Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Alvarion aims for 300 Smart Cities with wireless broadband before 2016

In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, Alvarion will deploy wireless broadband solutions in 300 municipalities across 24 different states in Brazil to create “Smart Cities.”

Alvarion’s Smart City initiative aims to transform Brazilian municipalities into networked environments where both public and private organizations can enhance security, healthcare, enterprise, and other opportunities by leveraging carrier-grade wireless broadband technology.

Alvarion started its operations in Brazil in 2000. Six years later, the Company turned the city of Catanduva, in the Sao Paulo State, into the first ever Smart City.

Alvarion ensures the highest standards of security and quality of service when delivering multiple applications on the same network. In addition, its carrier-grade wireless broadband solutions were efficient and cost-effective, making them very attractive and useful for municipalities.

Developing countries have recognized the advantages brought by broadband technology. However, they are also aware of the prohibitive cost of constructing the infrastructure for fixed broadband service.

However, a wireless broadband network -such as the Smart City solutions offered by Alvarion- removes the need to build or lease expensive E1/T1 lines. Alvarion’s solution interconnect government offices, first responders, and other organizations through the use of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless technology.

The Smart Cities use Alvarion’s BreezeNet B, BreezeACCESS VL, and WBS WiFi solutions. The wireless broadband solutions use multiple frequencies, allowing it to handle multiple applications from a single network. These applications not only generate business opportunities for service providers, but they also serve to deliver medical care, education, and entertainment to rural areas.

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