Bond Communications & Symbol Technologies provide Airport Expo Exhibitors free Internet access and showcase WLAN IP Telephony & Switched Wireless Networking - the latest in Wireless networking and mobile computing system.


Dubai, UAE – 19 May 2003 – The Hotel Show Exhibitors at the Airport Expo will have Free Internet access for all the four days courtesy Bond communications & Symbol Technologies. Implemented by Bond Communications, a Symbol Business partner in the UAE, the WLAN technology allows the exhibitors and visitors to connect to the Internet. They only have to select 101 network to access Internet instantaneously.

The new WLAN Switched Network system called Mobius brings together Symbol’s ground breaking switched wireless networking systems with its handheld computers, barcode scanning and mobile Voice over IP technology (voice calls carried over data networks) into a single, integrated solution.

“Hospitality industry can benefit from this new technology. The integration of wireless with handheld computing and voice over IP technology gives us a leading edge. We can give our hospitality clients powerful tools to make their services more effective, their staff can have powerful tools to do their jobs faster and better,” said Mr. Nicholas W. Mobayed CEO of Bond Communications.
Because of the wide coverage of the wireless network, the Hotels can also provide Internet access very easily to their guests, giving them virtually instant connectivity, not matter where they are.

“ Wireless LANs allow users to roam un-tethered throughout campus facilities and properties, with real-time access to critical information when and where it is needed. In the Hospitality Industry, hotel associates and guests can access a wide range of information, applications, computing resources and internet without worrying about connectivity. These technologies are enabling a wide range of hospitality applications including administration & housekeeping, guest services, order taking at restaurants, food services, and convention meeting room services’’ explained Mr. S. Feroz Mehdi – Wireless Product Manager, Bond Communications.

“The products from Symbol are unique in their ability to provide connectivity with mobile computing, in a system that is specifically designed to be reliable and rugged enough for these demanding environments” said Mr. Tarek Hassaniyeh of Symbol Technologies.

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About Bond Communications
Bond Communications is a division of Bond Trading Est., which has regional presence in the Middle East and Levant. Bond Communications is a reputable Turnkey solution provider/integrator in the UAE and GCC countries. Established in 1989, Bond Communications specializes in state-of-the art, innovative and integrated Hospitality and Building Automation Systems, including Telecommunications, IT, Networking, Professional Audio Visual, Property Management Systems, HITV & VOD, Access Control, Surveillance & Monitoring Security, Biometric Solutions and LAN/WAN Wireless Solutions.

Bond is a Solution Partner to many major state-of-the-art brands of products from USA, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, France and UK through its offices and strategic partners throughout the Middle East. It provides a highly reliable technical support and after sales maintenance service through its well trained and experienced workforce of competent engineers and technicians. For more information visit www.bondcommunications.com

About Symbol Technologies
Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), founded in 1975, is a global leader in secure mobile information systems that integrate application-specific hand-held computers with wireless networks for data and voice and bar code data capture. Symbol products and services increase productivity and reduce costs for the world’s leading retailers, logistics and transportation companies, government agencies, manufacturers and providers of healthcare, hospitality and security. More information is available at www.symbol.com.

Contact persons
Bond Communications

S. Feroz Mehdi
P.O. Box 53527
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Tel: (+9714) 3434499
Fax: (+9714) 3438586
Mobile:(+97150)7593792
Email: ferozm@bondcommunications.com

© Press Release 2003