Ruckus Wireless has unveiled that YOU Broadband has selected and deployed its ZoneFlexT 802.11n system as a managed Wi-Fi service offering within Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) operated by Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd (MIAL).
YOU Broadband has installed Ruckus ZoneFlex 7300 series 802.11n smart Wi-Fi access points throughout CSIA's international and domestic terminals and is initially offering free multimegabit Wi-Fi services to millions passengers that transit the airport every year. CSIA operates five terminals over an operational area of 1,450 acres (5.9 km2) - handling over 29.1 million passengers and 670,235 tons of cargo in 2010.
The Ruckus Wireless network, within CSIA, is managed by redundant ZoneDirectorT 3100 smart WLAN controllers located at YOU Broadband's network operations center. FlexMaster is also being used for gathering users' statistics, monitoring network traffic, generating trending information and remote diagnostics and troubleshooting.
YOU Broadband is leveraging Wi-Fi within CSIA to offer mobile gaming, free Internet access and ultimately video on demand services to airport visitors. YOU Broadband plans to partner with device makers and content providers to offer value-added content services over Wi-Fi. The vast Wi-Fi network will also be available to support airport operation applications as well as airport vendors requiring network connectivity.
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