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Corporate Overview
Tropos Networks is the market leader in wireless broadband networks enabling
enterprises to own and control a smart, affordable, IP infrastructure that provides
a cost effective foundation for securely and reliably deploying multiple high-value
applications. Municipalities use Tropos to improve the efficiencies of mobile workers
and for improving resource conservation. In harsh outdoor industrial environments
such as shipping ports, mines, and construction sites, Tropos networks are used for
applications such as video security and for improving operational effectiveness.
Tropos has more than 500 customers worldwide and a growing list of solution partners
that provide best-of-breed complementary products to help customers implement
complete solutions.
HIGH VALUE MUNICIPAL APPLICATIONS
Tropos solutions are used today to deliver a range of metro-scale Wi-Fi applications
that improve mobile workforce efficiency, provide cost savings, and enable a broad
range of new data-, voice and video-centric applications. A single wireless broadband
inftrastructure can be used securely as the foundations for one or many high value
city services.
· Public Safety Providing mobile pubic safety workers with high-speed access to
information such as mug shots and fingerprints for improving safety within the community.
Public safety productivity can improve 20% or more.
· Video Surveillance Enabling police to monitor areas (high crime, public schools,
municipal buildings, etc.) or events from a remote location without increasing the
workforce, and while providing hard evidence for court cases. Video surveillance can
reduce crime rates by 50% or more.
· Automated Utility Meter Reading Centralized meter monitoring and management
improves resource conservation, reduces operating costs, enables faster and more
accurate pinpointing of outages and leaks, and results in better customer service.
· Intelligent Transportation Systems Improving traffic flow, reducing vehicle
emissions, and synchronizing the timing of traffic signals to expedite the way for public
transportation and emergency vehicles are just a few of the benefits of an ITS system. In
addition, video applications can be added to the network for traffic observation as well as
public safety applications such as red light runner monitoring.
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· Mobile City Workforce Enabling access to office applications from the field the ability
to complete and file reports and download information improves their effectiveness
in serving the community. With more than 50% of city workers mobile, this can mean
significant savings.
· Extended College Campus Access Complimenting existing campus networks and
extending outdoor Wi-Fi reach to almost anywhere around town. This keeps students
connected with their schools and provides flexibility in how they learn and play.
· Digital Divide - Provides a valuable resource that can improve quality of life in under
privileged communities, encouraging education, computer literacy, and economic
development.
TECHNOLOGY
Tropos MetroMesh is the first wireless picocell architecture purpose-built from the
ground up for delivering low-cost, high-capacity, high coverage fixed and mobile
broadband on a metro-scale. It has been enhanced and refined based on experience
from customers using the network in a wide variety of applications and terrains.
MetroMesh fractionalizes backhaul, self-configures and self-optimizes, collects and
analyzes performance and activity data and ensures reliable client connectivity in
unlicensed and licensed spectrum. MetroMesh easily scales to thousands of Tropos
routers covering hundreds of contiguous square miles.
Tropos has proven that MetroMesh delivers industry leading symmetrical client
throughput at the lowest total cost of ownership in the world's largest metro-scale
Wi-Fi mesh networks in operation today.
Our patented MetroMeshTM architecture features unique technologies that set us apart
in the industry. This includes:
· Predictive Wireless Routing Protocol (PWRP)TM intelligent software that creates a self-
organizing and self-healing wireless mesh network that intelligently selects the optimum
end-to-end path through the mesh.
· Advanced Mesh Connectivity (AMCE)TM compensates for Wi-Fi client variations thereby
improving connection reliability.
· Spectrum and Application Based routing Engine (SABRE)TM provides rule-based routing
and traffic segmentation, allowing assignment of traffic to particular radio interfaces
under certain user-defined conditions.
· Mesh Edge System Management (MESM)TM IP Services Software builds secure, multi-use
networks and applies QoS and mesh edge airtime limiting.
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· Virtual Radio Interface Provides multi-protocol radio support to bring the benefits of
MetroMesh to new radio technologies.
· Correlated Mesh Data Protocol (CMDP)TM Distributed pre-processing with centralized
collection and correlation for efficient optimization and business analytics.
· Tropos Outdoor- Optimized Router Family Tropos designs its own RF power amplifiers
and router hardware to ensure best coverage, highest link reliability and lowest MTBF in
the industry.
TROPOS SOLUTION TODAY
The growing Tropos MetroMesh solution combines the industry's most sophisticated
distributed mesh intelligence with purpose-built hardware platforms and centralized
configuration, management and analysis tools. Each MetroMesh router is based on
open-standard Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) technology, and includes all of the robust features
of the MetroMesh OS.
Tropos MetroMesh Routers:
· Tropos 5320 dual mode outdoor MetroMesh router
· Tropos 5210 single mode outdoor MetroMesh router
· Tropos 4210 mobile MetroMesh router
· Tropos 9532 outdoor public safety (4.9 GHz) MetroMesh router
· Tropos 9422 outdoor mobile public safety (4.9 GHz) MetroMesh router
· Tropos 3210 indoor MetroMesh router
Tropos MetroMesh OSTM:
· Layer 4 IP mesh routing software distributed on every Tropos MetroMesh Router
Tropos Configuration, Management and Optimization:
· Tropos Control centralized configuration and network work health monitoring
· Tropos Insight advanced analysis, reports, network performance and client visibility
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Tropos has the most extensive list of best-of-breed solution partners that help build
the complete ecosystem solution for customers for a broad range of applications --
public safety, public Internet access, automated meter reading (AMR), intelligent
traffic control (ITS), and many more.
BENEFITS
· Mesh topology > Highest capacity, best coverage, lowest-cost metro-scale broadband
· Fractional backhaul > Low installation and operating costs
· Self-organizing > Easy design and installation without RF experts
· Self-healing > High reliability in tough, dynamic outdoor environments
· Performance-based path selection > Always highest client-server throughput with low
latency
· Lightweight control protocol > Network scales with low control overhead for citywide
coverage
· Virtual network infrastructure > One infrastructure securely serves multiple user types
· Metro-scale mobility > Citywide IP session persistence for continuous connectivity
· Secure > Multi-layer security for the most demanding environments
· Centralized system management > Full network visibility, reporting and control
· Upgradeable > New radio technology can be introduced easily
CUSTOMERS
Tropos has over 500 customers and 100 resellers in 30 countries around the world. We
serve municipalities, enterprises, service providers, and government agencies.
INVESTORS
Benchmark Capital
Boston Millennia Partners
Duff Ackerman & Goodrich
Integral Partners
Intel Communications Fund
Voyager Capital
WK Technology Fund
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Hanna, Hanna Ventures, Chairman
Curtis Feeny, Voyager Capital
Bill Gurley, Benchmark Capital
Keith Krach, 3 Points, Inc.
Reed Hundt, Former Chairman, FCC
Tom Ayers, Tropos Networks
MANAGEMENT
Tom Ayers - President and CEO
Mike Bailey - Vice President of Operations
Steve Lowe - Vice President of Sales
Donald Scott CFO
Rob Pilgrim - Vice President of Business and Corporate Development
MEDIA CONTACT
Denise Barton
408.470.7397, denise.barton@tropos.com
07-2008
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