Louisiana Mardi Gras enjoys 13-square mile wireless network, allowing carnival-goers broadband wherever they are.
Syndeo, a company specializing in the deployment and operation of metro-scale wireless networks, today announced that they have successfully gone live with the world's largest rural public Wi-Fi network, to be showcased during Lafayette's Mardi Gras celebration. The 13 square mile network makes wireless mobile broadband data connections available to businesses, schools and residences throughout the Lafayette parish.
At Mardi Gras, Syndeo will provide free public Wi-Fi access along with real-time video monitoring and emergency medical services to ensure public safety. With a slight spin on Cajun tradition, Syndeo's CEO Sam Robertson describes the annual event as "parades, music, beads and Wi-Fi."
Using the outdoor-optimized Tropos 5110 Wi-Fi cells, Syndeo has unwired more than 13 square miles of Lafayette. For the lowest cost and easy access, the network is accessible via standard 802.11 client devices. In addition, a piece of customer premise equipment (CPE) extends the wireless signal to structures in more remote and less densely populated areas. With the successful deployment of the network, each subscriber now has access to true broadband connectivity (greater than 1 Mbps).
In addition to providing subscriber access to businesses and residents of Lafayette, the network will be fully utilized during the upcoming Mardi Gras celebration. In order to help ensure the safety of the more than 500,000 revelers expected at the event, the Acadian Ambulance service will use the network to wirelessly connect to real-time ambulance dispatch from a central command post. This continual, real-time monitoring of potential safety issues will allow the service to better respond in the case of emergencies.
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