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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Racing Radios Unwires Atlanta Motor Speedway With Motorola And Tropos Network Equipment
ATLANTA--Nov. 3, 2004--Racing Radios, the leader in racing communications worldwide, today announced that they successfully unwired the Atlanta Motor Speedway using wireless equipment from Motorola's Canopy Wireless Broadband group and Tropos Networks, the leading provider of metro-scale, broadband network equipment.
"The complimentary nature of Motorola's Canopy products with the Tropos mesh network equipment allowed us to very quickly, easily and cost effectively deploy a highly reliable network covering the entire track area," said John Thornton, founder and CEO of Racing Radios.
The network was tested for the first time by 100 authorized users at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Bass Pro Shops/MBNA 500 race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, on Sunday October 31, 2004. Based on the results, Racing Radios intends to supply broadband services to competitors, media-press, vendors and RV facilities.
Racing Radios, in partnership with Titan Networking Technologies, deployed a 900 MHz Motorola Canopy point-to-point wireless link from Racing Radios' off track facility, where wired bandwidth was available, to the top of the grandstands. This connection was used to supply the Tropos network, which redistributed the bandwidth creating an 802.11 Wi-Fi mesh around the entire raceway. Users roamed freely throughout the facility while remaining connected to the Internet at broadband speeds.
"In unwiring the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Racing Radios was able to benefit from the synergy of Motorola Canopy and Tropos Networks," said Bert Williams, Vice President of Marketing for Tropos Networks. "Canopy combined with Tropos provided a very easy and economically compelling solution for wide area Wi Fi deployments."
Tropos Wi-Fi mesh networking systems are used for a variety of public Internet access and mission critical applications including public safety; database access; residential, business and mobile user Internet access; video surveillance and automated meter reading, to name a few.
About Tropos Networks, Inc.
Tropos Networks, Inc. is the leading supplier of systems used to build metro-scale, outdoor Wi-Fi networks. Tropos' unique Wi-Fi cells, along with the first element manager to control large Wi-Fi networks, enable public agencies and service providers to deliver ubiquitous, city-wide mobile broadband to users in any locale. These carrier-class IP networks are low cost and easy to install and scale. The Tropos cellular mesh architecture and use of optimized open-standard radios dramatically reduce the need for wired backhaul while eliminating expensive proprietary clients and complex software. Using the patented Predictive Wireless Routing Protocol, Tropos solutions deliver maximum bandwidth to the user regardless of conditions, at unprecedented Wi-Fi network scale. Tropos Networks is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, please visit www.tropos.com, call 408-331-6800 or write to info@tropos.com.
Tropos Networks, Tropos and PWRP are trademarks of Tropos Networks, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder(s).
About Motorola's Canopy Wireless Broadband
Motorola's Canopy wireless broadband is an always-on, high-speed broadband solution for cost-effective connectivity to private networks, such as governments or enterprises and to Internet service providers and carriers. The Canopy system is a scalable, robust, reliable platform that supports voice and data applications. Its superior performance promises one of the lowest total costs of ownership and can significantly reduce a provider's start-up, maintenance and leased-line costs. The Canopy point-to-point and point-to-multipoint system configurations are being deployed in more than 85 countries around the world. Please visit our website at www.motorola.com/canopy and the online magazine Connections at www.connectwithcanopy.com.
About Racing Radios
Racing Radios is the official two-way radio provider of the Nascar Nextel Cup Series, Nascar Busch Series, Nascar Craftsman truck series, the Indy Racing League, the Grand American Road Racing Association, the International Hot Rod Association and the International Motorsports Association. For 25 years Racing Radios has been the leader in racing communications worldwide setting the industry standards that others follow. By teaming up with Motorola Canopy and Tropos Networks, Racing Radios intends to bring another superior product and service to the racing industry. Please visit our website at www.racingradios.com and our sister company at www.diversifiedelectronics.com.
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