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Opportunities with Firetide Wireless Infrastructure
Technology, Applications, Market Trends

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Objectives
 Firetide’s market position
 Review wireless options & their differentiators
 Highlight trends is wireless infrastructure
 Introduce Firetide’s product portfolio
 Working together

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Firetide Snapshot
 Headquartered in Los Gatos, CA
 Leading provider of wireless infrastructure mesh and
broadband access networks
 Market leader in wireless infrastructure for public safety
video surveillance
 Technology leader through continued innovation
 Over 2000 installations in 40 countries

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Firetide’s Market
Position

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#1 in Video Wireless Mesh in Americas
 IMS Research report on wireless video surveillance
 Firetide is #1 market share in wireless mesh
 #3 in the overall market (mesh, PtP, PtMP)

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IMS: Three Large & Fast Growing Markets
 Government
 Transportation
 Commercial

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Wireless Options

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Wireless Infrastructure Topologies
Point to Multi-Point
Point to Point
Multi-Point to Multi-Point
(Mesh)
Wi-Fi Access

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Why is Redundancy Important?
 Wireless gear is very reliable….
 …but it is frequently installed
on light poles which aren’t

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Not All ‘Wireless Mesh’
Created Equal

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Imagine a Traditional Wired Switch
(Wired Ethernet infrastructure)
Most efficient mesh utilizes L2 distributed wireless switch architecture

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Now, Give Each Port Wireless Capability
(Wired Ethernet infrastructure)

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Separate the Ports…
(Wired Ethernet infrastructure)
Bingo, a Virtual Ethernet Switch!

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Metro-scale Mesh Networks
 Wi-Fi access
 Radiological or chemical
threat detection
 Gun-shot detection

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Key Technology Differentiators
Customer
Benefit
Infrastructure
Mesh
Mesh AP PtP PtMP
Scalability for
video
Security
Infrastructure
Mobility
Backhaul
requirement
Every 10-15 hops Every 2-3 hops Every link Every base station
Investment
Protection
Indoor and outdoor,
multiple applications
(data, video, voice)
Indoor and outdoor,
access point based,
data support only
Outdoor only, complex
network management,
no scalability
Outdoor only,
complex network
management, limited
scalability

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Wireless Infrastructure
Applications & Trends

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Wireless-Enabled Campus/City

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Infrastructure Mobility
 30 fps video at 60 mph with zero packet loss

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Mobility Goes Beyond Public Transit
 Consideration for 95% of mesh projects
 Commercial, public safety, mines, prisons, etc.

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Wireless Off-load

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Utilities: Mesh for WAN/Physical Security

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900 MHz to MIMO Mesh
 900 MHz connection to well sites
 MIMO backbone to interconnect facilities (100+ Mbps)

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WLAN & Mesh Coming Together

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Firetide Product
Portfolio

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HotPoint
Access
HotClient
CPE
HotView Pro
Network Management Software
Hardware
Platforms
Professional
Services
Site Survey
Design
Installation
Commissioning
Knowledge
transfer
Training
HotPort
Infrastructure
Mesh
Integrated
Video Solution
Wireless Bridge
WLAN
Controller
Mobility
Controller
Product & Service Portfolio

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Model Form
factor
Application Deployment Radio MIMO?
HotPort 7000 Fixed;
Mobility;
900 MHz
Indoor &
outdoor
Single &
dual radio
MIMO
available
Firetide IVS-
100 (7000
mesh)
Fixed;
Mobility
Outdoor
only
Single &
dual radio
MIMO
available
Wireless Infrastructure Mesh: Core

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Firetide Infrastructure Mesh
• Throughput, reliability and security of wire
• Up to 300 Mbps outdoors/400 Mbps indoors in PtP
• 100-150 Mbps sustained over multiple hops
• Fiber-equivalent 0.9 ms latency per hop
• Typical ranges: .5 – 5 miles
• Up to 12-15 miles (w/ specialized antennas)
• Convenient upgrade path
• From non-MIMO to MIMO
• From single radio to dual-radio

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Point-to-Point: Stepping Stone to Mesh
Model Form
factor
Capacity Radio Power MIMO?
FWB-100 35 Mbps Single radio PoE only No MIMO
FWB-200 150 Mbps Single radio
(+ backup
radio)
PoE; DC MIMO
HotPort 7000 300 Mbps Dual radio DC MIMO

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WLAN: AP, CPE, WLAN Controller
Model Form factor Standard Radio Deployment MIMO?
HotPoint 4000
AP
802.11b/g Single radio Indoor &
outdoor
No MIMO
HotPoint 5000
AP
802.11a/b/g/n Dual radio Indoor &
outdoor
MIMO
HotClient 2000
CPE
802.11a/b/g Single radio Indoor &
outdoor
Firetide WLAN
Controller
Supports
both 4000 &
5000

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Firetide WLAN Solution
 Simple to buy, deploy & manage
• WLAN Controller, all included: security, policy, mobility
• Plug-and-play setup & management
 Performance & reliability
• Enterprise-grade capacity and scalability
 Attractive margin structure
 Sold exclusively through the channel
• Leverages Firetide mesh
 For cost-effective & reliable backhaul

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Firetide Professional Services
 Turn Key Solution
• Adaptable – from site survey to
complete turnkey
• Flexible – project based
• Firetide will provide an estimate
for both labor and equipment
• Local Firetide team will facilitate

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Contact Us
www.firetide.com
+1-408-399-7771
info@firetide.com