Motorola's MOTOMESH(TM) Series of Products Now Offers More Choices for Municipal Wireless Networks
Expanded and flexible portfolio provides greater investment protection and
rapid ROI
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 24 / / - Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) today announced two additional radio configurations for the
MOTOMESH product series of municipal wireless networks. Motorola now offers
2.4/5.4GHz and 2.4/4.9GHz versions of MOTOMESH Duo, to expand its two radio
meshed WiFi product, currently available in 2.4/5.8GHz configuration.
The additional radio options provide municipalities and network providers
with more choices and greater flexibility to best meet the wireless
application and coverage needs of end users. The 5.4GHz model addresses the
needs of international customers while the 4.9GHz model introduces secure and
dedicated mesh networking at a price public safety departments can appreciate.
"The ability to choose the best combination of meshed WiFi radios allows
service providers and municipalities to cost-effectively address all of their
customers' needs," said Roberta Wiggins, Yankee Group. "MOTOMESH Duo is ideal
for cities, big and small, that are looking to enable next generation
solutions for public access, public safety, public works and enterprise."
MOTOMESH Duo, formerly named HotZone Duo, includes the addition of several
new features to allow service providers to more easily respond to end user
requirements. Beyond its small form factor, customization characteristics and
spectrum flexibility, customers will find added features that provide more
cost-effective and easier ways to manage WiFi networks.
Some of the new feature enhancements include:
o Flexible and adaptable internet gateways - Gateway nodes adapt to the
potential loss of backhaul by instantaneously changing into wireless
routers and routing traffic to an alternate gateway in the network.
This minimizes service interruptions and ensures continuous WiFi
connectivity.
o Advanced management tools - A simple web-based device configuration
interface provides anytime, anywhere access to a mesh device's
configuration parameters. The tool also allows the remote management
of small systems.
o Dual-meshing capability - Each 2.4/4.9GHz MOTOMESH Duo unit comes
equipped with two, single-radio mesh devices that provide both access
and backhaul capabilities. Spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band can be
dedicated to public safety access and backhaul using one radio, while
public access and backhaul are provided by the second, 2.4 GHz radio.
Additionally, Motorola's dual band 2.4 GHz/4.9 GHz PCMCIA card delivers
the capabilities of private, dedicated 4.9 GHz spectrum and designated
2.4 GHz spectrum for public access - all in a single client access
card.
"Meeting the needs of a wide variety of municipal wireless customers can
be challenging. The ability to choose from a portfolio of cost-effective,
customizable networks from one vendor is the right answer," said Dustin
Jurman, president, Rapid Systems, a municipal wireless service provider.
"MOTOMESH Duo's new hardware coupled with its new features enables complete
customization and scalability regardless of network size, location or
application."
MOTOMESH Duo recently received the Wireless Broadband Innovation Award
for Best Wireless Broadband Mobility Solution further validating its
performance, scalability and robustness. Additionally, leveraging over 70
years of experience in outdoor wireless deployments and its unique mesh
networks technology, Motorola has formally unveiled the MOTOMESH product
series, a complete portfolio of high performance, municipal, campus and
enterprise wireless networks. Motorola's MOTOMESH product series includes
MOTOMESH Solo a single radio meshed network with Mobility Enabled Access,
MOTOMESH Duo, a two radio meshed network and MOTOMESH Quattro, a four radio
meshed network with Mobility Enabled Access.
The MOTOMESH series of products is part of Motorola's MOTOwi4 portfolio of
wireless broadband solutions and services that complements and completes IP
networks. Delivering IP coverage to virtually all spaces, MOTOwi4 includes
wi4 fixed, wi4 Mesh, wi4 Indoor, and wi4 WiMAX solutions for private and
public networks. Motorola also offers radio frequency design and management
software solutions. Further information about Motorola's mesh solutions can
be found at: www.motorola.com/mesh.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in
wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless
mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply
and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and
need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do"
experiences and powerful networks - along with a full complement of support
services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had
sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our
people and our innovations, please visit www.Motorola.com.
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respective owners. (C) Motorola, Inc. 2007
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