WFI Wins InfoWorld 100 Award Using ClearMesh Networks Wireless Optical Mesh Technology.WFI WFI Wide Field Imager WFI Water For Injection WFI Wireless Facilities Inc. WFI Workforce Florida, Inc. WFI WaterFurnace International WFI Wraparound Fidelity Index WFI Water For Irrigation WFI Washington Food Industry (Olympia, WA) is Honored for Deploying One of the Most Innovative IT Projects of 2006 PASADENA, Calif. -- ClearMesh Networks today announced that Wireless Facilities, Inc. (WFI) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WFII WFII Wireless Facilities Inc ), the largest independent RF network and wireless engineering company, has been named winner of the 2006 InfoWorld 100 Project of the Year award. WFI was recognized for using ClearMesh Networks' Metro Grid(TM) to create a resilient wireless optical 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. that has the capacity and reliability to support video surveillance, point-of-sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ) and Wi-Fi hotspot backhaul over a single converged network The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. . This solution was deployed at the state-of-the-art Westfield UTC Westfield UTC, formerly University Towne Centre (UTC), is an open-air shopping mall in the University City community of San Diego, California. It lies just east of La Jolla, near the University of California, San Diego campus. outdoor mall in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. which boasts 155 shops, a cinema, 25 restaurants, and an ice-skating rink. "It's been said that fortune favors the bold. The inspiration for this year's finalists to tackle such sweeping changes varies widely a from reducing delivery time of products and services to replacing cumbersome legacy systems," said Richard Gincel, InfoWorld Senior Editor. "But regardless of the motivation, high ambition unites them all." WFI's challenge was to provide the Westfield UTC mall with a cost-effective, network that was scalable enough to aggregate large amounts of video traffic, while maintaining business-grade Ethernet communication services for mission-critical transaction applications. When both costs and aesthetic issues eliminated fiber for this application, WFI selected ClearMesh Networks' high capacity, wireless optical mesh solution. It was the best wireless solution that combined fiber-grade service quality and capacity with integrated mesh switching capability. "We are pleased to receive the InfoWorld 100 Award for use of the ClearMesh Metro Grid," said Desmond Wheatley, president of WFI's Enterprise Services Division. "The ClearMesh solution enabled us to quickly and cost-effectively provide our customer with the business-class Ethernet services they need for their mission-critical applications. Our customer has been pleased with 100% network uptime, since installation almost a year ago." With the ClearMesh solution, WFI built a fully converged wireless mesh See wireless mesh network. infrastructure across the mall, which allowed them to offer a variety of value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services to retail tenants. The ClearMesh Metro Grid deployment consists of ClearMesh 300 nodes roof-mounted on designated buildings in the mall. This integrated networking A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. platform combines high-capacity Ethernet switching, and low-cost wireless optical transport with business-grade Ethernet service delivery interfaces. Using secure optical transmission, the CM 300 distributes up to 300 Mbps of wire-speed, ultra-low latency, and full-duplex service capacity. "As a leader in deploying wireless solutions, WFI understands the importance of providing business customers with a reliable service that can grow to meet their needs," said Suresh Nihalani, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ClearMesh Networks. "We are very proud that WFI has been recognized by InfoWorld for its fiber-grade wireless network deployment based on the ClearMesh Metro Grid." "Our partnership with ClearMesh is another example of how WFI is aligning with best-of-breed technology products and services companies who can offer our customers unique, leading-edge solutions," added Eric DeMarco, president and CEO of WFI. The winning projects are chosen for innovation and scope by InfoWorld editors from hundreds of nominations submitted by readers, technology partners and end-user customers. For more information on the InfoWorld 100 awards, please visit the following website: http://www.infoworld.com/reports/46SR06iw100.html About WFI Headquartered in San Diego, CA, WFI is an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for the world's largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers and for government agencies. The company provides the design, deployment, integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since its founding in 1994. News and information are available at http://www.wfinet.com. (code: WFI-mb) About ClearMesh Networks ClearMesh is the only worldwide producer of next-generation, wireless optical mesh networking Mesh networking is a way to route data, voice and instructions between nodes. It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” from node to node until the destination is reached. equipment, enabling service providers and system integrators to target broader metropolitan business markets. The Metro Grid enables WISPs and system integrators to build reliable and cost-effective fiber-grade access networks for dense business corridors, municipal infrastructure and security surveillance applications. With ClearMesh, service providers and integrators can deliver 5-100 Mbps of Ethernet connectivity with a license-free and interference-free wireless mesh solution. For more information, please visit www.clearmesh.com. About InfoWorld Media Group InfoWorld Media Group helps senior technologists connect technology and business strategy for maximum impact at their organizations. 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