Trapeze to Set Up Wi-Fi City in
China
Trapeze Networks has bagged the Hangzhou Wi-Fi Metropolitan Area Network
(MAN) project, which is claimed to be the largest Wi-Fi MAN in China.
Trapeze is deploying more than 3,000 access points in Hangzhou, allowing
the city's 6.5 million residents to avail its NonStop Wireless networking.
Hangzhou is located 180 km southwest of Shanghai and is a key city in the
Yangzi River Delta region of China.
Most of
its 6.5 million residents live in eight metropolitan districts and have a
high demand for communications, information exchange, and wireless
internet access. The Hangzhou government realized that a convenient and
flexible communications platform was critical to the development of the
city. In response to this challenge, it formulated the "Wi-Fi City"
project.
Commnet,
a subsidiary of SOYEA Technology, and Trapeze Networks will install the
Wi-Fi network over three phases. The first phase will enable Wi-Fi access
along Hangzhou's main ring roads, important scenic spots, the central
business district, and some residential areas.
Phases
two and three will extend that coverage to the entire Greater Hangzhou
area. By the end of 2009, the whole of Hangzhou will be blanketed with
Wi-Fi connectivity.
"We are
very proud to be involved in Hangzhou Wi-Fi City project. This is the
first time Trapeze Networks has worked on a city-level Wi-Fi project in
China where the entire range of our Smart Mobile products will be used.
Trapeze Networks will help the city realize centralized control and
management of its wireless network, and creating a valuable example for
other Chinese cities looking to deploy Wi-Fi MANs in the future," said Jim
Vogt, president, Trapeze Networks.
"With
Trapeze Networks' RingMaster network management tool, we can minutely
design the position, quantity, and configuration of access points
according to number of users and bandwidth demands for a given coverage
area. RingMaster will then generate an instructional layout for
installation that not only saves manpower, but also ensures that new
configurations can be done efficiently and on time," explains Tao Lu,
technical director of Hangzhou Commnet. "Trapeze Networks' Mobility
Exchange controllers provide data encryption and manage RF security to
ensure seamless wireless roaming."
More than
half of the Wi-Fi products, solutions and services used in Hangzhou's
Wi-Fi Metropolitan Area Network will be provided and managed by Trapeze
Networks and Commnet.
Over
3,000 Trapeze Networks' Mobility Point access points, together with
Trapeze Networks' Mobility Exchange WLAN controllers and RingMaster
management software, will be deployed in phase one.
Wide area
Wi-Fi deployments, according to Trapeze Networks, are becoming popular as
installation costs drop and maintenance fees become more reasonable. A
wireless wide-band network satisfies demands for greater Internet
information exchange for businesses, tourists, residences, schools, and
emergency services. More developing cities in China are planning to go
wireless in the near future, following Hangzhou's lead in enabling its
residents to enjoy wireless surfing, wireless VPNs, wireless network
leasing, location-based services, Internet-TV, and other applications.
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