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Imagine you are the first responder to a disaster. The rapid restoration of the communications infrastructure is critical for effective emergency management.
FunnelCloud ensures the use of secure, rugged, rapidly deployed, fully nomadic wireless technology during a natural or man-made disaster. FunnelCloud provides fixed or mobile users access to virtually any network-based service from their computers or Wi-Fi devices to receive and distribute critical situational video, images, voice, and data.
FunnelCloud distributes the power of adLib n where you need it, when you need it.
Moreover, EchoStorm's FunnelCloud delivers a self-building network via redundant wireless backhaul with robust local area Wi-Fi connectivity. It creates a secure "cloud" around you, ranging from only a few miles in radius to citywide or disaster-wide coverage. Its flexible architecture is integrated using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components that can be replaced in challenging environments.
FunnelCloud Express
FunnelCloud Express is fully nomadic, and it supports mobile users with any standards-based device. It securely covers a five-mile radius around a deployed adLib system, ensuring services to first responders in the vicinity. It can also reach back to a regional command center for real-time sharing of critical video intelligence.
FunnelCloud Express deploys rapidly via multiple configurations depending on conditions n including support vehicles, fixed premise antennas, and tethered blimps.
Wi-Fi enhances communication capabilities by empowering users to leverage multiple wireless standards-based protocols (802.11a/g) for secure network access.
FunnelCloud Extreme
Imagine expanding FunnelCloud Express to provide a powerful, secure wireless service enabling deployment of 802.11 networks across large urban areas, rural counties, and entire regions. This previously unheard of service is FunnelCloud Extreme.
FunnelCloud Extreme is ideal for government agencies, public utilities, high-speed transportation systems, and mobile users who need uninterrupted service on a wide-area basis.
Thanks to a unique mixture of redundant wireless backhaul with robust Wi-Fi capabilities, FunnelCloud Extreme provides a self-building network. In fact, the network's mesh nature provides for self-healing, self-configuring, and self-optimizing backhaul infrastructure.
Imagine eliminating the need to build duplicate WLAN infrastructures to service networks for different types of users and services at the same location. FunnelCloud Extreme eliminates that need by letting you run multiple segments or secure virtual private networks (VPNs) across a single physical infrastructure so users can be channeled to the appropriate network segment.
Unmatched Features
FunnelCloud Extreme is virtually unmatched in terms of total advantage. Using best-of-breed protocols to create a secure wireless blanket over large areas, FunnelCloud Extreme features:
- A backhaul forming a self-building network that eliminates the need for "wire" when deploying networks for indoor and outdoor applications.
- Support for all standards-based 802.11a/g client devices.
- A flexible, inherently reliable network architecture easily scaled up or down to meet the specific requirements of the deployment. It can also handle the variable number of subscribers and coverage areas typically found in natural or man-made disasters.
- Use of standard commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) wireless radios with no special client subscriber unit requirement.
- A single access point serving users across any combination of wireless protocols n this allows for more flexibility and end user bandwidth.
FunnelCloud Configuration Flexibility
Like other EchoStorm technologies, FunnelCloud is available in multiple configurations:
- Support or Command Vehicles
The FunnelCloud Support or Command Vehicles feature rapid set-up and provide an up to five-mile radius of secure connectivity for local assets. They also offer multiple wireless protocol support and backhaul Internet connectivity. - Tow-Behind Wireless Access Antenna
This configuration features solar, wind, and fuel-cell power so it can be set up and require no further attendance during deployment. - Tethered Blimps
The FunnelCloud Tethered Blimp features easy set-up, as it is towed to the site by a single vehicle and deployed by two people in only three hours. With a payload weight of 200 pounds (90 kg) and requiring only 1 kVA power, it can remain aloft for up to seven days at a nominal altitude of 1,000 feet (300 m) in wind speeds of up to 40 knots (survivable at 55 knots). - Mobile Pack
The FunnelCloud Mobile Pack extends network connectivity beyond the vehicle into rugged terrain. This backpack-based technology extends Wi-Fi access a half mile farther from the vehicle.
Learn more about how EchoStorm’s FunnelCloud delivers imagination through innovation.
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