Airport Gets Better Performance and Savings Upgrading to Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays

Asheville Regional Airport Replaces Access Points with High Performance, High Density Wi-Fi Arrays from Xirrus

THOUSAND OAKS, California, April 6, 2010 - Xirrus(R), the Wi-Fi "Power Play" that delivers the most coverage,
bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment
of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays across the Asheville Regional
Airport facilities, located in Asheville, NC. This 163-acre complex consists
of a terminal area, with air carrier facilities occupying 50 acres, rental
car facilities, maintenance facilities, two fixed based operators and a
department of public safety. Asheville Regional Airport services over 37,000
passengers each month by six major airline carriers. Upgrading to Xirrus
Wi-Fi Arrays offered the capability to handle the coverage and density
requirements demanded by the constant influx of passengers, as well as
effectively supporting the needs of the facilities daily operations.

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"Our initial plan to expand our wireless coverage was going to require
upwards of 30 traditional APs. That's when we took a look at Xirrus and found
we only required 10 Xirrus Arrays — we bought less and got more bang for our
buck," said Royce Holden, IT Director for the Asheville Regional Airport
Authority. "We needed a solution that wasn't going to tax us with additional
costs for ethernet cables and switches. When we found the Xirrus solution we
were really excited — we could upgrade to a high performance wireless
network and save substantial costs on the entire project."

Royce continued, "When Xirrus comes in to replace a system — I think
it's much easier than another vendor coming in. With the Integrated Array
architecture, you don't have to deal with additional controllers or adding
additional switches — it's pretty much a plug-and-play wireless
infrastructure. The design of the Xirrus Array effortlessly covers wide-open
areas with high ceilings and is capable of handling the density required when
you have a lot of people in one area — Xirrus was made for airport
facilities. Since we put Xirrus in, we haven't had a single complaint –
which is great for us!"

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About Xirrus

Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi Power Play(TM), manufactures the Wi-Fi Array(R)
architecture that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings and switched
Ethernet or Fast Ethernet to the desktop. Unlike traditional access points,
the Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24 802.11abgn radios along with a
high-gain directional antenna system, onboard multi-gigabit switch, Wi-Fi
controller, firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum
analyzer into a single energy-efficient and cost-effective device using 75%
fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, power, space, and installation time
compared with any other offering. Xirrus products are designed and
manufactured in the United States. Xirrus is Wi-Fi, Verisign, PCI, FIPS
140-2, and ISO 9001:2008 Certified. For more information, please visit
www.xirrus.com.

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John Merrill of Xirrus, +1-805-262-1644, john.merrill at xirrus.com