Ontario Wi-Fi Municipal

Two Ontario-based companies earlier this week announced the fruition of a two year collaboration: a municipal Wi-Fi network with robust VoIP capabilities.Telecom operator Atria Networks and Wi-Fi infrastructure vendor BelAir Networks announced the launch of a Wi-Fi cloud covering the core downtown section of high-tech center Waterloo, Ontario.The deployment uses BelAir's wireless mesh networking gear—specifically nearly 30 BelAir100 and BelAir200 dual- and multi-radio wireless mesh switches—to blanket almost one square mile of the city's center.