MuniWireless 101: Applications: Public Safety
Without a doubt, the largest and most successful sector within the municipal wireless market is public safety. Police, fire and emergency services departments are increasingly taking advantage of wireless networks for a wide range of activities, ranging from routine administrative tasks like remotely filing accident reports to more complex – and dangerous – activities such as identifying gunshot locations and assessing the best ways to enter burning buildings. In the 2007 State of the ... More »
McAllen, Texas installs wireless video surveillance network
The police department of McAllen, Texas is installing 120 video surveillance cameras over the next five years in an effort to deter crime ...
IEEE approves 802.11r standard for roaming between Wi-Fi devices
The IEEE has approved the 802.11r standard that allows Wi-Fi devices to roam between Wi-Fi access points with a delay of less than ...
Broward County non-profit issues RFP for community-owned broadband network
OneBroward. a non-profit organization, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a community-owned wired and wireless broadband network covering 500 square miles (1300 square ...
Reading, Pennsylvania implements citywide wireless video surveillance
Reading, Pennsylvania (pop. 400,000) is installing a municipal wireless video surveillance network. In phase one they are setting up 22 cameras around the ...
Europeans to have talking cars that warn of accidents and road conditions
The European Commission has decided to set aside part of the radio spectrum for road safety and traffic management: 30 MHz of spectrum ...
Two Georgia municipalities go wireless for public safety and video surveillance
Temple and Washington, two municipalities in Georgia, are deploying muni wireless networks for their police departments. Temple, which is on the border of Georgia and ...
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