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Gov't
R&D Agency Testing Wi-Fi, VoIP Solution
This article was taken from
www.INQ7.net (Jun. 27, 2004) and was written by Alexander Villafania
The
Advanced Science and Technology institute (ASTI) is pilot-testing
a new Internet communications solutions that combines wireless networking
and Internet voice call technology for use in state colleges and
universities (SUCs).
The
solution was purpose-built specifically for use in community e-centers,
which are being pushed by the newly formed Commission on Information
and Communications Technology (CICT).
The
wireless fidelity (wi-fi) and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
solution allows residents of far-flung areas to access the Internet
as well as make phone calls.
According
to Dennis Villorente, officer-in-charge of ASTI, the solution was
deployed during the summer period in Bicol University, Benguet State
University, and Quirino University.
Villorente
said ASTi was awaiting reports from the three schools regarding
the use of the solution, while actively talking with other SUCs
for potential deployment.
In
addition, Villorente said ASTI was in talks with some telecommunications
providers for possible pilot-testing. ìThey can use it for
commercial deployment and charge for its use.î
Software
for the solution was developing using the open-source Red Hat Linux
version 9, he said. Name-brand hardware was used, he added.
A typical
ASTI wi-fi/VoIP configuration was a PC using a Pentium I-class processor,
a wi-fi card, and a transmitter.
The
configuration uses the 11-Mbps 802.11 wi-fi standard.
Villorente
said ASTI could start testing a solution using the new 54Mbps wi-fi
standard known as WiMax once the hardware becomes locally available.
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