Telecom Lead Asia: Alvarion, a provider of wireless
broadband solutions, has partnered with PLDT for a multi-million dollar Wi-Fi
project.
The project will provide carrier-grade Wi-Fi access
starting with over 3,000 hot zones around Manila’s metropolitan area, and
continuing to other major areas around the Philippines.
With Alvarion’s advanced technology, professional
network planning and experienced engineers, we were able to offer PLDT exactly
what they needed in a Wi-Fi solution. We have enabled a nationwide network of
carrier-grade Wi-Fi hot spots that will give PLDT’s customers strong Internet
connection anywhere they are, delivering a fantastic user experience no matter
where the customer may go,”said Hezi Lapid, president and CEO of Alvarion.
The company said that installation has begun on the first
phase and the entire project is expected to be completed in two years.
The company has provided WBSn solution to PLDT for the
deployment. Also, Alvarion designed graphical sleeves applied to the
Wi-Fi units that make it environment friendly and camouflage it with the
surroundings.
PLDT is the largest telecommunications company in the
Philippines providing the largest and most diversified range of
telecommunications services.
The Wi-Fi Zone Project will provide access to a premium,
high-speed Wi-Fi service in over 3,000 public areas such as cafes, bars and
clubs, car dealerships, salons, shopping malls, restaurants and cinemas.
The telecommunications company said it required at least
1 Mbps throughput at a 500 meter Line-of-Sight distance from the base station
and Alvarion outperformed this requirement with up to 20 Mbps throughput at 500
meters in a Non-Line-of-Sight, urban environment.
GWS Stadtwerke network of Germany deploys Alvarion BreezeULTRA
Recently, Alvarion announced the deployment of its
BreezeULTRA solution in a Point-to-Point configuration on the GWS Stadtwerke
Hameln GmbH network in Hameln, Germany.
The company said that GWS is its long standing customer
with an established network of wireline and wireless broadband services in
Hameln, Germany.
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