Motorola, Inc announced today that China Education and Research Network (CERNET), has selected Motorola's HotZone Duo solution to provide public access for three campuses.
These three universities were selected as part of the pilot for CERNET's campus WiFi initiative.
CERNET performed rigorous technical testing to certify that HotZone Duo provides the high performance, scalability and support for the new IPv6 protocol, ensuring it meets or exceeds the requirements for China's Next Generation Internet (CNGI) project.
CERNET's deployment of HotZone Duo will allow teachers, students and researchers ubiquitous wireless access to online courses, research, educational tools and a breadth of communication possibilities from anywhere on campus.
The Chinese government's CNGI initiative is a five-year plan to achieve a prominent position in cyberspace through the early adoption of IPv6, the network layer IP standard used by electronic devices to exchange data.
According to CERNET, funded by the Chinese government and directly managed by the Chinese Ministry of Education, it selected HotZone Duo for its ability to provide exceptional coverage and throughput, fulfilling its comprehensive and growing wireless access needs.
"Motorola's HotZone Duo was the first and most comprehensive wireless network solution to meet our core requirements for seamlessly supporting IPv6, matching our vision for leadership in the next generation of China's Internet initiatives," said CERNET's WiFi Campus Project Leader, Li GuangTao.
"The ease of installation and the quality of support has enabled us to undertake rapid implementations in the first three universities. We hope to expand our use of HotZone Duo across CERNET's managed campuses throughout China."
The HotZone Duo solution, a high performance, cost-effective meshed WiFi network, provides scalable, area-wide wireless broadband access for large and small deployments. Designed to maximise throughput and coverage, while delivering unmatched wireless connectivity, HotZone Duo meets aggressive cost and return on investment (ROI) targets. Its small size, minimal visual impact and low power consumption increases mounting location flexibility while achieving high community acceptance and reducing monthly operational costs.
In addition, HotZone Duo networks are designed to support the final 802.11s standard for meshing WiFi systems via a simple Over-the-Air firmware update.
"We are excited to be a part of CERNET's strategic vision of spearheading CNGI initiatives. Their leadership in offering the world's best and most advanced technologies to China's research and education society positions China for continued growth both economically and intellectually," says Ruey-Bin Kao, President of Motorola in China.
"HotZone Duo has the capacity to support not only CERNET's current initiatives, but also China's growing market for technologies and applications overall. We look forward to expanding to other CERNET campuses across China and continuing to be a part of their technological leadership."
The innovative design of the HotZone Duo solution offers a choice of either single radio (2.4GHz, 802.11b/g) or dual (2.4GHz, 802.11b/g and 5.8GHz, 802.11a) network configurations to best meet end user capacity and coverage requirements. The HotZone Duo solution leverages Motorola's exclusive MeshConnex routing which minimises dynamic RF changes in outdoor networks, while maximising data throughput and link stability.
Additionally, MeshManager, Motorola's carrier class Element Management System (EMS) provides configuration, security policies, reporting and Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates. This combination of technologies enable a robust self-forming, self-healing network that provides the flexibility and scalability needed for CERNET's certain growth and technological advancements.
"We are pleased to announce this deployment with CERNET which further demonstrates Motorola's global commitment to wireless broadband initiatives," said Jim Welch, Vice-President of Motorola Wireless Broadband Products.
"Motorola shares CERNET's vision of deploying wireless networks that provide broad access to education and research tools in addition to enabling a wide range of applications, devices and systems for the next wave of Internet activity."
HotZone Duo is part of Motorola's MOTOwi4 portfolio of wireless broadband solutions and services that creates, complements and completes IP networks. Delivering IP coverage to virtually all spaces, MOTOwi4 includes fixed broadband, mesh, broadband over powerline, and WiMax solutions for private and public networks. Further information about the HotZone Duo solution can be found at www.motorola.com/mesh.
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