City of Oxnard Deploys BridgeWave GigE Links to Clear Construction Hurdles.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- BridgeWave Communications, Inc. announces that the City of Oxnard, California Oxnard is the largest city in Ventura County, California in terms of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is one of the world's most important agricultural centers, with its distinction as the strawberry and lima bean capital. has installed four BridgeWave GE60 gigabit wireless bridges to ensure network continuity throughout city building reconstruction. BridgeWave point-to-point wireless links connect LANs between buildings at full-rate 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. LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. speeds, with the security and reliability of fiber cabling. "I needed a fiber alternative solution that could be quickly implemented, would support the rigid building construction plans and avoid any potential fiber cuts that might be caused by the heavy equipment moving around the area. Backhoes and bulldozers are threats to any terrestrial fiber connection and my team did not have the time or money to install alternative fiber routes," stated Tara Willis, the City's IT Systems Administrator. "The BridgeWave wireless network performs flawlessly and our employees enjoy the benefits of an ultra fast network throughout the City's campus buildings." WirelessGuys, a BridgeWave Certified Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). , installed the links for the City. "After completing a thorough site survey, our technicians were able to complete a gigabit wireless ring with all of the mounting construction and fiber terminations in less than three weeks," reported Steve Williams, President of WirelessGuys. "This enabled the City planning team to stay on schedule so that the demolition and reconstruction could continue unimpeded unimpeded Adjective not stopped or disrupted by anything Adj. 1. unimpeded - not slowed or prevented; "a time of unimpeded growth"; "an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting" ." About BridgeWave Communications BridgeWave Communications, Inc. is the leading supplier of gigabit wireless solutions. Setting the standard for product quality, BridgeWave employs Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) during design and Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS) during production to ensure the highest levels of product reliability and customer satisfaction. BridgeWave has achieved ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 registration for over five years running. For more information, please visit http://www.bridgewave.com/. About WirelessGuys WirelessGuys is a Certified Value Added Reseller (VAR) of BridgeWave products and services. WirelessGuys has professionally installed many BridgeWave links in the western U.S. They are a multi-faceted VAR providing professional consulting, engineering, and implementation of wireless solutions. More information about WirelessGuys can be found at www.wirelessguys.com. |
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