LOS GATOS, Calif. –April 4, 2005 - Firetide, Inc., a
leader in wireless mesh networking, and Incipient Technologies,
a wireless Internet service provider and systems integrator,
today announced the installation of a Firetide mesh network in
the city of Isla Vista. The southern California college town
now has free Wi-Fi access in the downtown area.
“When we began this project, our goal was to provide a
cost-effective, quality Internet service to the residents of
Isla Vista,” said Steve LeBoeuf of Incipient Technologies. “Since
the majority of residents are university students, cost was as
much a factor as coverage. By using a wireless mesh topology,
we were able to cover a majority of the businesses and recreational
areas without the expense of a traditional wire based backbone.
The Firetide mesh equipment we chose provides a solid, self healing
network our customers can rely on.”
The wireless mesh network covers approximately 10 acres of commercial
space in the downtown area including 26 businesses and three
parks. The densely populated town has more than 20,000 residents
in an area slightly larger than 2 square miles. Most of these
residents are students of the various colleges and universities
in the Santa Barbara and Goleta area, most notably UC Santa Barbara.
“Isla Vista represents what is becoming a typical Firetide
customer,” said Bo Larsson, CEO of Firetide. “It
is a community with highly mobile residents who expect anywhere,
anytime access to the Internet. Firetide provides a reliable,
cost-effective solution that is fast and easy to install.”
Firetide networks are ideal for environments such as hotels,
airports, convention centers, municipalities, warehouses, and
other campus environments where structured wiring such as Ethernet
or fiber cabling is too difficult or costly to install.
Firetide mesh networks provide a high performance wireless backbone
that supports multiple applications and services, including those
that require extra capacity and fast throughput. They are designed
especially for high-bandwidth/low latency applications such as
video networks, voice over IP services, and Wi-Fi HotZones. The
self-configuring, self-healing mesh network scales quickly and
easily, resulting in a powerful and reliable wireless network.
Firetide products are sold through channel partners including
distributors, value added resellers (VARs), and systems integrators.
For more information about Firetide products, please visit www.firetide.com.
About Firetide, Inc.
Firetide is a privately held wireless mesh technology company
that develops networking equipment to deploy high performance,
scalable wireless mesh networks quickly, easily and affordably.
Firetide's Instant Networking solution is ideal for building
backbone infrastructure for Wi-Fi networks, video networks,
and temporary networks in a variety of environments, such as
Internet HotZones, airports, hotels, campus environments, or
other locations where wiring is too difficult or expensive
to install. Investors include Menlo Ventures, HMS Ventures,
Hawaiian Electric Industries, and Mitsui & Co. Venture
Partners. For more information, visit the company's website
at www.firetide.com.
©2005 FiretideTM and Instant Mesh NetworksTM are trademarks
of Firetide, Inc.
About Incipient Technologies, Inc.
Incipient Technologies, Inc. offers wireless Internet and network
integration solutions to retail, hospitality, and residential
locations throughout the United States. Utilizing commercial-grade
equipment, Incipient provides cost-effective turnkey and fully
managed wireless systems with unparalleled reliability. Incipient’s
managed services are currently being used at a variety of locations
in Hawaii and California. For more information about Incipient
Technologies, Inc., visit www.incipient.net.
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Contacts:
Barbara Cardillo
Firetide, Inc.
bcardillo@firetide.com
408-348-4020
Danielle Siemon
Edelman for Firetide
danielle.siemon@edelman.com
650-429-2739
Steve LeBoeuf
Incipient Technologies
steve.leboeuf@incipient.net
800-572-2000
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