In Oklahoma, launched the largest mesh- Wi-Fi network

This week in the U.S. city of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) was put into operation the world's largest mesh- based network technology Wi-Fi, owned by the municipal authorities. It is noteworthy that the network will be used solely to support the work of municipal government and public safety - public access to the public will not be provided, according to MuniWireless.
The network, worth about five million. dollars, consists of 1100 nodes on the mesh- of Tropos Networks, placed on high-rise buildings, traffic lights and street lighting elements, as well as 900 mobile access points installed in various vehicles. City officials stress that, if necessary, the number of network elements can be increased at any time.
The network covers 555 square miles ( 95%) in urban areas. This allows, for example, arrange for police patrols, quick access to the database on criminals, as well as give them the ' image ' to any of the three hundreds of surveillance cameras deployed on city streets. Access to their databases are city officials, utilities and firefighters. In total, the average daily municipal Wi-Fi network will benefit more than 1,200 people.
Source:. Nag. ru.