The city of Las Vegas is installing a wireless broadband network throughout its downtown to serve transportation and public safety agencies. MeshNetworks, a provider of mobile mesh networking solutions, is partnering with Cheetah Wireless Technologies on the project.
The network offers symmetric uplink and downlink data rates of 512Kbps to 1.5Mbps, and provides "always-on" connectivity, even to emergency vehicles traveling at high speed. http://www.meshnetworks.com
- MeshNetworks leverages battlefield networking technology originally developed for the US military under DARPA directed programs. The systems provide a layer 2 routing engine, ultra-fast route acquisition, dynamic bandwidth allocation (fairness), real-time congestion management, QoS, assignable user priority, mobile handovers and proven scalability.
- Earlier this month, Motorola agreed to resell MeshNetworks mobile ad hoc networking solution through its sales force and re-seller network. Specifically, MeshNetworks' self-forming, self-healing mobile broadband networking and precision position-location solutions will be offered as part of Motorola's advanced wireless broadband data portfolio for enterprise, utility and public safety. The agreement also gives Motorola rights to integrate components of MeshNetworks technology, including the MeshNetworks Positioning System (MPS) and MeshConnex software suites into future data products, including those in the recently allocated 4.9GHz FCC licensed band for public safety users.
