Corpus Christi shares its Wi-Fi experience in new report

Officials in Corpus Christi, Texas, have learned a lot from the applications they deployed in their municipal network, one of the largest in the world. Now they’re sharing that knowledge.Officials in Corpus Christi have learned a lot from the applications they deployed in their municipal network, one of the largest in the world. Now they’re sharing that knowledge.

The Public Technology Institute’s report, Wi-Fi Done Right: Experiences from the Field, documents the real-world performance of more than 20 Wi-Fi applications tested in Corpus Christi. PTI was Corpus Christi’s lead consultant on the build-out of the network.

The city undertook the project in 2003 as it investigated how to improve meter reading procedures, then scaled it larger as the city continued to identify municipal applications, including public safety, building inspections and other uses by city departments. Private partners on the project included Intel, Northrop Grumman, Sprint, and Tropos Networks.

The PTI report shares the results of the application testing and pilot demonstrations as the network was developed.

Wi-Fi Done Right: Experiences from the Field is available online. for details.