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EMR deploy WIFI network in Eastpoint Business Park

UPC chooses EMR to deploy Ireland’s first, free outdoor WiFi network in a business park

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Leading communications, wireless and SCADA network supplier, EMR Integrated Solutions today announced that it was chosen by UPC to deploy Ireland’s first, free outdoor Wi-Fi network at EastPoint Business Park in Dublin.

EMR worked closely with the UPC Business team to introduce the Wi-Fi to 23 access points across EastPoint Business Park.  The solution designed was provided by EMR and delivered over UPC’s high speed fibre connectivity. It provides free public Wi-Fi access covering an area of almost 40 acres, which is home to 50 companies and over 6,000 employees on Dublin’s northside.

Commenting on the choice of EMR as deployment partner, Gavan Smyth, VP of business services with UPC said:

“We have been working with EMR since 2009, delivering licensed microwave connections to the public sector and there’s good synergy there.  Deploying an outdoor network can be challenging, especially when you’re doing it across 40 acres.

“EMR have strong Wi-Fi expertise and they partner with best-in-class suppliers such as Ericsson.  The project has been very successful and EastPoint management are extremely happy,” he said.

Building an outdoor wireless network is much more complex than an internal one and the EMR team faced a number of challenges along the way.  Chief among them was extending network reach to areas such as a 150M stretch of road at the back entrance of the park where there was no fibre present.

“Our long track record in radio really helped us to overcome this practical problem,” according to chief operations officer with EMR, Derek Glynn.  “We were able to re-configure some of the access points’ in-built back haul radio links to extend the reach of the fibre and ensure continuous connectivity for users.”

The network design consists of one controller to manage the network and 23 access points scattered at strategic locations throughout the campus.   Ericsson access points were chosen due to their reliability and in-built radio back haul capability.  They were installed at locations where power and fibre were present including bus shelters and street lamps.

The free, public Wi-Fi network has proved a hit with employees and people from the local community who come along to the weekly Farmer’s Market at EastPoint.

“On a sunny day, EastPoint management put out bean bags on the grass,” said Smyth.  “So you’ll get people going to the market, buying their food and tweeting about it from bean bags on the grass.  We’ve had a look at the stats and it’s interesting to see a huge uplift in Wi-Fi traffic on sunny days.”

Based in Dunboyne, Co Meath, EMR Integrated Solutions has a long track record in communications, SCADA and instrumentation solutions and successfully serves markets as diverse as retail, hospitality, utility, telecoms and public safety.

EMR Integrated Solutions today announced it has been awarded a framework contract from O2 Telefónica Ireland for in-building wireless solutions

O2 awards in-building Wi-Fi framework contract to EMR

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Leading communications and SCADA network supplier, EMR Integrated Solutions today announced it has been awarded a framework contract from O2 Telefónica Ireland for in-building wireless solutions for a specific business sector within the company.

This project will result in numerous installations country wide with a service level agreement associated with each deployment.

The contract is expected to run for 3 years.

EMR Integrated Solutions today announced it has completed the design and installation of a wide area, wireless communications network for the Law Library.

Law Library chooses EMR to deploy mission-critical microwave communications network

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Leading communications and network services provider, EMR Integrated Solutions today announced it has completed the design and installation of a wide area, wireless communications network for the Law Library.  The network includes three high speed microwave links with two of the links running at 155Mbits and the third offering 1Gbit capacity.

The network allows all users of the law library to access the custom-designed information portal which provides access to over 130,000 items, using Web 2.0 technologies.

The Gigabit radio link operates in the 70GHz to 80GHz licensed band and is specifically designed to operate at very high speeds over short distances. The 155Mbits links operate in the traditional 6-38 GHz licensed bands. All the radios links supplied are licensed radios units approved for use by the Irish Communications Regulator (ComReg).

Commenting on the new network, Michael Lynch of the Law Library said:

“EMR have demonstrated a comprehensive knowledge of the detailed requirements of our unique application. The installed solution allows our members to operate very efficiently, they have high praise for the system speed and increase reliability. As IT mangers we can monitor the performance of the network on a real time basis which means we can proactively attend to issues as they occur. EMR deserve high praise indeed for delivering exactly what we wanted on time and to budget.”

The Law Library provides a library and information service to the members of the Law Library. It is the central physical point of access to a modern, court-going library service. The collection of resources comprises legal textbooks, journals, legislation and case law. The service also manages access to a variety of commercial and in-house electronic databases.