Fixed Mobile Convergence

Azalea Networks, an innovator in wireless network equipment and technology, announced that it has been issued a United States patent for its wireless mesh network solution.

 

The patent covers Azalea's multi-radio, multi-channel cellular mesh architecture that offers a cost-effective way to cover large areas with a limited number of frequency channels. Azalea will demonstrate its solution at ASIS 2008 in Atlanta, Sept. 15-17, and at ISC East in New York, Oct. 29-30.

 

"The granting of the patent is well timed as we launch our broadband wireless mesh network solution in North America," commented John Elms, CEO of Azalea. "What makes our solution unique is that we deliver the ability to route most efficiently throughout the entire network, with minimal bandwidth loss from the core to the edge nodes, providing greater management and control. This technological breakthrough represents a tremendous leap forward, establishing new standards for cost effectiveness and superior performance."

 

Along with high-quality voice, video, and data communications, Azalea's technology has the ability to expand, grow or modify a network with changed requirement. The "intelligent" characteristics of Azalea's network routing technology lie in its ability to deliver peer-to-peer routing across the entire network while enabling network management from the host to the client.

 

It also has the ability to integrate the wireless network with other wireless and wired networks, including the Internet, enterprise networks, or service provider infrastructure, adding flexibility for the wireless network operator.

 

With these advances Azalea's broadband wireless network infrastructure has distinct advantage in a wide range of applications and offers a superior return on the investment. "We've managed to deliver real, sustainable performance gains with a technology that offers a total cost of ownership lower than that of other offerings," Elms said.

 

Azalea’s wireless routing technology has numerous applications, including in municipalities, industrial enterprises, and telecommunications networks supporting demanding applications like real-time video surveillance, security, traffic management and emergency response needs. Azalea has deployed wireless city networks in Beijing, Shanghai, Yangzhou, and Hangzhou, and established a broadband wireless network to aid emergency personnel and the victims of the disastrous earthquake in China's Sichuan Province.