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Executive Summary Optical Access is pleased to provide this proposal to the City of Santa Ana for the purpose of demonstrating our optical wireless access solutions. The Optical Access solution encompasses a complete product line specifically designed for low-cost data/voice transport. Our existing hardware can be scaled to support the incredible growth expected in data/voice traffic — from sub 1 Megabit per second speeds to over 1 Gigabit per second. We believe that a review of our capabilities and robust wireless access solutions will validate Optical Access as an efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive provider for the City's network platform. Key Elements (differentiators from our competition) o Technology — Protocol independence, Scalability, Optical with RF Backup o Experience —Applied knowledge Technology Optical Access focuses on free -space optical communications and layer 2 and layer 3 IP- based switching technologies. Its current and near future products allow existing networks (SONET, ATM..) to interface to the mesh network for backbone connectivity or other types of applications. Optical Access' technical team has a long history and experience in optical communication and networking technologies. With over 14 patents in its intellectual property portfolio, Optical Access secured its leadership in the free - space optical networking market. Optical Access free -space optical communications technology includes extensive work on short and long wavelengths to accommodate the market need in terms of data rates, affordability, distances and link reliability. By incorporating the microwave backup link, Optical Access provides its carrier -class customers with the required 99.999% link availability. Experience One unique factor that distinguishes Optical Access from other free space laser equipment providers is our wealth of applied knowledge. Optical Access has served free space optical communications customers for over eight (8) years. With an installed base of over 4500 links, Optical Access has encountered a wide variety of network environments and building sites. Our engineering and product research efforts have been driven by the practical experience gained in the'field. This has allowed us to produce three generations of products specifically designed to overcome real world problems. Additionally, our customer service technicians have had the opportunity to develop an assortment of trouble shooting skills that can be used quickly and efficiently to expedite rapid deployment and service recovery.