Tennis fans visiting Wimbledon this year will be able to stay on the ball by connecting to the Internet via Web kiosks, supported by wireless LAN access points from 3Com Corporation.
Spectators at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, can e-mail match progress to friends, find the latest scores on the Internet for other courts and business people can even keep in touch with the office via three Web kiosks positioned beside centre court and number one court.
"We are seeing more and more wireless hotspots in public areas being set up all over Europe," said Angelo Lamme, International product marketing manager for wireless and security, 3Com. "The benefits offered by a wireless LAN of a flexible, reliable and secure Internet connection have been known for some time, but now the technology is certainly coming of age. We are delighted that four 3Com Access Point 8000s are supporting the Web kiosks at one of the greatest sporting events of the year."
The 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point 8000 offers enterprise network security, complete centralised management and several antenna options to allow users to expand wireless coverage significantly. It supports up to 256 users and includes industry-leading security features such as RADIUS authentication, IEEE 802.1x support, 40-bit WEP and 128-bit, and dynamic session key encryption. For more information, visit www.3Com.co.uk.
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