Dong Thap Selects Motorola's Wireless Broadband Solution for Its Provincial E-Government Network In Vietnam
Wi4 Fixed Canopy(R) network will allow voice, data and video services over a single wireless broadband link
DONG THAP, Vietnam, April 23 // -- Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) today announced that the Dong Thap People's Committee has selected
Motorola's wi4 Fixed Canopy solution for its e-government network. A
combination of point-to-point and point-to-multi point wireless broadband
network systems will connect provincial offices and administrative agencies in
Dong Thap.
The Dong Thap Canopy deployment will support the triple play service set
of high-speed Internet, Voice over IP (VoIP) and video calls over a single
broadband platform. Besides the physical system, ongoing technical support
will be provided by Motorola via E&T Company, an authorized Canopy solution
provider, to ensure the smooth running of the network.
The wireless broadband network will be deployed in phases with 10 local
government departments being covered in the first phase. By mid-2007, the
network will be expanded to cover 30 departments and agencies as well as 10
remote districts.
Currently, communications between the Dong Thap People's Committee and
local agencies and districts are done through 64 Kbps dial-up connection or
expensive 64 Kbps leased lines.
"Deploying Motorola's Canopy wireless broadband network will allow Dong
Thap government officials to communicate seamlessly and achieve central
administration across the province," said Mr. Le Minh Hoan, vice chairman of
Dong Thap People's Committee. "With Canopy, we will be able to respond more
efficiently to the needs of the people," he said.
Demonstrating the network's triple play capabilities, Mr. Hoan launched
the e-government network via a wireless videophone enabled by Motorola's
wireless broadband system. He added: "We were amazed at Canopy's ability to
scale up and out while supporting multiple services at affordable prices."
Mr. David Knapp, general director of Motorola Vietnam, said he was pleased
to see Motorola's network solutions being deployed not only in large cities
but also in rural areas. "Canopy is an excellent alternative to wired
broadband solutions like cable and DSL," he said. "This is especially so in
provinces like Dong Thap where large distances between offices make the cost
of installing copper lines economically prohibitive."
Beyond this deployment, Mr. Knapp said Motorola and its partners will
continue to work with other local enterprises, municipalities and carriers to
enable wireless broadband communications throughout Vietnam.
Motorola's Canopy solutions are part of the company's MOTOwi4(TM)
portfolio of innovative wireless broadband solutions and services that
creates, complements and completes IP networks. Delivering IP coverage to
virtually all spaces, the MOTOwi4 portfolio also includes wi4 WiMAX, wi4 Mesh,
and wi4 BPL solutions for private and public networks. To get more information
about Motorola wi4 Fixed and MOTOwi4 solutions, please visit:
http://www.motorola.com/wi4.
A portion of the revenue on this contract was recognized in 2006.
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