IP Communications

Strix Systems (News - Alert) today announced the deployment of Strix Access/One Indoor Wireless Systems, a system designed to provide robust enterprise class services to the tenants and management of the Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan.

 

Strix Systems installs and maintains the largest indoor mesh network at the Landmark Tower, according to the company.

 

The new system represents the largest Voice over Internet Protocol network in Japan. It’s also the largest commercial indoor facility that supports advanced digital IP/PBX services over a wireless mesh network. Compared to traditional legacy Private Automatic Branch eXchange (PBX (News - Alert)) and Personal Handy-phone Systems (PHS), this VoIP network provides high quality digital voice at a reduced cost and provides robust voice services to tenants of every floor, according to the company. These services are also made available to all parking structures and the executive helicopter landing pad, according to the company.

 

The Landmark Tower is located at the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city. The tower is owned by Mitsubishi (News - Alert) Estates Co., Ltd, and stands 970 feet high, offers 4,219,000 square feet of commercial space and also has the nation’s largest indoor multi-level shopping mall.

 

The tower is built earthquake-proof and its engineering consisting of harmonic absorbers, tuned mass dampers, designed to prevent damage or structural failure by vibration.

 

Access/One IWS nodes are installed on each floor of the 70 story tower. They’re mounted on the ceilings of hallways. The nodes provide blanket coverage, connecting services between floors with wireless or wired backhaul as defined by the network design.

 

East Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation provided the integration of the network which included the Fujitsu IP-PBX, SIP servers, 3G/WiFi (News - Alert) dual handsets and Strix modular multi-radio Access/One Indoor Wireless System. The system helps deliver security, coverage, capacity and seamless roaming, according to the company.

 

“We are very happy with the results of the network,” said officials with the Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Yokohama branch. “The quality of voice calls on the network is excellent and a testament to the engineering by NTT EAST as well as the quality and reliability of the Strix Systems wireless, IP/PBX and NTT phone equipment used.”

 

The Strix VoIP WiFi network has achieved more than a 60 percent reduction in access points in comparison to other industry recognized manufacturers.

 

Martin Levetin, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for Strix Systems, Inc.

Said, “High performance delivering voice over IP over WiFi mesh in fixed and mobile applications is what our Access/One products are designed to accomplish and we’re very happy that the Landmark Tower Yokohama has been deployed with our robust and cost-effective solution.”

 

The system’s bandwidth not only supports VoIP services, but also allows for hot zone Internet access services and distributed IP-based video surveillance cameras and servers.