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The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will deploy a 4.9 Ghz wireless backhaul network in the first phase of a 97 square mile deployment of wireless video surveillance equipment. According to a press release announcing the deployment, the network will be able to scale to more than 100 camers as it is built out. Wi4Net, a solutions provider of integrated wireless video surveillance solutions, and Pivot3, Inc., whose high-definition mass storage system will be used to store the images, jointly announced today that the…

Utah and Wisconsin lead other U.S. states in overall investment in mobility devices while Rhode Island and Ohio top the list for spending on 802.11 wireless technologies, according to a new study released by CDW Government, the governmental division of high-tech distributor CDW.Utah and Wisconsin lead other U.S. states in overall investment in mobility devices while Rhode Island and Ohio top the list for spending on 802.11 wireless technologies, according to a new study released by CDW Government (CDW-G), the…

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a downtown test network for its proposed citywide municipal Wi-Fi system Saturday.Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a downtown test network for its proposed citywide municipal Wi-Fi system Saturday.

Midwest Fiber Networks, which is deploying the network, installed about 100 antennas for the test. If the demonstration is approved, nearly 2800 antennas will be installed across the city.

The test network, which was to have been completed in January, encountered delays because of difficulty getting permission to mount antennas.

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A Wisconsin company has become the first wireless carrier in the U.S. with the ability to alert subscribers to terrorist attacks and natural disasters.A Wisconsin company has become the first wireless carrier in the U.S. with the ability to alert subscribers to terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

Einstein Wireless’s cellular broadcast system, which operates over most of Wisconsin, uses the company’s GSM network and notification equipment from CellCast to send alerts via cell phone.

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Wireless Racine County (Wisconsin) announces the creation of a Broadband Solution Provider Consortium (BSPC) consisting initially of E-Vergent Wireless.com LLC, of Mount Pleasant, WI. and Midwest Fiber Networks LLC, of Milwaukee, WI.Wireless Racine County, Wisconsin is creating a Broadband Solution Provider Consortium for entities that want to deliver services to the community. The initial members of the consortium are E-Vergent Wireless.com LLC and Midwest Fiber Networks.

E-Vergent and Midwest Fiber Networks will each address separate elements of the network. E-Vergent…