BDCOM launches internet access gateway device

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FE Team | Published: December 14, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

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FE Report Internet service provider BDCOM Online Limited has introduced 'NOMADIX Secure Public Internet Access Gateway' in the country to smooth Wi-Fi hotspot services for the internet users. The NOMADIX system is a dedicated network appliance placed at the edge of the network providing universal mobile connectivity, advanced security and policy-based traffic shaping for the subscriber. "The system does not require any kind of software to be set up in the computer for internet access," BDCOM Managing Director Sumon Ahmed Sabir said Tuesday at the product launching ceremony at National Press Club in the capital. NOMADIX of the United States, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DOCOMO interTouch, is the most accepted gateway globally and provides Wi-Fi hotspot at different public places such as hotel, shopping mall, airport and rail station, he added. Bangladeshi firm BDCOM recently inked an agreement with Innovative Data Solution (Pvt.) Ltd. (IDS) of Sri Lanka, the distributor of NOMADIX in the SAARC region, for marketing the product with total solution. It will also provide IntraSERV Billing and Management solution system. Having shipped over 50,000 units over the past ten years, the Nomadix access gateway is the market leader in monetising access to the internet at public venues, said IDS Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Fernando. "The NOMADIX Service Engine (NSE) software has been developed in-house resulting in more than 100 patents, in 15 unique areas of functionality which are required for public access network," he said. NOMADIX gateways have been deployed in a variety of venues by companies such as China Netcom, Best Western, Hilton, Marriot, NTT-ME, Red.es, Korea Telecom, Reliance Telecom, Motorola, Intercontinental Hotel Group and Starwood.