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Seized Drug Money Funds Public Safety Wireless Network
Posted Jan 23rd 2006 8:01PM by Michael Sciannamea
The city of Riviera Beach, Florida is in the process of
deploying a public safety wireless network leveraging Motorola's MOTOMESH
architecture, which supports up to four radio networks in a single access point. According to Motorola, MOTOMESH
provides fixed and mobile broadband access to users in the unlicensed 2.4-GHz band, as well as the 4.9-GHz public
safety band.
What makes this story so cool is that Riviera Beach is paying for all of this mostly from seized drug money. City
officials say this type of funding has freed up other money that will enable the development of a wireless network for
residents. So take that, drug runners! Crime DOES pay, at least for citywide wireless
networks!
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1. It's cool...
Posted at 8:28PM on Jul 4th 2006 by Max