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Wireless ISP iCELL Network selects AscenLink wireless backhaul for Wireless@SG, the Singapore government’s wireless broadband program
December 29, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- AscenVision Technology Inc., the intelligent network provider, today announced that the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has awarded Wireless@SG contract to the leading wireless ISPs (WISP) – iCELL Network Pte Ltd, one of the 3 wireless operators selected. Wireless@SG is a nation-wide government’s wireless broadband programme to provide free Wi-Fi access to all Singapore residents and overseas visitors. iCELL Network is collaborating closely with Ascenvision’s regional Distributor – D-Synergy to tap onto their strong value-added support structure to roll out the AscenLink bandwidth load-balancer in its wireless backhaul infrastructure.
Based on the mission to deliver quality of service and a highly resilient wireless network, iCELL Network has specifically chosen the industry-renowned WAN link load balancer – AscenLink to be deployed backend at its multiple gateways to achieve absolute network availability with maximum performance. iCELL Network also incorporates AscenLink to offer fault tolerance, high availability (HA), and effective bandwidth management of fixed WAN links in the entire backhaul network. Users with a wide variety of communication devices such as PCs, laptops, PDAs, and even mobile phones, therefore, can enjoy nonstop, FREE high-speed wireless broadband anytime, anywhere in Singapore
“We will exceed our initial goal of just providing basic free Wi-Fi Internet access, we are actually building a high-capacity, robust wireless network that is capable of delivering multitude of value-add services and applications in the future”, said Ken Chua, CEO of iCell Network. Doreen Sim, D-Synergy’s Managing Director, further states that “It is, therefore, vital to ensure absolute reliability, optimal network performance, highest throughput by WAN link aggregation and affordable fixed line redundancy in the backhaul. Since our distributorship a couple of years, AscenLink has gained numerous solid reputations from our clients in various industry segments. Its versatility, reliability, and unmatched price performance ratio encourage us to integrate AscenLink in this nationwide project.”
AscenVision Technology Inc.
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