fSONA Proven Solutions

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fSONA Proven Solutions

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Military Government

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Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan
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Washington, D.C.
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Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Goal

• Close and protect a SONET ring to provide
  physically diverse connectivity
• SONAbeam 1250-M provides rampable bandwidth from
  34 Mbps to 1.5 Gbps
• SONAbeam was rapidly deployed and provided a
  savings of 66 vs. a fiber build-out

Solution
Benefits
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Puerto Rico Port Authority - Honeywell
Goal

• Close a fiber ring for CCTV application
• 5 x SONAbeam 1250-M provides rampable bandwidth
  from 34 Mbps to 1.5 Gbps
• SONAbeam optical wireless technology is
  extremely secure at the physical layer

Solution
Benefits
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BAE Systems
Goal

• CCTV application
• 7x SONAbeam 155-E systems
• SONAbeam optical wireless provides secure
  wireless for end customer New River Marine Core
  Air Station

Solution
Benefits
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Service Providers

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Nextel Acapulco, Mexico
Goal

• Establish wireless cellular antenna extension to
  Acapulco Golf Country Club.
• Nextel President is club member

Solution

• SONAbeam 1250-M
• fSONA was the ONLY wireless vendor able to
  provide the solution.

Benefits

• Secure wireless connectivity
• Very high-capacity requirement (1.42 Gbps)
• Proprietary CPE interface compatibility with ADC
  Digivance
• Cost had been prohibiting fiber install

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Curacao
Goal

• Connect a Central Office to a nearby location and
  from there build a backbone
• Three high-speed SONAbeam links already in
  place. Future links will be installed as demand
  dictates. Lower cost units connect end-users to
  the backbone.
• SONAbeam is installed quickly and provides
  reliable backbone connectivity

Solution
Benefits
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Istanbul, Turkey
Goal

• Establish a high-speed wireless backbone network
  to deliver competitive services to Istanbul's
  busiest business sector
• Omnitek used the SONAbeam 1250 series to build
  the first Gigabit Wireless backbone network in
  the world
• SONAbeam's unlicensed technology is ideal for
  competitive carriers. Gigabit plus speeds and
  rapid deployment allow Omnitek to respond quickly
  to the growing needs of Turkey's business district

Solution
Benefits
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Goal

• An ISP wanted to establish high-speed wireless
  service from one central point to other key
  locations in an extreme environment - up to 50ºC
  with sand storms.
• Initial deployment of 12 SONA-beam Fast Ethernet
  links. More links will added as needed.
• SONAbeam shines in challenging conditions. No
  outages during major sandstorm of 2003

Solution
Benefits
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North Belfast, UK
Goal

• Deliver broadband triple-play cost effectively
  for up to 7,000 endpoints in a disadvantaged
  community in Northern Ireland
• SONAbeam FSO links combined with 802.11b radios
  provide broadband access to schools, businesses
  and residential users
• Wireless backbone was installed quickly and is
  maintained by community. Cost-effective units
  also have no recurring monthly fees.

Solution
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Rebuilding Belfast with Broadband

• We chose free space optics because, with it, we
  didnt need to dig up the streets and pay high
  annual charges for leased lines or license fees.
  There is no radiation risk and the network could
  be up and running quickly.

The Flax Trusts vision is a network that
connects businesses with their customers, as well
as churches with their parishioners and schools
with their students. In addition to creating
vital communication links, the network will
provide much needed job training and jobs for the
residents of North Belfast.
March/April 2003 Issue
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Costa Rica
Goal

• Find a high-speed wireless solution capable of
  operating through the extreme rains in Costa Rica
  which is located in ITU Rain Zone P.
• The SONAbeam 155-M was installed at 900 m during
  the worst annual rains.
• The SONAbeam was an outstanding solution - it
  achieved 100 availability at up to 150 mm/per
  hour and 99.992 availability in rains up to 180
  mm/per hour.

