Hopling Meshes Dutch Rail
ALMERE, The Netherlands — Hopling Technologies, a global leader in
wireless networking equipment for enterprises, operators and service
providers, announced today the finalization of the mesh network projects
on
20 major train stations and Hotspot coverage of 50 train stations
throughout
the Netherlands managed by KPN for the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the
National Dutch Rail Authority.
The wireless mesh network in each of the 20 major train stations
provides
seamless coverage for KPN HotSpots wirelessly enabled customers and NS
employees equipped with context based handheld devices. Hopling
Technologies
mesh network solutions are self-healing, centrally managed and
controlled,
and use a unique wireless mesh routing architecture based on the Hopling
Mesh Protocol (HMP). This architecture allows easy and cost effective
expansion of the wireless network without the need to pull any cables.
The 20 seamless working mesh networks each deployed with Hopling 5GHz
mesh
routers equipped with next-generation features such as the enhanced
virtual
gateway (VGW) VLAN technology and the WPAM secure transit technology,
which
interconnects seamlessly with Hopling gateways and access points, wired
third-party access points, third-party switches and Dutch Rail
wirelessly
enabled equipment.
“We are always pleased to be working together with KPN HotSpots, which
in
this case resulted in a combination of state-of-the-art seamless working
mesh network solutions and Hotspot solutions in more then 60 train
stations
for Dutch Rail; to meet their broadband Internet needs,” said Frank
Koopman,
CEO of Hopling Technologies.
Hopling Technologies B.V.