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“The guys responsible for calibrating the research equipment tell me the Nextel walkie-talkie<br />
is invaluable. Before, when they used traditional two-way radios, they would have to leave<br />
the room whenever they needed to talk with someone because the radios interfered with the<br />
equipment they were working on. They don’t have to worry about that with Nextel Walkie-<br />
Talkie. That alone saves a lot of time and leg work.”<br />
Preiss says that now their Nextel handsets are the primary means for communication, and<br />
they have reduced the need for the two-way radios and about 75 pagers. What’s more, they<br />
proved especially valuable during the East Coast blackout in August 2003.<br />
“Before Nextel, we had poor cellular coverage and a limited number of two-way radios,” said<br />
Preiss. “When the power outage occurred not everyone had a radio, but everyone had a Nextel<br />
phone. By using walkie-talkie service, we were able to maintain communications pretty much<br />
throughout the entire blackout.”<br />
The Nextel in-building solution was developed in partnership with RadioFrame Networks and<br />
also includes an integrated Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that provides broadband<br />
data access to the Internet throughout the <strong>IBM</strong> Research facilities—allowing visitors to<br />
wirelessly access data without interference through the <strong>IBM</strong> firewall. WLANs have proven<br />
benefits—studies have shown that a WLAN provides an additional 16 minutes of productivity<br />
per employee per day, an annual value of $6,000 per employee.<br />
The Nextel WLAN solution, a product of Sprint, communicates with a full range of mobile<br />
devices. The solution is Wi-Fi® Certified, conforms to IEEE security standards and has an open<br />
network architecture that allows users to add multiple wireless standards with a simple “plug<br />
and play” upgrade. Furthermore, the WLAN traffic runs over the same infrastructure as the<br />
cellular traffic, which makes installation and management of the network simple and cost-<br />
effective.<br />
Now hundreds of current and prospective <strong>IBM</strong> Research customers use the Nextel WLAN when<br />
they are on-site to gain untethered access to e-mail, the Internet and data. This capability not<br />
only improves their productivity, but also reinforces <strong>IBM</strong> Research’s image as a technology<br />
leader.<br />
“Our tech and research people have a deep knowledge of different WLAN systems,” said<br />
Schneider. “They all acknowledge that the Nextel solution is very manageable and provides<br />
an effective and efficient way to manage both cellular and 802.11 capabilities and provide for<br />
future upgrades.”<br />
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