Antel to Provide Wi-Fi Services in Engineering Faculty

Uruguayan state-run telco Antel has signed an agreement with local Universidad de la República to provide a Wi-Fi service for the engineering faculty, the government said in a statement.

The agreement lasts an initial three years but is not the only joint communications initiative Antel and the university's engineering department are involved in.

Other projects include the development of a monitoring system for Antel's transmission network, a network performance management system and a security and encryption project.

The two entities are also jointly developing a Latin American telecommunications research center. The center's resources would be available not only for operators but also for companies that develop software for the telecommunications industry."

Posted to the site on 23rd April 2007