Pathways becomes first school to deploy wireless LAN

Pathways World School, the first International Baccalaureate School of North India, has
become the first educational institute in India to deploy wireless LAN (Local Area
Network) solution at its campus.

The wireless LAN designed by IBM would provide anytime, anywhere access to
  students to complete their assignments, do research and communicate with
  classmates, faculty, friends and family, regardless of their physical
  locations on campus.

The solution is based on Cisco Aironet Access Point 1200, which would  provide
speed up to 11Mbps. Multiple educational applications would be  available centrally
and students would have access to this at their  convenience. All students from grade
VI and above (around 1200 nos.) and  some faculty members would each be provided with
IBM wireless enabled  ThinkPad.

Prashant Jain, Director, Pathways World School, says, "We believe that in
  the fast changing world economy, technology could be used as a great  learning
tool to access quality education. We at Pathways are happy to  implement IBM designed
Cisco wireless LAN solution at our campus as this  would enable our students to get
connected regardless of their physical  locations on campus, making anytime anywhere
learning practically possible."

The school is also installing hardware, which essentially encompasses  servers and
storage products, compatible with 802.11g standard, which will  provide 54 Mbps
connectivity on a 2.4 GHz frequency. Students to access the  Internet and e-mail
would use this. It would also enable students to access  the school's resource data
bank like the library, archived lessons or  workshop material and also material from
guest lectures as well as their  assignments through a tailor-made school management
software.

Ramesh Narasimhan, Country Executive, Integrated Technology Services, IBM  India,
says, "In educational institutions particularly, the flexibility  afforded by
wireless LANs also enables universities to increase course  offerings without
increasing the number of classrooms on campus. We are  happy to support Pathways
World School, which pioneers unique approaches to  teaching and learning in
India"

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