Quadcom 911 Selects Proxim for Wireless Public Safety Solutions
17 November 2010 - 2:30PM
Marketwired
Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM) (PINKSHEETS: PRXM), a
leading provider of complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband
ecosystems, today announced that Quadcom 911, a multi-agency public
safety dispatch center, has selected a combination of Proxim's
wireless backhaul and point-to-multipoint (PtMP) solutions to
connect the public safety networks of several municipalities in
Suburban Chicago in both Kane and Cook Counties. Utilizing Proxim's
end-to-end wireless solutions, Quadcom 911 has connected 16
locations, which enables 911 Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) for
police, fire, and other municipal and public safety agencies across
the covered municipalities.
The municipalities utilizing Proxim's highly-reliable wireless
system are:
- The Village of Carpentersville (Main 911 Computer-Aided
Dispatch Center)
- The Village of East Dundee
- The Village of Sleepy Hollow
- The Village of South Barrington
- The Village of West Dundee
- The East Dundee Fire Protection District
- The Rutland Dundee Fire Protection District
"This network links 16 different locations together, and is
responsible for connecting the components in our 911 CAD system --
so needless to say, it is extremely mission critical," said Dave
Smith, Director of Quadcom 911. "After testing multiple vendors'
systems, we selected Proxim because their point-to-multipoint and
wireless backhaul solutions provided the highest performance and
the best value, while enabling us to run a single, end-to-end
wireless network that was easy to deploy and centrally
manageable."
The design, development, installation, and management of CAD
systems can be a complicated endeavor for medium or large public
safety agencies. These systems involve not only the installation of
computers and the CAD software, but a reliable connection to a wide
variety of other systems including alarm inputs, mobile data
systems, records management systems, CAD systems of other agencies,
and the local, county, state and federal network of criminal
justice databases. To connect all 16 locations and the multiple
components required to run a mission-critical 911 CAD system,
Proxim's wireless technology provided the cost-effective,
high-performance connectivity required to make the system
feasible.
In order to provide high-performance 911 CAD connectivity for
public safety agencies throughout the seven municipalities covered
by this network, Quadcom 911 selected a combination of Proxim's
Tsunami® QB-8100 and Tsunami GX 90 point-to-point wireless backhaul
and Tsunami™ MP.11 5054 and 5012 point-to-multipoint solutions. By
utilizing Proxim's end-to-end wireless solutions, Quadcom 911 was
able to reduce leased line costs, which reduces the overall
operational costs of the municipalities' networks.
"Not only did the wireless system need to be extremely reliable
based on the importance of the 911 CAD systems, but we also needed
a system that would help us reduce the number of costly T1 lines in
our network," said Mike Spiro, IT Coordinator at the Village of
West Dundee. "Proxim's end-to-end wireless platform provided a
one-stop shop for all the wireless components we needed. We expect
a full Return on Investment (RoI) within 12 months."
In addition to connecting all 16 locations and providing a
complete 911 CAD network, Quadcom 911 also wanted to build out a
new backup dispatch center. With Proxim's flexible and
cost-effective wireless solutions, the deployment time for a backup
dispatch center was minimal and Quadcom 911 has also met its goal
of providing backup connections for the network covering the
municipalities.
"Quadcom 911 and the municipalities involved had a goal of
providing greater public safety services and response times over a
high-performance, mission-critical network while reducing the cost
of their network infrastructure," said Shaun Cohl, Senior Systems
Engineer for Proxim Wireless. "At Proxim, our broad wireless
ecosystem is ideally suited for deployments such as these where
organizations need a cost-effective wireless system without
sacrificing the high-performance required for mission-critical
applications such as public safety and video surveillance."
About Proxim Wireless Proxim Wireless
Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM) provides Wi-Fi®, WiMAX,
Point-to-Multipoint and Point-to-Point Backhaul technologies for a
complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband ecosystem. Our
systems enable service providers, governments and enterprises to
deploy fixed and mobile security and video surveillance, indoor and
outdoor Wi-Fi, business and residential internet access and cell
tower backhaul. Proxim has shipped more than 2 million wireless
devices to more than 250,000 customers in over 65 countries
worldwide. Proxim is ISO 9001-2008 certified. For more information,
visit www.proxim.com. For investor relations information, e-mail
ir@proxim.com or call +1 413-584-1425.
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Contact Information: Robb Henshaw Vice President of
Marketing Proxim Wireless Email: rhenshaw@proxim.com Phone:
408-383-7699 Milpitas, CA, USA
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