Field Mobility

The WindChannel advanced wireless mesh platform provides security capabilities such as broadcast service set identifiers to create multiple virtual wireless LANs to separate, prioritize and secure sensitive municipal communications. Standards-based encryption and class-of-service tools separate, secure, and automatically prioritize public safety and public works traffic from commercial traffic at each access point in compliance with state and federal mandates. Municipal traffic automatically flows from facilities over a secure network link to central office LAN.

Police Department

A wireless network can provide connectivity for police officers in patrol cars as well as patrolmen on foot or on bicycles. With the enhanced bandwidth capability of a high-speed wireless network, officers will have instantaneous access to high resolution photos, incident video feeds, crime databases, mapping systems and structural plans directly from their vehicles. The improved efficiencies available from a WindChannel deployed wireless network are tremendous!

Fire/Rescue

Fire departments will be able to access architectural information for any structure in the community before entering a building. Their mobile wireless connection will enable them to determine the presence of known hazardous materials at a location as well as the building owner’s name and contact information.

Public Transportation

Traffic management and public safety are vital applications that can be dramatically upgraded through a municipal Wi-Fi deployment. For example, traffic engineering departments can use the network to monitor intersections, move large data files, access databases and maintain communications with employees in remote locations. Similarly, wireless networks can help a government manage its bus system. Commuters can monitor real-time displays to see exactly where a bus is located on a particular route.

Utilities and Government Usage

Government employees often need immediate access to Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings. Before government Wi-Fi deployments, city inspectors needed to make several trips to the office in order to access maps & drawings, verify duty assignments, or collaborate with other staff members. With real-time wireless networking, they will have immediate access to updated drawings and calendars. They will also have the ability to efficiently share information and collaborate with colleagues who are often spread across the city.