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Wednesday, July 20, 2005 08:43 ET
Jul 20, 2005 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) --(FinancialWire) Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE: NT) and the other members of the Wi-Mesh Alliance are working together to help standardize mesh wireless local area networks around the world to promote interoperability of wireless communication devices and services.

As a result of extensive technical collaboration with its partners, the Wi-Mesh Alliance recently presented its proposal for a new global mesh WLAN standard to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 802.11 Task Group S meeting on wireless mesh in San Francisco. In addition to Nortel, the Alliance includes Accton Technology Corp., ComNets RWTH Aachen University, InterDigital Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: IDCC), NextHop Technologies Inc, Thomson Corp. (NYSE: TMS) and others.

The Wi-Mesh Alliance is a group of companies with a common view toward rapidly achieving a mesh WLAN standard that will enable seamless communications for wireless users regardless of equipment vendor. The Wi-Mesh Alliance proposal was developed under the guidelines of the IEEE Standards Association. It builds on existing and pending 802.11 protocols to maximize technology re-use and compatibility.

"The ever expanding proliferation of wireless devices and communication services has made the development of a worldwide standard for mesh WLANs critical to their future success," said Mark Whitton, vice president, wireless solutions, Nortel. "Wireless users expect secure seamless access anywhere, anytime, and the new standard proposed by the Alliance is designed to enable mesh WLANs to meet those expectations as wireless communications continue to evolve. Nortel has worked closely with the Alliance to develop the new standard by contributing the best of our company's global experience and leadership in deploying mesh networks."

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