All but gone from the wireless market since about 2001, Nortel Networks on Monday announced a new effort to sell high-end wireless networking equipment to telephone carriers and mid-size to large businesses.
Perth's Edith Cowan University (ECU) will replace its entire data network over the next 18 months with brand new hardware from equipment vendor Nortel.
Networking giant Nortel has won a AU$2.3 million deal with the University of Western Sydney.
Victoria's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) will shortly replace its ageing Wi-Fi implementation with a new 110-point solution to be bolted onto the top of its existing converged voice and data network.
The Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN) is planning to rollout a new wireless network for remote access to medical information within its wards, utilising the unpopular 802.11a standard to alleviate Wi-Fi blackspots.
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Mesh technology allows new wireless networks to be created, or existing WLANs to be extended, without needing a wired connection to each base station. Additional reading: WLAN Resource Centre
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Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. We look at six different options.
To be a networking player in 2003, Wi-Fi is not just a good idea. It is not an option. It is an absolute essential. But don't let the whiff of industry fashion fool you. Despite the best efforts of the hype-meisters, this revolution is showing signs of keeping its feet on the ground.
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