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CANON’S
CANOBEAM SOLVES NETWORKING CHALLENGE
FOR ATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Faced with Tight Deadline,
Canobeam Free Space Optics Transceivers Come Through
Delivering Timely Networking Solution with Redundancy
for Major Manufacturer
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept 1, 2005
– Faced with a tight deadline to expand the
data network serving its huge corporate campus, ATI
Technologies Inc. immediately turned to Canon for
a solution. And with the wide-bandwith Free Space
Optics connectivity of its Canobeam DT-100 series
digital transceiver system, Canon was able to provide
the answer. The Canobeams also provide ATI Technologies—a
Toronto-based leader in the design and manufacture
of chips for graphics and digital video processing
for PC’s, handheld devices, cell phones, and
digital TV’s—with redundancy for its fiber
network.
“ATI has been expanding rapidly in the last
few years,” explained Wasef Abu-Samra, the company’s
Telecommunications Manager. “We went from three
buildings to five here at our headquarters, and that
presented us with an aggressive timeline to link those
locations with expanded bandwidth. All of the four
locations on our campus need to access our Data Center,
which is at the central office. Our network handles
everything: email, engineering data, chip designs,
CAD CAM files, and huge data transfers. We needed
to deploy a new branch office quickly, but telco procedures,
signatures, approvals, and all the other red tape
needed for trenching and then ordering fiber circuits
and services takes at least 60 to 90 days, which meant
we’d miss our target date.”
“That’s why we looked into Canobeam,
which is an ideal solution for establishing links
between the offices on our 2km corporate campus,”
Abu-Samra added. “We installed a Canobeam DT-120
over the course of one weekend, which never would
have been possible with fiber. It was an amazing time-saver
for us. We’ve had a Canobeam DT-120 for one
year, and a DT-50 for almost two years. We’re
looking forward to buying another Canobeam as well.
And when you buy a Canobeam it’s a one-time
cost; you own the product. You don’t have to
pay late penalty fees or anything—it’s
yours.”
All Canobeam systems use a line-of-sight beam of
light to transmit data via Free Space Optics. They
are also protocol-independent (like fiber), and because
Canobeam does not use radio waves, setting up a Canobeam
system does not require radio-frequency coordination
or licenses. Canobeams can be set up quickly, and
since the data is transmitted via line-of-sight Free
Space Optics it is secure from interception.
Canon applied its long history and expertise in optical
engineering into its three DT-100 Series Canobeam
models, all of which feature built-in Auto Tracking.
This feature automatically adjusts the Free Space
Optics light beam to compensate for even the slightest
vibrations in the installation base, which can be
caused by wind, weather, temperature changes, or even
HVAC systems within a building or motor-vehicle traffic
outside. With its built-in Auto Tracking feature,
Canobeam's optical beam axis continually self-corrects,
maintaining precise, continuous, and reliable data
transmission at all times. Canon is the only manufacturer
to offer Auto Tracking as a standard feature at price
points that are highly competitive with systems that
do not offer tracking as standard equipment.
In the Canobeam DT-100 series, the model DT-110 delivers
a wide range of data speeds from 25Mbps to 156Mbps
at a range of from 20m to 500m. The Canobeam DT-120
provides the same data speeds as the DT-110, but at
a range of from 100m to 2km (1.24 miles). The Canobeam
DT-130 features data rates of up to 1.25Gbps for Gigabit
Ethernet networking at a range of 100m to 1,000m (more
than half a mile). The DT-130 also incorporates a
3R Function (re-shaping, re-timing, and re-generating),
which allows its data signal to be relayed without
loss of strength or quality.
And Canobeam's DT-MNG-100 Management Board is built-in
as a standard feature of all DT-100 series Canobeams.
This feature enables users to monitor the status of
Canobeam transceivers via SNMP or Telnet (for monitoring
and setting). In addition, diagnostic logs can be
stored in a PC via FTP (for log data transmission).
“The Canobeam DT-100 Series builds on Canon’s
reputation for innovation by delivering our most compact,
feature-packed and cost-effective Free Space Optics
system yet,” states Gordon Tubbs, assistant
director of Canon’s Broadcast & Communications
division. “Canobeam DT-110, DT-120, and DT-130
models give network administrators an unmatched combination
of dependability, performance, ease of use and value.”
“Two things sold us on Canon,” Abu-Samra
explained. “One is the reputation. We checked
some references of Canobeam users, and when I asked
about the support they said, ‘You won’t
need support; Canobeam works very well.’ The
other thing is that Canobeam does what it’s
supposed to do. We’re very happy with it.”
“By the way, two months later, when we finally
did get fiber in the ground, the Canobeam became our
back-up,” Abu-Samra concluded. “So, the
advantages of Canobeam for us are two-fold; one was
for rapid deployment, and two is for redundancy if
we lose the fiber or something happens to the telco
providers. Our Canobeams are very solid. We have really
harsh winters in Toronto—major snowstorms, high
winds, and ice—and our Canobeams never went
down, they just keep on working; they’re amazing.”
For more information on Canobeam, call 1-800-321-4388
or log on to www.canobeam.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business,
and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed
as one of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies in
America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list
of “Top 100 Brands.” Its parent company
Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent holder of technology,
ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global
revenues of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit
www.usa.canon.com.
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