Corona, California deploys muni WiMAX network
The city of Corona, California has deployed a municipal WiMAX network that uses point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and wireless mesh technologies to link the city hall to various municipal divisions. According to NetLogix (the firm that designed the network), “the WiMAX infrastructure provides real-time communications between multiple backbone sites and also provides mobile and portable vehicular data communications. The network utilizes wireless broadband equipment installed at key city-owned facilities, along with vehicular-installed and portable tripod units for wireless data transmission during various field operations within the city. The network currently serves as a full time back-up between key facilities, and provides redundancy in the event of a natural disaster in the event landline communications suffered downtime.”
“We’ve been evaluating a wireless solution for a variety of purposes for several years,” commented Steve Larson, IT Director for the City of Corona. “After speaking with numerous vendors and learning about the various technologies we decided that it was time to move forward with the implementation of a solution that could assist a variety of our needs across various departments.”
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Does anybody know if it were a real WiMAX implementation (2.5 or 3.5Ghz) or is it just implemented with another 802.11a PHY based solution labeled WiMAX to get attention?
Marcelo,
I contacted Netlogix to ask about the frequency they are using but they do not want to disclose it. They say it is confidential information. So you will have to draw your own conclusions. If you are really curious, you can contact Steve Larson, the IT director of Corona. The city’s website is at http://www.discovercorona.org/.
on July 1 Wi-Max will no longer be competitive enough to the new technology that has been
in the works for four years, and close to $40 billion for nationwide rollout