World's Largest Municipal Wireless Broadband Network Uses Tropos

World's Largest Municipal Wireless Broadband Network Uses Tropos
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA

...City departments using the network include Police, Fire, Transit, Public Works, and IT; more than 200 applications are concurrently running over the network. Endpoint devices include laptops, handheld devices, traffic controllers and video cameras.

Examples of some of the new applications for public safety enabled with the high-speed broadband network which have improved efficiencies include computer aided dispatch (CAD); in-field reporting systems; records management; global positioning system (GPS) tracking systems; Web-based crime database access; street mapping systems; and video monitoring. This field access to critical data has been a force-multiplying technology enabling police officers to remain out on the streets more of the time with access to vital information immediately accessible. As a result, the safety of both the community and officers has significantly increased.

"The multiple municipal applications using the network in Oklahoma City is a great example of how a single wireless IP broadband foundation can be successfully leveraged across city departments, reducing operational costs and building greener, safer, smarter communities," said Tom Ayers...