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Brazil : ALGAR selects CISCO for automatic Wi-Fi mobile roaming platform [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) As part of its Wi-Fi network coverage expansion project in Triangulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais state, as well as in the areas surrounding Sao Paulo, Brazilian wireless carrier Algar Telecom has picked up Cisco to provide it with an automatic Wi-Fi mobile roaming platform. The plan will allow Algar customers to connect to Wi-Fi for free, as the system will acknowledge their SIM card and log them on automatically. Started in 2012, Algar Telecom s network roaming project would have 400 Cisco Aironet 1600 Series access points installed by the end of 2014, delivering internet access at 50 public places in the cities of Uberaba, Uberlandia and Franca. Luis Antonio Andrade Lima, Algar's director of operations and technology, said: "More than a complement to the 3G network, Algar utilised Wi-Fi connectivity as a differential advantage to attract and retain customers, as well as a possibility to generate additional revenue. Enabling Wi-Fi network access in the Triangulo Music, for example, was a sudden decision. A month from the event, we started negotiations with Cisco, a rather short-term for product supply, but ease of deployment and configuration technology allowed us to make the network available at the stadium in just three days." (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |