MetroFi Selects DragonWave for Broadband Wireless Deployments in San Francisco Bay Area

DragonWave Inc. says that MetroFi Inc. has selected its broadband wireless access equipment to support MetroFi's rollout of a city wide Wi-Fi network in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Deployed in a MESH architecture, DragonWave's AirPair radios will be supporting the backbone of one of the largest public Wi-Fi networks in the US once completed.

"The DragonWave wireless Ethernet solution is a key part of our network, providing both 50 and 100 Mbps, carrier grade backhaul" said Chuck Hass, CEO of MetroFi "DragonWave's AirPair products were selected for their best-in-class capacity, high availability, licensed frequencies, and simple deployment".

Using proven Wi-Fi technologies and equipment, complemented by strong partnerships for service delivery, MetroFi is creating robust City wide WiFi networks that are designed for reliable high-speed connectivity where customers can connect with ease anywhere throughout the coverage area. The AirPair solution not only provides the highly reliable backhaul for the community access points, but supports the high bandwidth requirements that are going to be generated from user traffic.

Peter Allen, President and CEO of DragonWave added, "City-wide Wi-Fi networks are an increasingly growing market opportunity. Supporting these networks with high capacity wireless broadband equipment such as AirPair is an exciting application and we are extremely pleased to have been selected by MetroFi and we look forward to continuing to work closely with them to address their customers' evolving needs"

DragonWave's AirPair product operates within the licensed frequencies of 11-to-38-GHz range and the 24 GHz license exempt ISM band, ensuring interference-free performance for customers' traffic. The DragonWave solution provides scalable, ultra-low latency, wire-speed native Ethernet connectivity up to 500 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 99.999% service availability.