WI-FI CONNECTION IN THE YEREVAN ZOO

Lragir.am

29/07/2011

VivaCell-MTS is glad to provide the technical capability of its
widest and most advanced 3.5G network in Armenia to be used for
raising awareness on environmental issues in the society

VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of “Mobile TeleSystems” OJSC, is glad to
inform, that now all visitors of the Yerevan Zoo can enjoy fast Wi-Fi
internet with up to 10 Mb/s speed for upload and download, for free.

The Director of the Yerevan Zoo, Ruben Khachatryan, and VivaCell-MTS
General Manager Ralph Yirikian, took part in the official launch of
the Wi-Fi connection.

“Today the Yerevan Zoo is equipped with free Wi-Fi from VivaCell-MTS,
and everyone can come enjoy contacting with these wonderful animals,
spend some quality time in nature and, why not, be always connected to
the world through the internet. Internet is a source of information
that should be properly exploited to enrich our knowledge and
awareness, especially about such important issues as environment,
extinguishing species of animals, and the nature of the Earth at
large”,-commented VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

During the event, an open-air electronic library was accessible in
the zoo, and visitors were able to use the public Wi-Fi to obtain
information about the wildlife and animals, as well as watch nature
photos, videos and films.

The launch of the Wi-Fi connection also insures the full implementation
of the animal adoption program. The platinum level of the program (a
donation of AMD 100 thousand) will provide the adopters the opportunity
to follow their animals via the Internet through a camera placed in
the enclosure. Thanks to the Wi-Fi connection provided by VivaCell-MTS,
the first camera, set up in the cage of the White Peacock, was switched
on during the event.

The connection will soon also give the possibility to offer all
visitors an interactive map of the Yerevan Zoo, through which they
will be able to find directions and get additional, interesting and
useful information about the zoo and its animals.