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DSE: AvaLAN announces long-range wireless Ethernet solutions

February 24, 2009

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — This week at the 2009 Digital Signage Expo Conference in Las Vegas, AvaLAN Wireless Systems Inc. announced the new AW900xTP and the new AW5800xTP ultra-long-range wireless Ethernet solutions. An AvaLAN radio pair can bridge a 30 mile distance without sacrificing bandwidth, security or performance.

The AW900xTP and AW5800xTP products enable Ethernet connectivity for fringe IP devices, including digital signage media players or digital billboard surveillance cameras. AvaLAN products are an ideal replacement for installations where WiFi systems are under-performing or failing completely due to insufficient range, excessive interference or unsatisfactory reliability.

"AvaLAN is now offering an innovative way to reduce installation costs of outdoor digital signage systems," said Matt Nelson, chief executive and president of AvaLAN Wireless. "The New AW900xTP and AW5800xTP products offer outdoor digital signage customers a great way to improve their ROI by reducing installation costs and eliminating expensive monthly wireless network costs."

AvaLAN has over 20,000 industrial wireless devices deployed that enable Ethernet device connectivity at the edge of the Internet. Most outdoor digital signage utilizes local advertising content. If the source is within 40 miles of the digital billboard, this local content can be wirelessly serviced through a "closed" industrial wireless network instead of an expensive cellular type network. 

Typical 3G or cellular data services can range from $30 to $50 per sign each month. A company that manages a digital signage network of 100 signs could save over $60,000 per year by using an AvaLAN Wireless network. AvaLAN's wireless solutions can save installation costs in outdoor digital signage by significantly reducing the cost of connecting to digital signage located across paved parking lots.