Telus To Deploy Siemens Wlan Gateway With Smart Antenna Technology

TELUS and Siemens have announced that TELUS will offer its High Speed Internet customers the only service delivered through a smart antenna gateway, the Gigaset SE567, utilizing patented beam forming technology to ensure better whole house wireless connectivity for their subscribers. Siemens' Gigaset SE567 Gateway combines an ADSL 2+ Modem, four 10/100 Ethernet ports, one which may be configured as a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) interface, as well as 802.11b/g Wi-Fi capabilities with an Intellisteer smart antenna in a single product. The Gateway also includes security features such as a configurable firewall with Denial of Service (DoS) protection, as well as a robust Quality of Service (QoS) subsystem.