Published Monday, May 14, 2007, by Strix Systems via Business Wire

Strix Systems' Access/One® OWS Chosen by California's Coaster Rail
Line for Railway Mobile Communications

Strix Industry-Leading Performance, Ease of Use, and Scalability Set
Precedence for Railway Applications

CALABASAS -- Strix Systems, the leader in high-performance wireless
mesh networking, today announced that the North County Transit
District (NCTD) of San Diego has installed Strix's Access/One®
Network Outdoor Wireless Systems (OWS) and Indoor Wireless System
(IWS) to provide real-time mobile communications for its Coaster rail
line. Consulting firm Datel Systems installed the Coaster network.
The second most traveled rail line in the U.S., Coaster rail line in
southern California averages 48 passenger trains and two freight
trains a day.

"We see railways and transportation as a strategic market for
wireless mesh networks, and Strix OWS and IWS fit this market well,"
said Nan Chen, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing,
Strix Systems. "Customers worldwide realize that Strix OWS has the
industry's best architecture for all wireless applications, mobile
and stationary. The installation at the Coaster rail line is an
excellent example of systems that take full advantage of Strix's
performance and mobility."

Coaster uses Strix OWS and IWS to implement mission critical railway
applications:

* Remote video surveillance provides 24x7 monitoring inside the
trains and the surrounding track to improve safety and provide
evidence should a serious or catastrophic event occur.

* Secured encrypted transport for railway communications secures
stations, tracks, bridges, and tunnels.

* Completely solar-powered Strix OWS nodes provide 24x7 uptime and
emergency backup.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) paid for the Strix
OWS/IWS network, which currently extends 10 miles along the Coaster
rail line in San Diego.

"Our Coaster rail line runs right through Camp Pendleton, one of the
largest Marine Corps bases in the nation," said David Papworth, Chief
of Transit Enforcement, North County Transit District of San Diego
Police and Public Safety. "Our relationship with Camp Pendleton has
been excellent; they understand the role of the NCTD and our wireless
network in protecting our infrastructure and they assist us with
that. One of the things that intrigued us is that we can use the
Strix system to communicate with other agencies. This interoperable
communications not only fills the requirements of the County of San
Diego but also fills federal and state requirements under the
Department of Homeland Security."

Datel Systems chose Strix's OWS/IWS combination for its performance,
ease of set-up, flexibility, scalability, and Strix 4.9 GHz public
safety band, which is easily upgraded in the field.

Bandwidth testing demonstrated throughput of 17 to 20 Mbps across
the over ten miles deployed, which was the strongest finding on the
market.

Each OWS node has four antennas; two omni-directional antennas
communicate with trains, while the other two antennas provide
backhaul ingress and egress.

Datel found the nodes were easy to install, with
installation/mounting time of only about 15 minutes.
"Strix promised exceptional performance, and unlike many other
vendors, delivered on its promise," said Billy Bryant, Director of
Sales, Datel Systems. "Once we tested Strix products, it was clear
that only the Strix OWS could support Coaster's demanding
applications. In fact, we were able to implement more applications
than we originally envisioned. Installing a Strix OWS is nearly as
easy as installing a home wireless system. The entire Coaster OWS
network was up and running in only three months, and that included
setting up poles and getting power for the signaling equipment."

In the next phase of deployment, the North County Transit District
will use its own funds to extend Coaster's Strix high-speed wireless
transportation solution to cover the entire 42 miles of rail.

About Strix OWS and IWS

The Strix Access/One OWS and IWS modular mesh products deliver the
largest capacity (up to six radios and 768 users per node, three to
six times the norm), highest throughput (five times the norm at 35
Mbps), and best scalability (users can add more radio boards or new
technologies). An independent wireless mesh test, sponsored by Light
Reading and completed in June 2006, found Strix's OWS 2400-30
delivers the best throughput and capacity and the greatest
scalability for voice applications and mobility/roaming. Strix
networks scale to 10 or more wireless hops with near-zero throughput
loss and latency, enabling customers to deliver real-time
applications with a minimum of wired connections for a given area,
which reduces CapEx and OpEx.

About Strix Systems

Strix Systems is the worldwide leader in wireless mesh networking.
Strix's Access/One products are the industry's only modular (chassis-
based) mesh systems, delivering the largest capacity, highest
throughput and best scalability. http://www.strixsystems.com

About Datel Systems

Datel is a single-source provider of IT hardware, software and
peripherals for business. http://www.datelsys.com

[BATN: See also:

Coaster installs solar "mesh" radio network to monitor trains
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BATN/message/32293 ]

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