KDN, which is East Africa's largest public data network operator, employs Strix's solution for KDN's Butterfly service, which provides broadband wireless connectivity to the Internet and local network. Initially available in the cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Eldoret -- which have a combined population of over 4 million -- Butterfly will ultimately provide seamless connectivity throughout Kenya.

KDN deployed the Strix solution to meet the needs of many of its clients for an affordable, easily accessible Internet solution. The company also wanted to create a platform that would enable it to offer localized content, without necessarily paying for high-cost international capacity.

The operator chose Strix's multi-radio, multi-channel, multi-RF solution based on its architecture, Strix's ability to provide professional services and support, and the company's roadmap for future product developments, including WiMAX. Strix has announced its WiMAX strategy, and its planned WiMAX module, which will be a simple plug-in upgrade to existing nodes, will enable KDN to provide additional WiMAX backhaul and high-speed services.

In addition, the multi-radio design offers seamless high-performance broadband coverage in the areas where the Strix nodes are deployed, allowing users to move around without losing connectivity. KDN found that Strix's architecture provides coverage far superior to all other solutions it evaluated.