the city. --Proxim's ORiNOCO(R) Wi-Fi access points in municipal buildings throughout the city, used to provide visitors with access to the Internet. "We love Proxim equipment because it is easy to configure, easy to support and does what it's supposed to do," said Jarvis. "We have evaluated numerous competitors for broadband wireless networking products, and no one else comes close. We have prepared the network to scale when the time comes Adv. 1. when the time comes - at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" in due course, in due season, in due time, in good time , and Proxim's comprehensive product portfolio holds the promise of even higher capacity solutions as our needs grow." "Proxim has extensive experience in serving the needs of municipal governments around the globe, because we are capable of supplying all segments of the wireless network including access, last mile, backhaul and network management," said Rick Hartley, Proxim's Vice President of Sales for the Western U.S. "We look forward to working with Perry and his team as they enhance their communications network to meet the needs of a very technologically savvy community." About Proxim Wireless Proxim Wireless Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Terabeam, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRBM). Proxim Wireless is a global leader in providing Wi-Fi and other broadband wireless solutions to meet the performance, scalability, and security requirements of enterprises, government, and service providers. Information about Proxim and its products and support can be found at http://www.proxim.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could contribute to such differences including those relating to the downturn and ongoing uncertainty in the telecommunications industry and larger economy; the intense competition in our industries and resulting impacts on our pricing, gross margins, and general financial performance; difficulties or delays in developing and supplying new products with the contemplated or desired features, performance, cost, price, and other characteristics; risks arising from and relating to Terabeam's recent acquisition of Proxim Corporation's operations, assets, and relationships; and the impacts and effects of any other strategic transactions we may evaluate or consummate. Further information on these and other factors that could affect our actual results is and will be included in filings made by Terabeam from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in our other public statements. |
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