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Citywide Wireless Networks
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Minneapolis, Minnesota Selects
US Internet for Citywide Wireless: Nets Industry-leading Technology from
BelAir Networks
Other Topics: WiMAX Base Station
Optimiser, Community-Based WiFi
Networks, Indoor WiMAX CPE
BelAir Networks
September 5, 2006
Highest-performing,
multi-service municipal network for public access, mobile government
workers and public safety personnel
Minneapolis, MN -- BelAir Networks and US Internet today announced that
the city of Minneapolis has chosen US Internet to build and operate a
broadband wireless network to cover the entire city with BelAir Networks
industry-leading mobile broadband mesh networking solutions. The city’s
wireless initiative, known as ‘Wireless Minneapolis’, will result in one
of the largest wireless cities in the U.S.
“Learning from the experiences and challenges faced by other cities,
Minneapolis has chosen both a business model and a technology solution
that ensure immediate, ongoing, and sustainable benefits to our
citizens, visitors, municipal workers and public safety personnel,”
stated R.T. Rybak, Mayor of Minneapolis. |
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US Internet, a
fast-growing Internet and hosting provider will deploy BelAir Networks
equipment throughout the 54 square mile city, creating a broadband
wireless mesh network that delivers industry-leading broadband
performance and scalability, and carrier-class capacity and reliability.
Minneapolis CIO, Karl Kaiser explained: “US Internet offered the best
proposal, and we were very pleased with the performance of their pilot
network and the BelAir Networks technology.”
“After extensive research into competing solutions and deployment of the
live pilot network, it was clear that BelAir Networks delivered proven
technology that can concurrently handle the many applications and
services we need to deliver – at true broadband speeds,” said Joe
Caldwell, US Internet co-founder. “World-class cities like Minneapolis
need networks that will deliver broadband performance, scale with
increasing subscriber and services growth, and support new technologies
like WiMAX. BelAir delivers these wireless broadband mesh networks
today.”
With thousands of wireless mesh nodes operating in more than 150
deployments worldwide – including the City of London and Toronto –
BelAir Networks mobile wireless mesh networking products are
field-proven, delivering high-performance broadband Quad-play services
(voice, video, data and mobility) for municipal, residential and
business applications.
“BelAir Networks is pleased that our comprehensive portfolio of mobile
broadband mesh products has been chosen by US Internet to serve the
needs of workers, visitors and residents throughout Minneapolis,” said
Jim Freeze, senior vice president, marketing and alliances, BelAir
Networks. “Increasingly, we’re finding that cities and service providers
who want to deliver true broadband performance on a future-proof mobile
network are turning to BelAir for our proven cost-effective mobile
broadband mesh solutions.”
BelAir Networks comprehensive product portfolio delivers high
performance, cost effective, flexible deployment options and a migration
path to future technologies. Supporting Wi-Fi, 4.9 GHz Public Safety,
and WiMAX mesh, the portfolio 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, the single-radio BelAir50C
and BelAir50S, and the six-radio BelAir300 Converged Multi-service
Wireless Node, all seamlessly managed by the BelAir BelView Network
Management System.
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,
including Siemens, 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-in 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.
For more info, visit www.belairnetworks.com.
About US Internet
Founded in 1995, US Internet is an international provider of Internet
and hosting services. In the contiguous U.S., the company has points of
presence in over 2,000 cities, enabling those with a mobile lifestyle to
connect to the Internet from almost any location. They also have a
collocation presence in Milwaukee, WI, London, UK, and Sydney, AU. The
company’s suite of Internet and hosting services are not only
comprehensive but can also be custom fit for any enterprise-level need.
Services include, but are not limited to, Internet voice and data, web
hosting, anti-spam and anti-virus, remote system backup, collocation
services, disaster recovery, ecommerce services, web site statistics,
network monitoring, and much more. In addition, US Internet is focused
on providing its customers with superior support service, which is
backed by a seasoned technology group who understands the needs and
issues of today's businesses and employees. They are available 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year via online, email and telephone. At US Internet,
you to get your net's worth. For more information, please visit
www.usinternet.com. |
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