Enable Better City Government Collaboration
The Challenge:
Governments at state levels comprise many different offices and departments throughout the community. Often built decades ago, these buildings are not readily equipped with broadband network access to connect them. However to connect these buildings using fiber or wired solutions involves digging and trenching these old premises, which are not just time consuming, cost prohibitive but also in a way harm the old history and heritage of the state.
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The Solution:
Only wireless technology can overcome the obstacles to a metropolitan area network for city government. The cost of leased
lines makes city-wide connectivity an impossible project – especially if streets must be dug up to install new fiber. Wireless
allows high-speed, highly reliable and secure connections between city buildings. Proxim point-to-point bridges create a
wireless ring, and multipoint systems fan out bandwidth to buildings. Installation of wireless device can be done in weeks
rather than years (compared with fiber optics). Replacement units can be deployed in a few hours, making wireless MANs
well-suited to disaster recovery scenarios.
As an added benefit, a Wireless MAN in a community can be used to offer low- or no-fee Internet access to home users, or
bandwidth can be sold to local businesses to defray network costs.