DragonWave bags deal worth $1 million in first year from WireIE

Telecom Lead America: DragonWave has signed a new contract with its existing customer WireIE valued at approximately $1 million in the first year.

Peter Allen, Dragonwave President & CEO

WireIE, a Canadian wholesale network operator, has been deploying DragonWave equipment since its inception to bring Carrier-grade Ethernet services to rural and remote locations.

WireIE is experiencing significant growth of its Transparent Ethernet Solutionsâ (TES) in rugged environments and is now expanding its opportunities to deliver Carrier-grade Ethernet to remote locations throughout Canada and the Americas.

The company’s TES networks also serves government, financial, oil and gas, utilities and other enterprise markets by transporting data real-time over a high-availability, high-bandwidth, secure backbone with performance guarantees.

Rob Barlow, president & CEO of WireIE, said: “Our positive experience with DragonWave microwave equipment has allowed us to establish service level agreement contracts that commit us to high performance standards with our customers. This was a key factor in our decision to continue to partner with DragonWave for high-capacity packet microwave radios as the foundation for delivering our services.”

DragonWave’s Horizon packet microwave solutions deliver new levels of capacity, spectral efficiency and reliability-all at the lowest total cost of ownership.

For all-outdoor requirements, the Horizon Compact+ delivers big performance in a small package by integrating the radio and modem into a single highly compact unit. The Horizon Quantum split-mount system delivers unparalleled capacity, while supporting multi-carrier operation, advanced synchronization and nodal intelligence, making it the most powerful packet microwave solution available today.

“WireIE is a loyal DragonWave customer and one who shares our commitment to deliver the world’s best solutions and services to customers through the utilization of packet microwave radios,” said Peter Allen, Dragonwave President & CEO.

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