Telecom Lead America: Alvarion’s partner Dukcom has selected the company’s Wi-Fi solution to deliver data, video and voice services in two rural networks in Antioquia and Atlantico, Colombia.
Carlos Duque, general manager, Dukcom, says it selected Alvarion’s Wi-Fi solution for these two rural networks due to the unmatched coverage, capacity and quality of service their base stations provide as well as the scalability of their solution.
In Atlantico, Dukcom worked with a regional telephone provider and ISP to deploy a Wi-Fi network in 19 small cities, providing coverage to 60 percent of the residents of each of these cities at lower cost and up to 50 percent better speed than previously available through cellular modems.
Alvarion’s scalable solution enables the service provider to expand the network as needed to reach 100 percent coverage to businesses, households and tourists.
In Antioquia, Dukcom worked with the regional telephone provider and ISP to connect the main plaza in 115 different small cities across the province to deliver free Wi-Fi to residents and visitors
Zeev Farkash, EVP of Sales at Alvarion, says connectivity is key to enabling rural communities cross the digital divide, helping them gain access to resources previously difficult to reach.
Alvarion’s Wi-Fi solution includes carrier-grade, wireless broadband base stations operating in the 2.4 and 5 GHz unlicensed bands using spatially adaptive Beamforming technology and interference mitigation algorithms to provide optimal connectivity, extended range, increased capacity, indoor penetration and uniform coverage.
The technology enable Dukcom to deploy fewer access points, making this a cost effective solution for rural networks.