According to ABI
Research, the wireless mesh market will continue to grow rapidly and
estimates that more than one million wireless mesh routers will be
shipped in 2010, achieving revenues in excess of $1.2 billion. This fast
growing marketplace offers great opportunities for VARs looking to
provide customers with the highest performing wireless mesh technology.
With 200 deployments worldwide, BelAir Networks and its partners have
deployed next generation wireless mesh networks in leading cities
including Minneapolis, London, and Toronto, as well as high-profile
venues such as Dolphin Stadium in Miami. BelAir Networks offers partners
the industry’s most flexible and comprehensive wireless mesh product
portfolio.
“We have enhanced and expanded our program in response to strong
interest from VARs who want to take advantage of the opportunities
offered now in the wireless mesh space. In addition to industry-leading
incentives, the program offers many benefits including market
development support and comprehensive technical training – all designed
to give our partners a quick ramp-up in this fast-paced market,” stated
Jim Freeze, SVP of Marketing and Alliances, BelAir Networks. “We offer
existing and potential partners a streamlined process to maximize sales
and a tremendous opportunity to support their profit goals.”
“AFL’s full-service professional engineering and management teams have
managed more than 28,000 network sites across the country for leading
wireless companies, and we’ve been really impressed by the performance
and reliability of BelAir Networks solutions,” said Ed Wallace, Director
of the Advanced Solutions Group, at AFL Network Services Division, a
subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd. “BelAir’s channel program now provides
enhanced education and incentives to expand our business opportunities
with carrier-grade wireless mesh.”
BelAir Networks’ VAR Program offers unmatched benefits including sales,
technical and marketing support customized to each partner’s goals.
Features of the program include:
- Three tiers with increasing levels of incentives – Platinum,
Gold and Silver
- Technical and sales certification through BelAir University
webinars
- Industry-leading Market Development Funds, rewards and rebates
- Partner Advisory Council
“I’ve been happy to team with BelAir Networks to deliver proven,
cost-effective wireless broadband mesh networks in Beaverton, the City
of Sherwood and throughout Washington County,” said Rick Lindahl,
President, Invictus Networks, a leading wireless VAR based in Oregon.
“BelAir Networks products have always led the industry in performance
and QoS critical for next generation wireless networks.”
BelAir will kick off the new VAR program with a multi-city seminar
series entitled “From City to Stadium: Broadband Wireless Mesh
Technology for Value-Added Resellers”. The first seminar will be held at
the WCA Symposium on Wednesday, January 17, from 9:30 am to 12:30 PST in
the Empire Room of the Fairmont Hotel, 170 South Market Street, San
Jose, CA. BelAir executives and industry analysts will discuss mobile
broadband wireless mesh technology and next generation wireless
networks. Future BelAir Network VAR seminars will take place at upcoming
wireless tradeshows and conferences including MuniWireless in Dallas and
Boston, and W2i Digital Cities in Chicago and Washington, DC.
For more information on the BelAir Networks VAR Channel Program and
seminar series, please contact Karen O’Connor, Channel Director,
877-235-2471.
About BelAir Networks
BelAir Networks is the first company to offer scalable, mobile wireless
broadband mesh networking solutions with the highest quality for data,
voice and video. The company teams with world-class global partners to
deploy proven, cost-effective wireless broadband mesh networks. BelAir’s
wireless networking solutions are built on the only multi-service
architecture for municipal wireless broadband deployments of Wi-Fi,
WiMAX and 3G Cellular networks. Built specifically for outdoor-in
deployments, BelAir Networks’ patented solution delivers the lowest cost
per user and deploys in days, blending into the physical infrastructure
of downtown business districts, hotels and resorts, and campuses.
Founded in 2001, BelAir Networks is a privately held company. For more
info, visit www.belairnetworks.com.
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