Hardware - Introduction

As a company, RoamAD understands that its core differentiators are its software platform and network architecture. These core components enable the deployment of highly-scalable, converged public safety and citywide Wi-Fi networks, armed with low latency and fast hand-off attributes to best support mobile VoIP, as well as robustness at the network edge to support high bandwidth video surveillance and other mission critical, real-time applications.

The RoamAD platform employs multi-radio, multi-spectrum wireless nodes comprised of best-of-breed, standards-based components such as Atheros-based radios and Intel XScale® or x86 motherboards used as the core of the wireless nodes.

RoamAD's choice to use standards-based wireless node components ensures ease of upgradeability and maintenance as well as allowing customers to take advantage of decreasing hardware component prices and a choice of multiple hardware suppliers.

RoamAD supplies its solution to municipalities, telecommunications service providers, ISPs and First Responders via its growing list of value added resellers/systems integrators (VAR/SIs).

The VAR/SIs either assemble the multi-radio nodes themselves or purchase them pre-assembled from RoamAD OEM Partners who are certified by RoamAD to sell RoamAD Compatible multi-radio nodes. The VAR/SIs then install RoamAD's software on the nodes and supply the completed solution to the customer.

Only RoamAD certified RoamAD OEM Partners are able to sell RoamAD Compatible multi-radio nodes. Look for the RoamAD Compatible logo to ensure compatibility or check with RoamAD.

RoamAD's solution is also attractive to a customer or partner that has its own manufacturing/assembly capabilities in that it can assemble its own systems in accordance with RoamAD's design to take advantage of the cost reductions for standards-based hardware components, as well as being able to modify the core design to suite their own requirements, such as the addition of air-conditioning, UPS, or solar power (by way of example). This will enable them to have higher margins and increased product differentiation.

To view the RoamAD hardware assembly guides or see a complete bill of materials for x86 and XScale-based multi-radio nodes see: Multi-radio Node Hardware.