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Nortel / Golden Telecom pioneer Moscow wireless mesh networks

Golden Telecom, a Russia-based service provider, is using wireless mesh network technology from Nortel to build Moscow 's first wireless mesh network...

Golden Telecom, a Russia-based service provider, is using wireless mesh network technology from Nortel to build Moscow 's first wireless mesh network.

Golden Telecom provides integrated communications and Internet service to major cities throughout Russia and countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States. The mesh network comprises 5,000 Nortel WiFi access points.

Approximately 3.9 million households in Moscow are expected to benefit will from Golden Telecom's expansion of its broadband communication services, which include universal indoor and outdoor wireless access. Golden Telecom plans to offer competitively priced wireless broadband services that are intended to be faster services than many other Internet access services currently available.

 The network supports advanced wireless services such as VoIP, high-speed Internet services and location-based services packaged with the Aport Internet search engine. Location-based services provide relevant information such as maps, entertainment listings, or local amenities by automatically detecting a user's location.

 Following tests of the network, which are expected to be complete in summer 2006, Golden Telecom will phase in subscriber access plans throughout Moscow . As well as in Moscow , Nortel's wireless mesh technology is being used in another large-scale mesh deployment - Taipei   City in Taiwan .

 Nortel's Wireless Mesh Network solution is designed to provide wireless LANs in areas where it is difficult or cost-prohibitive to run cables, helping service providers like Golden Telecom avoid additional capital costs required to lay fixed lines to connect access points. The solution uses wireless links - based on WiFi technology - to connect access for more secure, seamless access to wireless broadband services.

 The new mesh network will also provide end-to-end security and seamless mobility of users across its coverage area. The high reliability and availability of the network are maintained through the self-recovery function of Nortel's mesh solution which restores connectivity in the event of an individual node or network failure. 

The mesh network is connected to a city-wide carrier Ethernet network deployed by Nortel for Golden Telecom in November 2003. This network allows Golden Telecom to provide Ethernet VPN connectivity to enterprises in major business centres and customer locations throughout Moscow .

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