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CANOBEAM
CONQUERS FLORIDA HURRICANES FOR OMNISPRING
Commercial Wireless Internet Provider Keeps Network
Integrity With Free Space Optics
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2005 — Omnispring,
LLC, a major wireless broadband and Internet services
provider in central Florida and Ft. Lauderdale, uses
the latest advanced technologies to deliver competitive,
high-speed bandwidth to commercial clients. Reliability
is vital to their business, which is why they chose
Canon's Canobeam DT-110 Free Space Optics transceiver
system to deliver the bandwidth from the NOC (Network
Operating Center) fiber provider to their network.
And Omnispring reports that Canobeam provided dependable
service that even the sustained 100 mph winds of three
successive hurricanes couldn't disrupt.
"We needed a backhaul device from one of our
transmit facilities back to the NOC," explained
Tim Bennett, technical co-principal of Omnispring.
"We come out of the NOC and then we shoot that
across to our Canobeam, which links to our tower.
Then from that tower we distribute wireless bandwidth
around Orlando."
"We provide wireless commercial-application
bandwidth from DSL-type service, to DS3 applications,"
stated John Rhea, Omnispring's marketing co-principal.
"Canobeam delivers the bandwidth we need and
it's far less expensive than burying fiber. We're
in a very high RF environment, surrounded by several
cell towers, and microwave hops, so conventional methods
of transmitting wireless broadband can be a challenge."
The Canobeam eliminates the RF concern.
"We needed higher than 50Mb of bandwidth, and
Canobeam gives you large amounts of bandwidth in a
relatively short period of install time--you just
set it up and it runs," Bennett continued. "Best
of all, Canobeam saves us about $1,100 a month over
other alternatives."
The Canobeam DT-110 delivers a wide range of data
speeds from 25Mbps to 156Mbps at a range of from 20m
to 500m. Other models in the Canobeam DT-100 Series
Free Space Optics digital transceiver line include
the Canobeam DT-120, with a range of 100m to 2km,
and the Canobeam DT-130, which provides data rates
up to 1.25Gbps for Gigabit Ethernet networking at
a range of 100m to 1,000m.
"We had three hurricanes come through here this
year, complete with wind, rain, and lightning,"
Bennett recalled. "But Canobeam stayed 'on the
air' throughout the storms. This speaks volumes of
the design and integrity of the Canobeam. It definitely
passed the blowing rain test!”
Canobeam's unique Auto Tracking Function constantly
maintains beam alignment and compensates for vibrations
in the installation base caused by weather and any
other factors.
"We had sustained winds of 100 miles an hour
and gusts up and down," Bennett observed. "So
I'd say that Auto Tracking was a definite benefit
to us."
Canobeam systems are protocol-independent (like fiber),
require no radio-frequency permits or licenses, and--because
they use a line-of-sight light beam--provide a highly
secure wireless data link. Canobeam users include
a wide range of business, government, and educational
institutions.
"The Canobeam is a solid bridge between us and
the NOC. And it has Telnet features so you can go
log in and see what's going on," Bennett explained.
Canobeam's DT-MNG-100 Management Board is built-in
as a standard feature of all DT-100 series Canobeams.
This feature enables users to monitor the status of
Canobeam transceivers via SNMP or Telnet (for monitoring
and setting). In addition, diagnostic logs can be
stored in a PC via FTP (for log data transmission).
"We provide large chunks of bandwidth, and Canobeam
delivers that reliably," Bennett concluded.
About Omnispring: Omnispring LLC
Omnispring LLC is a provider of high-speed wireless
broadband and Internet throughout the greater Central
Florida and Ft. Lauderdale area. Omnispring specializes
in fixed wireless bandwidth for commercial applications
requiring bandwidth from 1 to 100 Mbps. Omnispring
also offers Business Class DSL equivalent plans, WiFi
HotSpots, as well as web hosting, dedicated colo,
and tech support. For more information please visit
www.omnispring.com
or e-mail sales@omnispring.com
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business,
and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed
as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America,
and is ranked #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top
100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ)
is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking third
overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global revenues
of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.
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* Results when using the Canobeam in
inclement weather may vary.
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