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Prosystel SAS (News - Alert), a network integrator specializing in the design of access and transport networks for regional operators and local governments, has selected DragonWave's AirPair solution to deliver WiMAX (News - Alert)-based data and voice services in southwestern France.

 

Prosystel SAS selected the DragonWave solution to provide wireless backhaul for new Internet Protocol (IP) services for business and consumer customers in the rural areas of France.

 

"Only AirPair offers the combination of networking power and resiliency that this project demands," said Franck Le Breton, CEO of Prosystel SAS. "Our job was to build a network that would enable low cost guaranteed, high-bandwidth services in a rural part of the Haute-Garonne department, and DragonWave's native-Ethernet solution cost-effectively provides ultra-low-latency, wireless backhaul for WiMAX access services."

 

The Haute-Garonne department council wanted to provide its rural areas with a higher-speed alternative than the 128 and 512 Kilobit-per-second (Kbps) Internet services available through the local incumbent service provider. Therefore, the government has opted for Prosystel SAS and its partner Covage in a Joint Venture between Vinci Networks and Axia to construct a WiMax network supporting licensed frequency and WiMAX-based access services that deliver guaranteed quality of service (QoS) to end users.

 

"AirPair is proving its ability to deliver cost-effective, dependable backhaul for WiMAX-based services in more and more markets around the globe, and we are proud that Prosystel SAS has selected our solution for this project," said Alan Solheim, vice president of product management at DragonWave. "Our solution will help Prosystel SAS and the local general council bring high-bandwidth connectivity at reasonable costs for the first time to this rural part of the department."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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