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Redline's WiMAX System Helps
Intel Connect 4 Schools in Malinalco, Mexico
Other Topics: Metropolitan Wi-Fi
Mesh Network, Converged Wireless
Technology
BUSINESS WIRE
April 2, 2007
Intel Leverages RedMAX Products to Deliver Broadband Connectivity and
Educational Services to Rural Students
Malinalco, Mexico -- Redline Communications Inc., a provider of
standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products,
and Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, today announced the
successful deployment of Redline’s RedMAX system to establish the
advanced WiMAX network in Malinalco, Mexico, located in a mountainous
region seventy-seven kilometers south west of Mexico City. The network
deployment is part of Intel’s World Ahead Program which improves
education by empowering teachers and preparing students for success in
the global economy through programs, resources, and the application of
advanced broadband wireless technology. |
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The joint initiative also
includes the Union of Entrepreneurs for Educational Technology (UNETE),
a Mexican nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality
of Mexico's public schools by providing computers and training through
broadband wireless connectivity and AXTEL, Mexico’s nationwide carrier
who offered logistics, implementation services and the 3.5 spectrum
required for the project.
“Partnering with public and private organizations like Redline enables
Intel to drive WiMAX broadband deployments that will reach cities as
well as suburban and rural communities, like Malinalco, that previously
were either impossible or too costly for carriers to pursue,” said Pedro
Cerecer, Telecom Sector Manager, Intel Corporation. “Redline’s WiMAX
system is helping our World Ahead Program to connect the children and
teachers of 4 schools in Malinalco to the Internet and to the rest of
the world, giving them the tools needed to improve education and prime
them for success. This first phase of the Malinalco network deployment
has proven to be so successful that UNETE is currently considering an
expansion to include additional rural communities across Mexico.”
Redline’s high performance RedMAX AN-100U base station and SU-O outdoor
broadband wireless subscriber unit combines to form the WiMAX system
that delivers the reliable connectivity needed for this challenging
project. The first phase of the network deployment delivers Internet
connectivity to 4 rural schools under non line-of-sight (NLOS)
conditions with links up to 4 kilometers distance from the base station.
The network overcomes geographically challenging conditions including
higher mountain elevation and dense forest location where limited
visibility and foliage demanded exceptional NLOS WiMAX performance.
“Redline is very proud to contribute the technology solution that helps
bring Internet service to more than 400 students and their teachers in
this rural part of Mexico. This represents the latest project in which
Redline has joined forces with Intel to deliver advanced broadband
services around the globe,” said Kevin Suitor, Vice President, Marketing
and Business Development, Redline Communications Inc. “We commend Intel
as one of the world’s foremost companies currently leveraging the
benefits of WiMAX to deliver Internet connectivity and educational tools
to cities, remote regions and to more people worldwide.”
Redline's RedMAX™ Family
Redline's RedMAX family of WiMAX solutions is the world's first complete
system to receive the WiMAX Forum Certified™ mark for conformance to the
WiMAX standards for performance and interoperability. Redline's
carrier-class RedMAX Base Station (AN-100U) supports voice, video, and
prioritized data traffic, enabling long-range, high-capacity wireless
broadband networks. Redline's WiMAX products also include the RedMAX
Indoor Subscriber Unit (SU-I) and Outdoor Subscriber Unit (SU-O)
designed for enterprise and residential services. The RedMAX Management
Suite enables operators to monitor and control the network, ensuring
high service availability. Redline is maintaining its WiMAX leadership
with the expansion of its RedMAX family to include products for
additional frequency bands, applications and standards.
About Intel Corporation
Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops
technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people
work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at
www.intel.com/pressroom.
About AXTEL
AXTEL offers a comprehensive portfolio of integrated telecommunications
services across all sectors in Mexico, from the residential market and
small to medium sized enterprises (SME’s) to large corporations and
governmental entities. It is the country’s leading competitive exchange
carrier and the premium provider of IP-based services, including the
planning, monitoring, security and operation of custom-designed
networks.
AXTEL’s world-class infrastructure integrates complementary wired and
wireless access technologies, such as point-to-point and
point-to-multipoint links, as well as Mexico's largest competitive fiber
optic network to provide converged voice, data and video. Its network is
linked to the word’s principal IP backbone, and supports a full suite of
advanced Internet Data Center services, such as web hosting and virtual
ISP services. Its telecommunications services range from fixed local and
long distance telephony to advanced voice and data transmission, Virtual
Private Networks (VPN’s), information security, among other value-added
solutions tailor-made to fit its customers’ needs, according to their
size and type of business. In December 2006 AXTEL acquired Avantel, to
become the country’s second-largest integrated fixed-telephony provider
and the leading operator of Virtual Private Networks in the country.
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications is the leading provider of standards-based
wireless broadband solutions. Redline’s RedMAX™ WiMAX Forum Certified™
systems and award-winning RedCONNEX™ family of broadband wireless
infrastructure products enable service providers and other network
operators to cost-effectively deliver high-bandwidth services including
voice, video and data communications. Redline is committed to
maintaining its wireless industry leadership with the continued
development of WiMAX and other advanced wireless broadband products.
With more than 35,000 installations in 75 countries, and a global
network of over 100 partners, Redline's experience and expertise helps
service providers, enterprises and government organizations roll out the
services and applications that drive their business forward. For more
information, visit www.redlinecommunications.com. |
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