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TROPOS
NETWORKS METROMESH™ ARCHITECTURE BRINGS MULTI-USE CAPABILITY
TO METRO-SCALE WI-FI MESH NETWORKS |
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Ability to Leverage
Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Mesh Networks Across Many User Communities
and Applications Maximizes ROI for Municipalities and Service
Providers
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SUNNYVALE, CA - February 16, 2005
-- Tropos Networks, the proven leader in delivering truly ubiquitous,
metro-scale, Wi-Fi mesh network systems, today announced significant
enhancements to the capabilities of its metro-scale optimized
Wi-Fi mesh architecture. The new features of the architecture,
now called Tropos MetroMesh™, add multi-community capabilities
that enable multiple user groups to run and manage separate,
secure networks on a single metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh infrastructure.
MetroMesh’s multi-use capabilities are implemented in
the new Tropos MetroMesh OS release 4 and Tropos Control release
4. The real-world benefits of MetroMesh, with the patented metro-scale
optimized Predictive Wireless Routing Protocol (PWRP™)
are illustrated in a new whitepaper, “MetroMesh Proven:
Metro-Scale Wi-Fi in Chaska, MN,” available at http://www.tropos.com/pdf/chaska_performance.pdf. |
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“We are extremely pleased with our
Tropos MetroMesh solution,” said Bradley Mayer, IS Manager
of the City of Chaska, “Our 16 square mile metro-scale
Wi-Fi mesh system now serves more than 2,500 residential and
municipal users and performance has been spectacular. Our city
could not be more pleased with the results. We expect the new
MetroMesh features to give our system even more flexibility
and value.” |
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The new software, when combined with Tropos
Networks’ purpose-built MetroMesh routers, allows each
group of users on a metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network to have its
own virtual network with its own address space, security encryption
mechanisms, access control and classes of service, all administered
independently from other user groups. All aspects of each virtual
network can be centrally monitored and managed using the Tropos
Control element manager.
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“The best way to maximize return on
investment in a metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network is to leverage
one physical infrastructure across many user communities,”
said Ron Sege, president and CEO of Tropos Networks. “There
are many viable models for multi-use networks, including cities
offering services to multiple municipal departments and to the
public, service providers offering mobile services to city government
and local enterprises as well as fixed services to residents
and small businesses, and network operators acting as a carriers’
carrier.” |
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“The key to successfully serving and
managing multi-community, metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh user groups
is the software intelligence built in to the network and its
management system,” said Craig Mathias, a Principal at
the mobile and wireless advisory firm Farpoint Group (Ashland,
MA). “With metro-scale Wi-Fi already a mission-critical
facility in so many communities, the enhancements Tropos Networks
has added to their product line will prove to be of great value
and benefit as metro-scale Wi-Fi continues its evolution towards
ubiquity.” |
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MetroMesh’s multi-use capabilities
enable a number of use cases. For example, in a municipal Wi-Fi
mesh network, various departments such as police, fire, emergency
services, building inspections and public works can each have
its own network that can be administered separately from the
others with different access and security policies. The network
can also be opened for public access. Municipalities can set
up virtual networks for first responders from neighboring communities,
providing broadband network access in mutual aid situations. |
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Tropos MetroMesh OS and Tropos Control release
4 will be generally available in March 2005. They are offered
at no additional charge to existing Tropos Networks customers
with valid technical support subscriptions. |
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About Tropos Networks, Inc.
Tropos Networks is the proven leader in delivering truly ubiquitous,
metro-scale, Wi-Fi mesh network systems. We deliver the fastest,
lowest cost and simplest wireless broadband solutions, as demonstrated
by the world’s largest installed base of metro-scale Wi-Fi
mesh networks. Our innovative and patented MetroMesh™
architecture allows public safety agencies, municipalities and
service providers to quickly and easily deliver city-wide mobile
broadband connectivity to users in any locale. With more than
10x better price/performance than alternative technologies,
Tropos solutions provide standards-based access to any IP application,
including voice, data and video. Tropos Networks is headquartered
in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, please visit
www.tropos.com,
call 408-331-6800 or write to
info@tropos.com. |
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Tropos Networks, Tropos, MetroMesh, PWRP
and Metro-Scale Mesh Networking Defined are trademarks of Tropos
Networks, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holder(s). |
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