Comcast Center Deploys MobileAccess for Advanced, Seamless Wireless Communications.Universal Wireless Network Powers Multi-Service Wireless Coverage throughout State-of-the-Art 58-Story Office Building VIENNA, Va. -- MobileAccess, a global provider of enterprise wireless solutions, today announced that Comcast Center Comcast Center can refer to two things:
System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. throughout Comcast's headquarters. Standing at nearly 1,000 feet high, the 58-story, 1.2 million square foot Comcast Center is the tallest building in Philadelphia and among the world's most technologically advanced skyscrapers. The MobileAccess solution ensures an advanced communications experience inside the building, delivering robust signal coverage for Philadelphia's major wireless operators while simultaneously providing pervasive support for Cisco Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area . The eco-friendly Comcast Center is a showcase of innovative technology with Comcast Corporation serving as its lead tenant. The facility features a sustainable building design with the goal of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It incorporates an advanced, energy-efficient lighting system based on color-programmable LEDs, and boasts the world's largest Tuned Liquid Column Damper for stability and vibration control. The MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network supports cutting-edge wireless technology with an adaptable and future-proof fiber-optic infrastructure. "Constant and instantaneous communication is now a must-have in the workplace," said Charlie Cerino, vice president of new services technology, Comcast Corporation. "As a leading communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , we felt it was essential to provide our mobile workforce with excellent wireless coverage throughout our corporate headquarters. For a sophisticated facility like Comcast Center, where space efficiency and aesthetics are paramount, the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network was an ideal fit - just a single infrastructure supports all of our wireless services and applications. Plus, with the expandability of the MobileAccess solution, we can easily add emerging wireless technologies without disrupting the building's environment." The MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network ensures robust indoor coverage for multiple wireless carriers, devices and applications in Comcast Center and overcomes any barriers from the building's energy-efficient exterior glass, which is known to impede radio signals and limit wireless coverage within a facility. With reliable cellular and wireless coverage, Comcast Center management staff, tenant occupants and visitors can now utilize their mobile phones, PDAs and other mobile devices anywhere throughout the property. In addition, Comcast utilized the MobileAccess network to activate a public and private Wi-Fi network from Cisco, enabling employees and guests to use their laptops and Wi-Fi devices anywhere throughout the Comcast office spaces. By deploying the Cisco Unified Wireless LAN solution over the MobileAccess WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network infrastructure, Comcast was able to cluster the Cisco access points in secure, accessible wiring closets, rather than placing them within ceiling cavities, which increases reliability and reduces operational costs. "In buildings of this size and height, cellular coverage from external carrier facilities tends to be spotty and unreliable once you get above the 15th floor; but with the MobileAccess solution, we've eliminated all dead spots and conflicting signal areas," said Fred Dougherty, vice president, portfolio technology at Liberty Property Trust. "The in-building wireless infrastructure complements and reinforces our commitment to maintain a technologically advanced, high performance building. With more than 3,000 employees and guests working in Comcast Center on a daily basis, excellent and consistent wireless signal coverage is essential for our customers' business and for managing the facility's daily operations." "Liberty Property Trust's Comcast Center is one of the most high-tech, eco-friendly skyscrapers on the east coast," said Cathy Zatloukal, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MobileAccess. "The MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network is a perfect match for this sort of environment - it delivers a full range of wireless services over an unobtrusive infrastructure that has minimal impact on building resources and is aesthetically pleasing at the same time. The efficiency and flexibility of the solution is why MobileAccess has become the standard for this new generation of advanced, intelligent buildings." About MobileAccess MobileAccess is a global provider of enterprise wireless solutions that connect the people and applications that drive business. The MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network is a platform for delivering multi-service wireless connectivity in large public venues and facilities such as airports, hospitals, hotels, manufacturing plants, office buildings and sports venues. With its advanced Wire-It-Once[TM] technology, MobileAccess provides facility-wide coverage for Wireless LAN (WLAN), Mobile WiMAX and public safety radio, among other wireless services, over a single infrastructure. Thousands of organizations worldwide rely on MobileAccess to power life saving, time saving and money saving wireless applications every day. MobileAccess customers include Aladdin Resort and Casino, Clarian Health, Ford Field, Grande Lakes Orlando, Hearst Corporation, Lehman Brothers, Melbourne (Australia) Airport, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
About Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.6 million cable customers, 14.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 5.6 million Comcast Digital Voice Comcast Digital Voice (CDV) is a home telephone product offered in limited markets by Comcast Corporation. It is similar to VoIP, but differs in that it operates on a dedicated server and assigns priority to the information sent over the CDV network, and also means that the customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout PBS KIDS Sprout (sometimes referred to as PBS Sprout, KIDS Sprout, or just Sprout) is a US digital cable television channel, video-on-demand (VOD) service, and website providing PBS KIDS shows and original programming for preschoolers and their families. , TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media Comcast Interactive Media (CIM) is a division of Comcast focusing on online media. CIM was created in 2005 and is headed by President, Amy Banse and Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development, Samuel Schwartz. Comcast Interactive Media products include: Comcast. , which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= basketball team and two large multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective arenas in Philadelphia. About Liberty Property Trust Liberty Property Trust (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LRY LRY Liberal Religious Youth (Unitarian Universalist church; now Young Religious Unitarian Universalists) ) is a leader in commercial real estate, serving customers in the United States and United Kingdom, through the development, acquisition, ownership and management of superior office and industrial properties. Liberty's 74 million square foot portfolio includes more than 700 properties which provide office, distribution and light manufacturing facilities to 2,100 tenants. |
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