Orange Events (French Operations Division) Selects Wi-Fi for NATO Anniversary Summit & More

PRLog (Press Release) - May 26, 2009 -
Xirrus, Inc., the Wi-Fi "Power-Play" that delivers the most wireless coverage, bandwidth, and throughput in the industry announces the successful deployment of Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays at NATO’s 60th Anniversary Summit held at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès in Strasbourg, France on April 3rd and 4th, 2009, at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, and the upcoming 65th Anniversary of D-Day celebration and 2009 Tour de France bicycle race. The French Operation Division of Orange chose the Xirrus for these events because only the Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays have proven to deliver high performance Wi-Fi connectivity for hundreds of users connecting all types of Wi-Fi enabled devices such as Apple®, Blackberry®, and Microsoft® based notebooks and phones.

The 2009 NATO Summit included allied leaders of 28 nations convening to discuss long-term relations with Russia, engagement in Afghanistan, and the future goals of NATO.

“With 180 Journalists and 4,000 guests in our press room listening to U.S. President Barack Obama speak, we needed a wireless network capable of supporting a large number of journalists transferring large files through our network,” said Henri Terreaux, Events Projects Manager at the French Operation Division of Orange. “Xirrus enabled every journalist to have seamless and consistent connectivity with high levels of mobility.”

“We have chosen Xirrus’ Wi-Fi solution for our other world-renown events based on their flawless and exceptional performance at the NATO Summit—their network was dependable, low cost, and very quick to deploy,” Henri continued. “We definitely made the right choice with selecting Xirrus.”

“We are proud to have been selected by the French Operation Division of Orange for these esteemed events,” said John DiGiovanni, Area Vice President at Xirrus. “Our Wi-Fi solution is unlike any other offering on the market today—it integrates 4, 8, 12, and 16 radios along with a gigabit switch and high-gain directional antenna system to deliver unmatched coverage, bandwidth, and user density—making deployment far simpler and cheaper than alternatives, including Ethernet workgroup switches or other Wi-Fi systems. In fact, our new Rapid Deployment Wi-Fi Kit makes it even more effortless by integrating an Array, mounting tripod, cables, and rugged carrying case together in a cost-effective kit—everything you need to deploy a high performance Wi-Fi network for hundreds of users. Check it out for yourself at xirrus.com and click buy it now.”

Xirrus Press Contact
John Merrill
E-mail: john.merrill@xirrus.com
Phone: +1.805.262.1644



About Xirrus
Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi “Power-Play”, manufacturers the Wi-Fi Array® architecture that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings and switched Ethernet to the desktop. The Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 802.11abg+n radios coupled to a high-gain directional antenna system into a single device along with an onboard multi-gigabit switch, Wi-Fi controller, firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum analyzer. The Wi-Fi Array provides more than enough bandwidth, security, and control to replace switched Ethernet to the desktop as the primary network connection. The Xirrus Wi-Fi Array delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, throughput, and user density on a per device and per system basis than anything else available on the market today - resulting in a solution that uses 75% fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, power, space, and installation time compared with any other offering.

Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com.

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