BelAir Solutions

(from the BelAir website)

BelAir Networks wireless mesh solutions are built on a unique architecture that integrates wireless access with wireless backhaul in an innovative dual- or multi-radio mesh to provide a high-capacity Muni Wi-Fi network. BelAir's single-radio nodes also integrate seamlessly into the network, offering a low-cost solution for data services coverage.

To create the wireless mesh, Belair Networks uses outdoor wireless internetworking platforms that can provide both indoor and outdoor coverage from an outdoor deployment. Backhaul radios in each node can be configured point-to-point or point-to-multipoint with directional antennas. Each node can connect to multiple others and the combined connections form the wireless backhaul mesh.

No additional switches, routers or cables are required to connect multiple platforms.

By using this approach, the BelAir Networks solution:

• eliminates the need for cables, extra switches and routers to interconnect wireless mesh nodes
• requires five to ten times fewer access points compared to indoor solutions
• eliminates disruptive, in-building network deployment
• reduces WLAN capital expenditures by up to 70%
• reduces WLAN operating expenditures by up to 90%
• eliminates T1, DSL and other backhaul costs
• provides five to ten times more capacity and five times more coverage compared to traditional wireless mesh architectures.

Most importantly, by combining the best of cellular and WLAN networking, the BelAir Networks solution offers the most cost-effective Muni Wi-Fi mesh network on the market.