Strix in the Desert.Another L.A. wireless equipment company has planted its footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. on municipal Wi-Fi See Muni Wi-Fi. networks. Calabasas-based Strix Systems designed and manufactured the wireless network unveiled in Tempe, Ariz. this month. The 40-square-mile Arizona city announced the Wi-Fi project earlier this year, and Suix was awarded the contract in April. Close to 500 Strix wireless nodes are being deployed throughout the city. Each node can cost between $3,500 and $6,000, depending on bandwidth capacity, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cyrus Irani, the company's vice president of strategy. The Wi-Fi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. will be used for Internet and voice, operated by local telecom provider NeoReach Wireless Inc. The network will be available to businesses and consumers for a fee, and Tempe's police cars and fire trucks will be equipped with Wi-Fi. Strix started making Wi-Fi products in 2003, primarily focusing on indoor equipment, but it's been deploying outdoor Wi-Fi networks for the past year or so. Locally, Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach (hûrmō`sə), city (1990 pop. 18,219), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1907. It is a residential suburb and a popular resort noted for its fine, sandy beaches and excellent surf. and the city of Covina's Wi-Fi projects use Strix equipment. The company has 70 employees spread through offices in Calabasas, Tokyo, China and Europe. |
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