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Year 2007: smartBridges unwires Africa
 As we bid farewell to 2007, we thought it would be interesting to share with our readers some of the unique projects that we’ve developed in Africa. We started our journey in the historic Sinai Peninsula, lying between the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. In partnership with ProLight International, smartBridges Backhaul, Access Point, and Client devices were used to provide connectivity for a cement plant located in the Sinai desert, which is more than 50 miles (80 km) from the nearest city. The cement plant and neighboring buildings (workshop, store, and main gate) can now communicate with each other via VoIP as well as access the Internet. Thanks to the constant connectivity of smartBridges devices, productivity at the cement plant has significantly improved and errors are minimized.
We then traveled south to the city of Polokwane, South Africa, a major business destination with modern sophisticated infrastructure and the host for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Scan RF selected the smartBridges Nexus platform to provide connectivity to the entire city and gear up for the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup will be even more entertaining now that the highly reliable smartBridges devices are on the front line.
Later in the year, a project by Payless Broadband Network Limited invited us to Lagos, Nigeria, the largest financial and commercial center of Africa. With the growing needs of a developing city, it was absolutely necessary to improve upon the communications infrastructure in order to stay competitive. After intense research, Payless Broadband, the leading Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) selected the affordable smartBridges devices to offer businesses value-added services such as Wi-Fi, VoIP, and VPN access.
These are just a few of the projects that were deployed in Africa, Click here to contact us if you are interested in deploying a similar project anywhere in the world.
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Happy New Year and a warm welcome to all our readers. Thank you for your continued support and feedback which have helped us improve our newsletter. As we focus on bridging the digital divide, we have developed several new products that are well suited for rural areas in emerging countries. Recently, we have been deploying the wireless infrastructure and providing project expertise to set up 4937 Common Service Centers (CSCs) in 14 districts of West Bengal. The CSCs equip the villages with Internet access, which open up a whole new world of opportunities for the community. Thanks to wireless connectivity, living in a rural area is no longer a disadvantage, as the same facilities of an urban area are now available.
Our featured partner in this issue is TCE. Technics Communication & Electronics Pte Ltd aims to be a leading distributor of wireless communications equipment. TCE is determined not to be complacent in today's changing technological environment. 
