High Wire signs $5.3 million retail deal

BATAVIA - High Wire Networks Inc. said Wednesday it was awarded a $5.3 million mobile Wi-Fi access project for an unnamed nationwide retail store chain.

High Wire will roll out the wireless technology refresh to more than 2,000 retail store locations across the U.S., the company said. It will upgrade every store's Wi-Fi technology to the latest, most secure wireless networking systems.

Batavia-based High Wire is a global provider of managed cybersecurity and technology hardware and software. It said the contract was secured through one of High Wire's premier global channel partners.

That partner has now secured more than $35 million in projects for High Wire over the past several years under High Wire's channel program that now spans more than 600 partners worldwide, the company said.

The retail chain's new wireless infrastructure will enable the retailer to execute on a digital transformation strategy designed to enhance the in-store customer experience. Initial deployments are already underway at multiple stores locations, with the project planned for completion by the end of November.

"After securing more than $18 million in similar multisite deployments last year, this latest major win highlights how our channel partners increasingly rely on us to deliver such multisite technology for their high-profile clients," stated High Wire CEO, Mark Porter.