Solution
Benefits
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Port Louis, Mauritius
Goal

• Build an optical backbone to distribute satellite
  feed to business customers such as commercial
  banks
• SONAbeam 1250-M Gigabit system provides rampable
  bandwidth
• Rapidly deployed, high-speed solution is flexible
  and can be redeployed if customers move

Solution
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Toronto, Canada
Goal

• Connect production house to proprietary media
  network for transfer of "dailies" to Hollywood,
  CA
• SONAbeam 155-M combines very high bandwidth and
  low latency making it an ideal wireless solution
  for video transmission
• Able to operate through windows, able to be
  deployed rapidly

Solution
Benefits
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Wireless Carriers

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Puerto Rico
Goal

• Cingular needed to immediately expand capacity
  for their mobile wireless network in Puerto Rico
  but had no available spectrum to do so.
• SONAbeam 52-M running 4 x T1 linked two
  locations 4 km (2.5 miles) apart
• Solution was available immediately and had the
  necessary range. The 52-M has performed in
  intense 150mm/hr rains and throughout Hurricane
  Isabel with no outages or errors.

Solution
Benefits
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Carriers

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Alcatel - Milan, Italy
Goal

• Determine if FSO was a viable alternative for
  carrier-class networks. Study the effects of the
  environment on FSO.
• Tested the SONAbeam 155-M extensively for over 2
  years. Combined the results with weather date to
  develop accurate availability predictions
• SONAbeam performed excellently and Alcatel is
  now an OEM supplier and markets the SONAbeam as
  the Alcatel 9600 FSO

Solution
Benefits
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British Telecom, UK

• Free space optics has come of age. We have
  always maintained that there is a definite role
  for optical wireless in the telecommunications
  network infrastructure. It is a reliable,
  flexible component with compelling benefits
  offered by its very high capacity, low cost per
  bit and no licensing requirements worldwide.
• Stewart Davies, CEO, BTexact Technologies

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Enterprise

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Bechtel, USA
Goal

• Provide secure, broadband connectivity between
  Bechtel HQ and nearby conference facilities
• SONAbeam 155-M provides Fast Ethernet connection
  across busy technology corridor freeway
• SONAbeam was quick to install and was able to
  cross a freeway and deliver high-speed service
  without recurring monthly leased line fees

Solution
Benefits
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Bechtel - FSO A Viable Solution

• Optical wireless is a mature and reliable
  approach for broadband access. FSO systems offer
  a viable solution toward building optical
  connectivity in a cost-effective, quick, and
  reliable manner in certain
  situations. FSO systems have been engineered to
  provide performance comparable to other access
  technologies, offering high capacity and
  availability, lower cost per Mbps/month when
  deployed,
• and rapid deployment in less than an hour. FSO
  systems can have a wide range of applications
  ranging from telecommunication backhaul
• networking to being a viable last-mile
  alternative, and should
• be considered when conditions permit.

Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal,
December 2002
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Organization of American States

• Since installation of the fSONA equipment in
  mid-June, the system has not undergone any
  problems. During the extended weather stress of
  Hurricane Isabel in September, the system
  performed flawlessly, without a single dropped
  data packet. Congratulations for your great team
  and products that represented for us a
  magnificent solution.

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Indy Racing League
Goal

• Find a reliable, high-speed wireless connections
  that can be easily transported and installed at
  each race
• SONAbeam 155-E is lightweight, compact and
  provides high-speed transport at up to 155Mbps
• In addition to the ease of installation, SONAbeam
  products are immune to EM interference

Solution
Benefits
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Education
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Dublin City University
Goal

• Replace failing 802.11 radio that was only
  available 80 of the time due to rain outages
• SONAbeam 155-M was installed at 2.7km. They now
  plan to link the whole campus.
• In addition to increased availability, SONAbeam
  is able to provide a very high-speed network that
  always provides full bandwidth.

Solution
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University of Toronto
Goal

• Connect two remote offices, one permanent and
  one temporary at Gigabit speeds
• SONAbeam 1250-S and SONAbeam 155-S
• High capacity connectivity at a cost-effective
  price. The University will also have a SONAbeam
  on hand to use for temporary capacity
  requirements/disaster recovery once the temporary
  link at the remote office is no longer required.

Solution
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University of British Columbia
Goal

• Have a link on hand for disaster recovery and
  special events
• SONAbeam 155-E
• Solution is lightweight and portable for
  temporary links. UBC also tested the SONAbeam
  155-E through windows and was very pleased with
  the results.

Solution
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Healthcare
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Health Insurance Partners, NY