Island Routers Bring Best-in-Class Wired Routers for AV and SMB Installations to Blackwire Designs Distribution Lineup
PHOENIX — Dec. 19, 2024 — Blackwire Designs, a leading distributor in the custom installation and Pro AV markets, today announced that it is now offering Island routers as part of its product lineup. This will include the Island and Island Pro, premium-grade wired routers providing exceptionally high performance and reliability and engineered by a team with 40 years of expertise in enterprise and carrier networking. Blackwire rigorously tests and verifies each product to ensure it meets the highest standards before making it available to its dealers. This meticulous process underscores the company’s mission to provide clients with innovative, reliable technology that drives success in an ever-evolving market.
“The network is the foundation of an exceptional AV experience,” said Kevin Luther, Owner of Blackwire Designs. “We’re excited to partner with Island and add their reliable routing solutions to our distribution portfolio. They’re innovating in the networking category by providing high performance, security and firewall features, multi-WAN failover, VPN, and more.”
Today’s complex AV networks require a best-in-class router with the speed, reliability, and capacity needed to drive customers’ premium AV and lifestyle products. The multi-gig Island Pro sports a rackmount form factor featuring six 2.5 Gbps ports and four 10 Gbps ports with 13M packets/sec throughput with all features enabled, and supporting up to 20,000 devices. The Island router has four 1G ports, 2M packets/sec throughput with all features enabled, and supports up to 5,000 devices. Both routers feature the company’s proprietary, highly efficient packet engine software that optimizes increasingly bandwidth-intensive applications such as interactive video, day-trading, and gaming. Both models also include powerful security, parental controls, multi-WAN capability, integrated VPN, and a simple, modern app that mirrors the web administration interface. The routers are also compatible with industry-popular Wi-Fi APs, mesh systems, and switches.
“Island and Blackwire have a shared commitment to excellence and service,” said Tom Gallo, Island CRO. “No longer can the router function be taken for granted as just another box in the network. Integrators will find our routers deliver an extraordinary internet experience in both residential and commercial environments, setting a new bar for performance and usability, and minimizing post-install maintenance.”
The newly launched routers are now available for purchase on the Blackwire Designs website, where dealers can access detailed product information, as well as in-depth training materials designed to help them seamlessly integrate the routers into their projects. This addition is a testament to Blackwire’s continued focus on providing its dealers with the tools they need to remain competitive and agile in a fast-paced industry.
More information on Blackwire and its services is available at blackwiredesigns.com.
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About Island
The Island team’s extensive, forty-year experience in enterprise and carrier network technology has generated a wake of industry awards, distinctions, and over fifty patents. Island is a division of PerfTech, founded in 2001 and based in San Antonio, Texas. See islandrouter.com for more information.
About Blackwire Designs
Founded in 2009 and staffed by former integrators, Blackwire Designs stands out as a unique distributor in the custom installation industry. Headquartered in Phoenix, Blackwire utilizes integrated software to deliver exceptional sales and systems support to dealers around the world, whenever they need it. Its experienced team members are on hand to assist customers in finding the perfect products and software to ensure that their business’s day-to-day operations run smoothly and efficiently. For more information, visit www.blackwiredesigns.com.
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