The joint initiative of Redline Communications Inc. and Intel also includes the Union of Entrepreneurs for Educational Technology (UNETE), a Mexican nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of Mexico's public schools by providing computers and training through broadband wireless connectivity and AXTEL, Mexico's nationwide carrier that offered logistics, implementation services and the 3.5 spectrum required for the project.
"Partnering with public and private organizations like Redline enables Intel to drive WiMAX broadband deployments that will reach cities as well as suburban and rural communities, like Malinalco, that previously were either impossible or too costly for carriers to pursue," said Pedro Cerecer, Telecom Sector Manager, Intel Corporation. "Redline's WiMAX system is helping our World Ahead Program to connect the children and teachers of four schools in Malinalco to the Internet and to the rest of the world, giving them the tools needed to improve education and prime them for success. This first phase of the Malinalco network deployment has proven to be so successful that UNETE is currently considering an expansion to include additional rural communities across Mexico."
Redline's RedMAX AN-100U base station and SU-O outdoor broadband wireless subscriber unit combines to form the WiMAX system that delivers the reliable connectivity needed for this challenging project. The first phase of the network deployment delivers Internet connectivity to four rural schools under non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions with links up to four kilometers distance from the base station.
The network overcomes geographically challenging conditions including higher mountain elevation and dense forest location where limited visibility and foliage demanded exceptional NLOS WiMAX performance.
