Transaria Deploys Wireless Metro Network for City of Billings Using DragonWave Airpair

DragonWave Inc., a premier supplier of next-generation wireless networks, today announced that TransAria, Inc. http://www.transaria.com , a Bozeman-based broadband and data networking company, has designed and installed a high capacity wireless network for the City of Billings, Montana using DragonWave’s AirPair 24 GHz unlicensed broadband wireless access equipment. The network connects five city locations for the purpose of transmitting both voice and data.

"The City of Billings network has been optimized for their current and future requirements, with much higher performance levels, at lower costs than alternative solutions" said Jeff Marlow, President and CEO of TransAria. "DragonWave’s AirPair products were selected for their best-in-class capacity, high availability, scalability, simple deployment, and economical solutions."

TransAria deployed a private Wireless MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) interconnecting the City of Billing’s Public Utilities, Airport Operations, City Hall, Billings Operation Center and Met Transit, five city departments with intensive data requirements. The network is deployed with multiple AirPair 24 GHz unlicensed links providing 100 Mbps per link of native Ethernet capacity available at each site. The deployed network is designed to address the city’s intensive data communications requirements, and is much more cost effective than their previous leased line infrastructure.

"DragonWave’s fixed wireless solution enables native IP-services and legacy TDM, with carrier-grade service levels, thus allowing municipalities to implement a wireless network, cost effectively providing a leased-line replacement solution," said Peter Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer of DragonWave. "We are extremely pleased to partner with TransAria in the deployment of the Billings municipality network. We look forward to teaming with TransAria on future municipality deployment, using the AirPair solution, which is ideally suited to address this growing market segment."

DragonWave’s AirPair product operates within both licensed and unlicensed radio frequencies in the 18 to 26 GHz bands, ensuring interference-free performance for customers’ traffic. The DragonWave solution provides scalable, ultra-low latency, wire-speed native Ethernet connectivity up to 100 Mbps full duplex. The system is extremely easy to deploy and manage, with a full suite of network management options. AirPair has indoor and outdoor deployment options, and is a highly reliable platform enabling 5 9’s service availability.

About TransAria

TransAria is a regional data communications provider specializing in mission critical and highly scalable broadband Internet services. The company provides data networking services over a private, all-IP (Internet Protocol), fixed wireless and fiber optic network. With its Network Operations Center, TransAria offers its commercial customers 7X24 network monitoring and surveillance reporting. The company also offers professional services, which include network audits, system design, security analysis, and wireless network construction. TransAria is based in Bozeman, Montana. The company’s website is http://www.transaria.com.

About DragonWave

DragonWave designs, markets and supports broadband, wireless networking products for service providers and enterprises requiring reliable, predictable, interference-free, high-bandwidth transmission of real-time, IP applications. DragonWave products meet the demands of a wide range of applications as well as delivering a value proposition that enables operators and service providers an "invest as you grow" capability that leverages profitable growth. DragonWave is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada’s high-technology capital. The company’s Web site is http://www.dragonwaveinc.com
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