Solutions

The Mobile Enterprise

Today, organizations worldwide are enhancing the mobility and productivity of their professional staffs with Proxim wireless networking throughout their corporate facilities. Proxim Wi-Fi and campus networking solutions provide unparalleled flexibility for fast-changing organizations – enabling them to easily redeploy or expand their workforce and facilities without the substantial delays and expense of installing cable or leasing lines. Supporting voice and data, Proxim ORiNOCO wireless LANs provide instant, effortless connections for desktops, laptops and handheld devices wherever working professionals need access to online information and applications – throughout corporate offices and production facilities, medical centers, universities and civic centers. Adding Proxim Tsunami wireless Ethernet solutions, an end-to-end wireless network can be deployed in days – connecting buildings across your entire campus. Advantages  :: Extends your wired LAN for instant network access anywhere Significantly reduces costs of moves, adds and changes Converged voice and data network with support for voice over wireless LAN Campus networking solutions eliminate leased line and install in hours With Proxim, your wireless network can grow in all directions – from Point of Presence to building to laptop. Adding capacity or extending your network into new areas is simple when you work with Proxim – because we are the only company to offer all the components in an end-to-end wireless solution. Please review the other five solution sections of the web site for more information on other components in an end-to-end wireless network from Proxim.

Security & Surveillance

Institutions of all kinds - from shopping centers to transportation systems to military bases - are being challenged to install video surveillance in areas that are too remote, too costly or physically impossible to reach with traditional cabling. A Proxim wireless security solution simply leaps over these barriers, allowing a virtually unlimited number of video surveillance cameras to be deployed quickly, easily and cost-effectively in a new or expanded security system. High-resolution, real-time video from each security camera is transmitted directly to a Proxim base station in your on-site security office or regional security center. From here, Proxim wireless network can remotely control the cameras. Proxim outdoor Tsunami broadband wireless solutions are available in a wide range of capacities and ranges, from economical solutions for campus and mall security to mission-critical regional Homeland Security systems spanning thousands of square miles. Proxim ORiNOCO Wi-Fi solutions are ideal for providing surveillance coverage within buildings as well as remotely monitoring from wherever you are. Advantages  :: Eliminates the massive costs and delays of trenching for fiber Quickly deployed and reconfigured - operational within hours Deploys virtually anywhere -- rugged terrain, bodies of water, remote areas Carrier class 99.999% reliability ensures non-stop security Enables real-time transmission from and control of surveillance cameras Wi-Fi network allows remote monitoring (via PDAs, desktops, etc.) and increases ROI

Last Mile Access

As total Internet access subscriber rates rise by leaps and bounds each year – DSL and Cable subscriptions grow 10% quarter-over-quarter in the US alone* – Internet Service Providers of all sizes and kinds are facing a challenge: differentiation of service offering in a competitive market. Further, providers must address customer demand for quick service delivery and high-speed network access at a low cost. The price associated with customer acquisition costs and ongoing last mile maintenance puts pressure on service providers to find new ways to cost-effectively deploy differentiated Internet access services to large numbers of customers. Proxim’s broadband wireless solutions give wireless ISPs and DSL/cable providers today’s fastest pathway to new markets and revenue. Whether well-established and looking to expand, or smaller and newly established – service providers of all types can immediately and cost-effectively create wireless networks or reach out from established points-of-presence to capture new customers. Without the delays and costs of leasing or building a wired infrastructure, Proxim’s wireless networks allow secure and reliable access to high-speed data, voice and video services. Internet access can be extended to business parks, apartment complexes, school districts, even rural communities up to 11 miles away – all in a matter of days. Advantages  :: Faster time to market and lower Total Cost of Ownership than traditional leased lines Flexibility in service delivery using shared or dedicated bandwidth Scalability to handle rural and urban subscriber densities on the same infrastructure Meets or exceeds security, performance and reliability of leased line networks Part of the end-to-end family of Proxim wireless solutions With Proxim, your wireless network can grow in all directions - from Point of Presence to building to laptop. Adding capacity or extending your network into new areas is simple when you work with Proxim - because we are the only company to offer all the components in an end-to-end wireless solution.

Public Hot Spots

Wireless Internet access in high-traffic public facilities such as airport terminals, hotels, convention centers, and cafes is a growing phenomenon. Proxim’s Wi-Fi and broadband wireless solutions enable service providers and facility operators to increase customer spend on existing services and products or to generate new revenue. Proxim’s ORiNOCO wireless LANs provide Wi-Fi access indoors and offer unique capabilities that differentiate venue owners’ public access services, helping attract and retain increasing numbers of customers. ORiNOCO’s multi-standard support and auto-configuration features enable effortless Internet connectivity, ensuring every customer gets connected. Custom portal pages and support for varied billing models empower service providers and venue owners to promote existing products and services and to offer a variety of subscription plans that meet different users’ needs. For venues where broadband Internet access is costly, Proxim’s Tsunami wireless point-to-point and point-to-multipoint Ethernet solutions significantly shorten return on investment with cost-effective broadband delivery to public venues of any size – from sprawling airports to local coffee shops. Advantages  :: Provides differentiating hospitality service – increasing traffic and revenue Auto-configures connection to each user’s settings for effortless access Customizes service offerings from free access to multi-level subscriber plans Increases return on investment with cost-effective broadband wireless solutions

Voice & Data Backhaul

Proxim high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions enable wireless and wireline service providers to meet their customers growing needs for greater bandwidth, coverage and mobility. Quick and easy to deploy, our Tsunami and Lynx wireless solutions provide secure voice and data connections that are completely scalable to increasing traffic demands. Tsunami point-to-point and point-to-multipoint solutions provide Internet Service Providers with the capacity they need to backhaul voice and data traffic from their points-of-presence to the backbone. Designed for circuit-switched networks, the Lynx line of digital microwave radios has proven to be the solution of choice among mobile operators for over ten years. Lynx radios enable quick cell site connectivity for rapid time to market, and added bandwidth or redundancy as usage grows. Available at a fraction of the cost of leased lines and fiber, both Tsunami and Lynx wireless solutions provide 99.999% carrier-class reliability. Advantages  :: Adds network capacity within hours Cuts operation expenditures by eliminating fiber and leased line costs Eliminates schedule delays for fiber construction issues Easily scales to growing traffic demands Provides carrier-class reliability – 99.999% uptime

Voice & Data Backhaul

Proxim’s wireless networks allow service providers and enterprises to extend their existing fiber infrastructures to new customers, neighborhoods and campuses quickly and cost-effectively, with a fraction of the time and cost of laying more fiber. Proxim’s Tsunami wireless Ethernet solutions provide high-capacity connectivity between networks – carrying broadband data, voice and video between service providers and their customers, across large corporate and educational campuses and among widely distributed governmental facilities. Tsunami point-to-point wireless solutions offer data rates from 10 to 960 Mbps to sites up to 40 miles apart, while point-to-multipoint solutions provide up to 360 Mbps and 6 mile distances. Proxim’s end-to-end solutions can take metro service providers, networks and profits even farther. Proxim’s ORiNOCO family of Wi-Fi LANs can provide instant connectivity and fee-based services within businesses, schools, hotels and other high-traffic environments. Advantages  :: Extends, replaces or backs up existing fiber infrastructure within hours Eliminates fiber trenching and leased line costs Overcomes natural and man-made obstacles to fiber Empowers rapid expansion into new markets and increased revenues Opens new revenue streams via Wi-Fi solutions and services