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SCAG Wireless: Wireless Broadband Reigns in Southern California

I'm posting today from the one-day Municipal Wireless Initiatives Conference, presented by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC), and NetLogix. Eric DaVersa, VP Business Development at NetLogix, encouraged me to come out from Austin and I'm glad he did.

The timing is great, so I decided to head out to LA for a short trip. The timing is great first of all because the wildfires have subsided - it's safe in Southern California again...

But also, MetroNetIQ was just part of a team win in Southern California! (Under the In This Issue title, click on OCBC Selected to Conduct Regional Analysis on Wireless Technology). On Tuesday, November 7, the Orange County Board of Supervisors made a unanimous award to the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) to conduct a wireless analysis of the county's current and potential use of wireless broadband. OCBC is relying on Viejo Technology Group and MetroNetIQ to execute the contract.

Here are some highlights of the project, after the jump - this is a great opportunity for municipalities in the region to take a more strategic approach to metropolitan broadband, starting with this county study.

* A full technical assessment of the readiness of each city and special district in Orange County
* The creation of a true, workable business model for the businesses and citizens of OC
* The creation of a full suite of technical interoperability standards for the entire County, to be presented at a County Technology Summit, where the standards will be ratified by all 34 OC cities.
* The definition of a governance model to assure that current and future deployments remain interoperable
* A detailed business case for a regional deployment

Is it time for your region to take this kind of strategic step?

Posted on November 08, 2007 at 11:34 AM


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