Fox Valley, Wisconsin communities go wireless
The Interactive Network for the Fox Cities (INFOCIS), a consortium of seven municipal organizations in the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin, is deploying several wide-area Wi-Fi networks, starting with the city of Appleton and the town of Grand Chute. If all goes as planned, the network will go live in June 2009.
INFOCIS is rolling out the first phase, a 7-mile corridor along College Avenue from Highway 441 to the outer edge of Outagamie County Regional Airport. The coverage area includes the downtown area of the City of Appleton, a regional shopping mall in Grand Chute, industrial and commercial zones, and some residential areas. They are using Motorola’s mesh products and Proxim’s point-to-multipoint base stations. Backhaul for the network consists of a fiber ring that supports several municipalities and agencies, primarily in Appleton. The network will be used primarily for public safety and traffic management.
INFOCIS includes the City of Appleton, City of Neenah, Town of Grand Chute, Outagamie County, Appleton Area School District, Winnebago County and Fox Valley Technical College.
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