CALABASAS, Calif. -- Strix Systems, the leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking, today announced that it has extended its carrier-grade professional services organization as well as its range of services in its North American base and, for the first time, to Europe and Asia. Strix also announced that in conjunction with its system integration partners it now offers service providers a complete turnkey service in the U.S. and worldwide for the deployment of Strix's Access/One(R) Network Outdoor Wireless Systems (OWS). In addition, the company offers the Strix Power One Training Program to certify network engineers for the deployment of large-scale mesh networks using Strix Access/One products.

Strix and its Channel/One partners have deployed the largest and most diverse operational wireless mesh networks in the U.S. and the world. The company's professional services organization played a major role in designing, deploying and tuning the city-wide mesh network in Tempe, Arizona, which is the largest operational wireless mesh network in the U.S., with more than 3,000 radios. Tempe's 40-square mile mesh network, which was successfully deployed in only 120 days, is now being expanded to the neighboring cities of Chandler and Gilbert and when complete will serve an area of nearly 200 square miles. The cities will use the Strix mesh network for public safety, government services, and public internet access. The same highly skilled team is also currently assisting Kenya Data Networks (KDN) in deploying a Strix Access/One OWS in four major cities to provide access to a population of 4 million. In addition, KDN will extend its network throughout Kenya. In Asia, the Strix team is helping a partner deploy one of the world's largest wireless mesh networks in one of the world's most populous cities.

"The rapid global growth of the wireless mesh market and the increasing number of service providers deploying our systems require us to use our professional services team to offer integration services to our customers," said Tom Mooreland, Vice President of Strategic Sales and Development. "Wireless mesh networks are a new technology, and deploying them requires a tremendous amount of overall knowledge. Strix is among the first to master this knowledge, and our level of expertise is the best in the industry. We've gained carrier-class experience from the world's largest-scale deployments, and we've developed a well-oiled services machine. Now we're using that experience to help customers around the world deploy our networks and to train their engineers to maintain and expand them."

Strix Systems Inc.