LGP Allgon Integrates WiFi with Current Wireless System at San Francisco's Premier Conference Facility.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2004 LGP LGP Linux Game Publishing LGP Low Ground Pressure LGP Local Governance Program (Iraq) LGP LG.Philips LGP Lysosomal Membrane Glycoprotein LGP Linux Global Partners LGP Left-Green Alliance (Iceland) Allgon, a leading supplier of cost-effective products and solutions to improve radio coverage, capacity and data speed in mobile communications networks, has begun installation of a comprehensive seamless WiFi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. overlay to the current wireless coverage system in Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. . The WiFi system is a component of a contract LGP Allgon won in December to extend the distributed antenna system As defined by PCIA - the Wireless Infrastructure Association, and it's DAS Forum, A Distributed Antenna System ,or DAS, is a network of spatially separated antenna nodes connected to a common source via a transport medium that provides wireless service within a geographic area or (DAS) the company installed and completed at the Moscone Center in 2001. InSite Wireless, a leading supplier providing operation and maintenance of multi-carrier systems in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , responsible for leasing wireless capacity in the facility, awarded the contract to LGP Allgon. The original system is designed with a common backbone that now supports every major wireless carrier that serves the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden area. "The Moscone Center installation is a showcase project for us as it blends LGP Allgon's expertise in distributed radio frequency solutions with our experience in complex antenna technology, " said Magnus Friberg, president, LGP Allgon. "The integration of WiFi over this shared antenna system is further proof of its flexibility not only for public venues but also for enterprises." LGP Allgon is currently rolling out similar systems in several convention centers and airports. The benefits include -- Larger coverage areas -- not just hotspots but a "hot" facility -- Flexible design -- easy to add capacity as needed as needed prn. See prn order. -- Operations and management -- all active electronics are installed in a single telco closet allowing operators access 24/7 -- Shared infrastructure -- reduced CapEx and OpEx About LGP Allgon LGP Allgon develops, manufactures and markets telecom products to improve radio coverage, capacity and data speed in mobile communications networks throughout the world. The product range comprises antenna systems, coverage solutions, base-station systems and radio-link systems. LGP Allgon has approximately 1,400 employees in 13 countries and annual sales of approximately $310 million. LGP is listed on the Attract 40 list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange The Stockholm Stock Exchange (Swedish: Stockholmsbörsen) is a stock exchange located in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863 [1] it is the primary securities exchange of the Nordic Countries. . About InSite Wireless InSite Wireless provides fully financed solutions and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal to improve the quality and breadth of wireless communications services inside public venues, such as convention centers, airports, and hotels. InSite installs and operates shared wireless infrastructure to more efficiently distribute wireless signals throughout these large venues. The distributed antenna systems support multiple users and technologies to minimize the operational impact on the facility owner, and meet the tight economic requirements of the wireless service providers. InSite Wireless has a strategic partnership with LGP Allgon. Complete brochure about the original Moscone Center coverage project is available at www.lgpallgon.com. |
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