Rajant Corporation Supports Communications Needs of Philadelphia Folk Festival

Kinetic Mesh Technology Provides Broadband Access for Festival Attendees and Management

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh Networks and provider of pervasive, multi-frequency wireless solutions, today announced its ongoing support of the longest-running and one of the most culturally significant music festivals in the United States, the Philadelphia Folk Festival. For the seventh consecutive year, Rajant has voluntarily outfitted the entire Festival with its groundbreaking Kinetic Mesh Networking technology for reliable communications.

Leveraging Rajant BreadCrumb wireless network nodes and InstaMesh software, the technology creates a highly resilient, high-bandwidth wireless network that can be utilized by both festival organizers and attendees. Using a multi-spectrum telecommunications infrastructure, Rajant’s radio-aggregating BreadCrumbs provide Wi-Fi access across multiple frequencies. This allows large numbers of smart phone devices to exploit additional spectrum to wirelessly connect to the Internet and even place voice calls over the Rajant BreadCrumb network – rather than attempting to connect to a 3G network in an area with limited coverage.

“What we have seen happening at the Festival through the years is a continuous growth in demand for network connectivity by attendees and management,” said Rajant Co-founder and CEO Robert Schena. “As smart phones become more and more capable, people’s expectations rise with those capabilities. So as telecommunications service providers scramble to find a solution for this incredible demand for spectrum and bandwidth that’s being driven by these new devices, Rajant’s technology enables spectrum that was never intended for mobile use to be used by those devices today.”

This year, more than ten BreadCrumbs were rapidly deployed to cover the rolling 80-acre festival grounds. These ruggedized network nodes instantly create a self-establishing mesh network without requiring a network administrator. As each BreadCrumb is added, it multiplies the bandwidth capacity of the entire network, so as the network grows larger, it also grows stronger. In addition, an Ethernet gateway enabled users to gain access to the Internet with ease.

In addition to providing broadband access across the festival site, the Rajant network powers the festival’s numerous applications, including the ticketing system at all gate entrances, administrative communication among volunteer committees, management and staff. Rajant’s network will open the door for future applications such as voice over IP, Wi-Fi cameras and security.

About Rajant:

Rajant Corporation enables secure communications-on-the-move through a portable meshed wireless network that can rapidly reconfigure and adapt in real-time. Rajant's BreadCrumb® Wireless solutions provide networks for Military, Mining, Homeland Security, First Responders, Telecommunications Service Providers and Public Safety and provide voice and data communications across a meshed, self-healing network. Rajant’s BreadCrumb network nodes communicate with IP based client devices such as laptops, PDAs, video cameras, satellite terminals, networked radios, RFID’s and sensor devices. Please visit www.rajant.com or call (484) 595-0233.

CONTACT:

Garfield Group Public Relations (for Rajant)
Kevin Jurrens, 215-867-8600 x273
kjurrens@garfieldgroup.com

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  Pennsylvania

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Entertainment  Music  Technology  Internet  Networks  Software  Telecommunications  Mobile/Wireless  Events/Concerts  Mobile Entertainment

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