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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Ripon, California Enhances Security and Efficiency With Motorola's Metro-Area Wireless Mesh Solution
RIPON, Calif., June 7 -- The city of Ripon has
selected Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Mesh Networking solution for its citywide
mobile broadband system. The mobile mesh system will be used to enhance public
safety by enabling high-speed access to mission critical information,
including county criminal justice databases, Amber Alerts, and the county mug
shot and fingerprint system (CAL-ID). In addition, the system will deliver
large data transfers and live video to police officers in the field, providing
them with greater situational awareness.
The Ripon Police Department (RPD) will use the Motorola Mesh Network
solution to replace lower-speed cellular data connections that could not
support police field access to large data and video files. The new network
will give RPD officers mobile broadband connections to crucial data, as well
as real-time video feeds from cameras within schools, public buildings and
other sensitive areas, even when officers are in patrol cars and are traveling
at highway speeds. After an extensive evaluation of metro-area wireless
broadband solutions, the city of Ripon concluded that Motorola's mesh network
system -- born out of battlefield wireless communications technology -- was
cost-effective and provided excellent high-speed mobility, security, and
reliability.
"Police patrol and investigating units' effectiveness can be limited by
lack of up-to the minute information. However, this system will provide access
to a wide range of mission critical information to the officers in the field,"
said Richard A. Bull, City of Ripon Chief of Police. "Motorola's mesh network
will give our officers situational intelligence that enables them to act
faster and more effectively. It will also bring other benefits to the
community. Its proven scalability and interoperability features will allow us
to quickly roll out the network to the fire department, public works and other
municipal agencies."
Other city agencies will also benefit from Motorola's wireless broadband
system:
Real-time monitoring of city wells and pump station data can be
collected and sent to public works supervisors and mobile field units.
Government vehicles fitted with the high-speed mesh will benefit from
the systems' built-in position and location capability enabling the
deployment of an Automatic Vehicle Location system without the city
having to purchase GPS equipment. This unique capability will allow
dispatchers to task the closest mobile police units to incidents and
allow them to keep track of the units during critical incidents and
emergencies.
Ripon city officials anticipate further use of the network to include
community internet hotspots and public access information centers. The Ripon
Consolidated Fire District also is planning on using the technology to enable
vehicle tracking and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Mapping of
hazardous material storage areas, utility infrastructure locations and to
create tactical plans for commercial building responses.
"Ripon is a great example of how city governments can better serve their
communities with wireless communications technology and get a positive return
on their investment," said Juergen Stark, Corporate Vice President at
Motorola. "By leveraging a high-performance mesh network across multiple
municipal agencies, the city can cost-effectively roll out new mobile
broadband services that can lead to increased productivity and lower operating
costs."
Lockheed Martin Corporation will provide the systems integration and
installation services for the Ripon mesh network deployment.
About Motorola Mesh Networks Products
Motorola's Mesh Networks technology was originally developed for the
military battlefield in order to provide instant, ad-hoc communication
networks where fixed infrastructure was not available or deployable. As a
result, users receive a robust mobile broadband communications network that is
self-forming and self-healing. The technology is capable of delivering
seamless broadband data connections and real-time video transfers to vehicles
moving at highways speeds. Motorola's unique Multi-Hopping(R) technology
turns every mesh-enabled user into a router/repeater, so every user makes the
network stronger. It also allows users to hop through each other and form
instant ad hoc peer-to-peer networks among themselves, anytime, anywhere. The
system also features fast and accurate tracking capabilities without relying
on GPS equipment or satellites.
About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides
seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems
and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in
between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and
information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the
power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective
and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004.
For more information: http://www.motorola.com .
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