Meru Networks Delivers the Largest Campus-Wide Wireless Network In Belgium

The Ministry of the Brussels-Capital Region selects Meru to provide wireless Internet access across the Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels
 

Brussels - 07 May, 2007

Meru Networks, the global innovation leader in wireless infrastructure for the All-Wireless Enterprise, has announced that the Brussels Regional Informatics Centre (BRIC), on behalf of the Brussels-Capital Region, has deployed Meru Networks’ Wireless LAN (WLAN) System and its innovative Wireless Backbone System (WBS) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Universite Libre de Bruxelles (VUB/ULB) in Brussels, making it the largest mesh network in Belgium.

Designed by Imtech Telecom, system integrator, and Multicap, Meru’s distribution partner in Belgium, the mesh network provides broadband Internet access to all students and campus visitors. Meru’s 4th generation WLAN provides reliable application delivery for high density data, toll-quality voice, and streaming video Wi-Fi applications. WBS extends these services to outdoor areas and remote locations through an innovative wireless backbone and mesh repeating scheme that provides end-to-end QoS and security. Additionally, Meru’s network enables wireless VoIP on the VUB/ULB campus.

Guy Vanhengel, Brussels Information Technologies Minister, described the deployment, “we see this as a revolutionary step forward for the University. This impressive wireless network provides a fine example that other institutions will be able to emulate. To achieve such a sophisticated solution and to make such significant cost savings at the same time is remarkable.”

Meru’s Air Traffic Control technology automatically balances network traffic among the wireless Access Points located throughout the campus. WBS allows the Access Points to be installed in locations without access to a wired network, including on light poles, rooftops, and exterior walls.
Glenn De Haes, Senior System Engineer at Multicap said, “Meru’s Wireless Backbone System provides 100 percent reliability and security. Their mesh network enabled us to install Access Points in locations where it would have been very difficult and expensive to string cabling, so WBS saved VUB/ULB a significant sum of money. Meru delivered everything we needed - scalability, low installation cost, and superior Quality of Service. “We chose the Meru WBS solution as it fits best the campus area requirements and guarantees an opened technology for future implementations for the Brussels region“ added Damien Vico, Business Development manager at Imtech Telecom.

Kamal Anand, Senior Vice President Marketing and Corporate Strategy at Meru Networks explained, “this installation really demonstrates the superiority of Meru’s innovative technology. Unlike older 3rd generation wireless LANs, Meru’s network has been purpose-built to reliably carry high bandwidth voice and data traffic with optimum quality. These features, combined with the WBS mesh support, are ideal for high density environments such as universities.”

About Meru Networks
Meru Networks is the global leader in wireless infrastructure solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise. Its industry-leading innovations deliver pervasive, wireless service fidelity for business-critical applications to major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, healthcare organizations and local, state and federal government agencies. Meru's award-winning Air Traffic Control technology brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, and its WLAN System is the only solution on the market that delivers predictable bandwidth and over-the-air Quality of Service with the reliability, scalability, and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information on Meru Networks and its products, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408) 215-5300.