Comments on: Chaska, Minnesota citywide mesh wireless broadband network http://www.muniwireless.com/2004/05/25/chaska-minnesota-citywide-mesh-wireless-broadband-network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chaska-minnesota-citywide-mesh-wireless-broadband-network Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EsmeV http://www.muniwireless.com/2004/05/25/chaska-minnesota-citywide-mesh-wireless-broadband-network/#comment-5569 EsmeV Fri, 18 Jun 2004 03:34:28 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=4363#comment-5569 Wi-Fi Planet has more information about the Chaska project. Go to <a href="http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3369331.">http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3369331.</a> Interesting tidbits: cost of deployment is $480,000 but it would have been about $750,000 if the city did not already have a fiber and wireless backbone. Two business models: (1) if Chaska reached 1400 subscribers at a rate of 200 new subscribers per month, the network would pay for itself in four years but (2) if they got to 2,000 subscribers at the same rate, the network would pay for itself in 3 years. They expect to exceed 2000 subscribers. Wi-Fi Planet has more information about the Chaska project. Go to http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3369331. Interesting tidbits: cost of deployment is $480,000 but it would have been about $750,000 if the city did not already have a fiber and wireless backbone. Two business models: (1) if Chaska reached 1400 subscribers at a rate of 200 new subscribers per month, the network would pay for itself in four years but (2) if they got to 2,000 subscribers at the same rate, the network would pay for itself in 3 years.

They expect to exceed 2000 subscribers.

]]> By: Daniel Jefferies http://www.muniwireless.com/2004/05/25/chaska-minnesota-citywide-mesh-wireless-broadband-network/#comment-5570 Daniel Jefferies Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:14:32 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=4363#comment-5570 I am interested in how this project and others like it may have been justified from an economic development standpoint. For example, what are the estimates of how this effects the attractiveness of the community for new business. Obviously it would be positive. Just interested in any studies or numbers that anyone has... email contact@newmindgroup.com... Thanks NewmindGroup I am interested in how this project and others like it may have been justified from an economic development standpoint. For example, what are the estimates of how this effects the attractiveness of the community for new business. Obviously it would be positive. Just interested in any studies or numbers that anyone has… email contact@newmindgroup.com… Thanks

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]]> By: Chris http://www.muniwireless.com/2004/05/25/chaska-minnesota-citywide-mesh-wireless-broadband-network/#comment-5571 Chris Wed, 26 May 2004 22:37:15 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=4363#comment-5571 I think the bigger piece not laid out when sharing a municipal public access WiFi network with law enforcement is QoS. The security of the law enforcement data is not an issue - PADCOM or NetMotion can solve that easily with wireless VPN. The bigger issue is the ability to prioritize law enforcement traffic on a WiFi mesh system. It is not being done right now, but we understand that Tropos will offer it shortly. FYI New Orleans uses Tropos for public safety/surveillance camera WiFi networks. I think the bigger piece not laid out when sharing a municipal public access WiFi network with law enforcement is QoS. The security of the law enforcement data is not an issue – PADCOM or NetMotion can solve that easily with wireless VPN. The bigger issue is the ability to prioritize law enforcement traffic on a WiFi mesh system. It is not being done right now, but we understand that Tropos will offer it shortly. FYI New Orleans uses Tropos for public safety/surveillance camera WiFi networks.

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