HCL Comnet sets up wireless LAN network for VTU, Belgaum

HCL Comnet, a 100-per cent subsidiary of HCL Technologies and a leading IT infrastructure management company, has bagged a Rs 10-million order from Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, to set up a state-of-the-art campus-wide wireless local area network (W-LAN).

The technology, which has deployed 802.11b-based WLAN offering 11 Mbps throughputs, will offer secure access using high-end 128bit encryption and the benefit of complete mobility to its users. This will allow users to have network and Internet access from anywhere in their building and also enable to quickly induct new employees to the network.

The first phase of the project will involve establishing a 1,000-node campus LAN, connecting five PG departmental buildings, two regional offices, the administration block, library, auditorium, hostels, guesthouse and residential quarters.

Besides setting up of the complex network, HCL Comnet will also remotely monitor the entire IT, network and security infrastructure of VTU from its operations and management centre (OMC) in Noida. In the second phase of the project, VTU plans to extend its connectivity programme to a state-wide WAN to facilitate online examination.

Says VTU vice-chancellor K Balveera Reddy: "This project is the stepping stone towards enhancing e learning in the country. With 125 colleges under VTU, we are confident that the technology deployment at this level will change the way education will take place."