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Aruba Networks is reportedly supplying secure wireless equipment to PCCW (News - Alert)-HKT Network Services Limited. Serving as the network service provider, PCCW, the premier telecommunications provider in Hong Kong and one of Asia's leading players in information and communications technologies, will use the equipment for use at roughly 2,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots serving some 350 Hong Kong Government premises.

 

According to Aruba, the citizens of Hong Kong and foreign visitors will be provided with free high-speed Wi-Fi internet access at some 350 Hong Kong Government premises, under the "GovWiFi" program for the next five years. The completed network will include thousands of Aruba access points as well as multiple Multi-Service Mobility Controllers located at redundant PCCW network operations centers.

 

Larry Wong, PCCW’s director of marketing and products, commercial group, noted in a statement that the scope and purpose of the network means it must be easy to manage and troubleshoot, offer robust security to protect privacy and data integrity, and run 24 x 7. He added that these requirements are all key attributes of Aruba's secure mobility architecture and made the solution well suited for the project.

 

The GovWiFi program will include at least three public parks. More than 30 government premises were commissioned in late March, with the remainder slated for installation before the middle of 2009, company officials said.

 

Mike Guo, Aruba's vice president of Asia Pacific, indicated that the Hong Kong Government has long been at the forefront of information and communications technology implementations, and GovWiFi is no exception.

 

Guo observed that PCCW has a storied history as Hong Kong's leading service provider and a global telecommunications provider, while Aruba has fielded some of the world's largest secure wireless LAN infrastructure projects. Partnered together, Aruba and PCCW offer a peerless service provider package that is tailor-made for the GovWiFi program.
 

“We look forward to a successful rollout over the coming months,” he added.

 

 

 

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