China's Ministry of Education Relies on Trapeze Networks

PLEASANTON, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Trapeze Networks, a Belden Brand (NYSE: BDC) and leader in enterprise wireless LAN equipment and management software, today announced its Wi-Fi wireless networking solutions have been selected by the Chinese Government's Ministry of Education.  

More than 50 technical colleges and institutions throughout China will incorporate Trapeze's Wi-Fi networking infrastructure products and management software into computer labs and wireless networking course work.  Trapeze was chosen for the broad, flexible feature set and innovative architecture in its full range of standards-based wireless LAN infrastructure and management solutions.  

Trapeze Helps Create China's Future Technology Leaders

Because of the prolific use of laptops, PDAs and other Wi-Fi devices, wireless networking is a part of daily life and Wi-Fi coverage is needed everywhere.  Not only do businesses depend on Wi-Fi applications in China, the government is making Wi-Fi the networking infrastructure and service of choice in the country's cities.  Similar to HangZhou's Wi-Fi City, the government plans to deploy wireless networking service in more than 20 cities.  To support its booming wireless networking use, China is committed to educating its technical engineers and professionals in Wi-Fi to guarantee wireless networking expertise in its future workforce.

Trapeze President Dhrupad Trivedi said, "We applaud the Department of Ministry's efforts to prepare students to provide for China's Wi-Fi industry upon graduation through a real-world Wi-Fi wireless networking experience and structured class material.  The Department of Ministry's dependence on Trapeze's Wi-Fi technology reinforces our ability to give educational organizations standards-based and full-featured wireless capabilities at every point of learning."

Learning Wi-Fi with Trapeze Solutions in China

The Trapeze Mobility System will be installed in the first phase of the Wi-Fi installations in college computer labs.  The Mobility System comprises Mobility Exchange® (MX®) intelligent wireless LAN controllers, Mobility Point® (MP®) access points and Mobility System Software® (MSS®).  Trapeze will supply more than 200 sets of MXR-2 controllers and MP-422 access points, all managed by RingMaster® management software.  

A sample of China's technical schools basing its teaching syllabus on Trapeze includes:

• Fu Jian Professional Technical College in Fu Zhou
• Guang Dong Ling Nan Professional Technical Institutes in Guang Zhou
• Guang Dong Industrial Professional College in Guang Zhou
• Guang Xi Professional Technical College in Nan Ling
• HangZhou Tong Ji Professional Technical College in HangZhou

"We are proud of Trapeze's advanced product features and standards support – these are our key winning points," said Mr. Zhang Yang, product manager at Ruijie, a Trapeze reseller in China.  "We believe a new generation of network engineers will further the adoption of Trapeze Networks' Wi-Fi implementation, establishing a new standard for wireless LAN equipment in China."

About Trapeze Networks

Trapeze Networks, a Belden Brand, is a leader in enterprise wireless LAN equipment and management software.  Trapeze Networks was the first company to introduce NonStop Wireless Networking that delivers unmatched reliability to the enterprise wireless LAN and its solutions are optimized for companies requiring mobility and high bandwidth such as healthcare, education and hospitality.  Trapeze delivers Smart Mobile™, providing scalable wireless LANs for applications such as voice over Wi-Fi, location services, and indoor/outdoor connectivity.

SOURCE Trapeze Networks