Dissecting the Municipal Network
Glenn Fleishman pulls apart Muni Wireless, back end from front end.
From the post:
"Most municipal networks that are being bid out combine several kinds of networks and several kinds of services: The coverage and criticism of municipally authorized and bid networks often focuses strictly on Wi-Fi. That’s just one element. Most municipal networks comprise six separate components.
From the post:
"Most municipal networks that are being bid out combine several kinds of networks and several kinds of services: The coverage and criticism of municipally authorized and bid networks often focuses strictly on Wi-Fi. That’s just one element. Most municipal networks comprise six separate components.
- Wifi for mobility...
- Wifi for residences...
- Inra-node networks...
- Back-haul networks...
- Aggregation...
- Backbone...
The service side is equally broad, and can include:
- Non-subscriber mobile access
- Subscriber mobile access
- Fixed residential access
- Mobile city workers
- Mobile public safety workers (often, however, on a separate frequency band)
- Fixed business wireless broadband (WiMax like)
- Fixed municipal wireless broadband (WiMax like)
- Fixed smart devices (parking meters, utility meters)
- Mobile city assets (vehicles and equipment tracking)
- Fixed or mobile sensors
- Commuter bus, train, ferry access
- College campus access (for all purposes)
- Indoor municipal building service for city workers
Labels: Mobile, Muni Wireless, WiMax
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