Algar Telecom 3G Customers Will Be Able to Roam Onto Wi-Fi Network Using Cisco Mobile Internet Technology | The Network

São Paulo, Brazil, September 18, 2014 – Algar Telecom chose Cisco® mobile Internet equipment for its Wi-Fi network coverage expansion project in the Triangulo Mineiro region, in the state of Minas Gerais, and in the countryside of São Paulo, Brazil. By the end of the year, 400 Cisco Aironet 1600 Series access points will be installed in the area to provide Internet access at 50 public places in the cities of Uberaba, Uberlandia and Franca. At the moment, the carrier has local access points in malls, colleges and bars in these cities.

The Algar Telecom Wi-Fi project started in 2012, but years before, in 2010, the service provider was already considering the use of Wi-Fi to complement the 3G networks, which were then massively overloaded due to heavy data traffic. Algar carefully reviewed the situation and concluded that the provision of wireless connectivity could be the solution to high-density environment coverage and could deliver improved access quality to customers at a relatively low investment.

Algar Telecom 3G Customers Will Be Able to Roam Onto Wi-Fi Network Using Cisco Mobile Internet Technology | The Network