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VIVATO AND SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNICATION SERVICE LIGHT UP THE CITY
OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Sarasota County, Florida Selects Vivato's Phased-Array Wireless
Technology for the City of Sarasota's "Downtown Unplugged";
Secure Municipal Applications and Public Internet Access
SPOKANE, Wash., July 25, 2005 - Vivato, Inc., a leading
provider of extended-range Wi-Fi solutions and Southeastern Communication
Service, Inc., a general contractor specializing in turnkey construction
of wireless communication sites, have completed the first phase
of a Wi-Fi system to support public safety efforts, economic development
initiatives, and tourism within a five-square-mile area of the City
of Sarasota, Florida. The City of Sarasota installation is comprised
of two Vivato Base Stations and 3 Microcell Access Points (APs)
and is the first step of Sarasota County's plan to bring broadband
wireless access to the county mobile workforce and the public.
"We researched and evaluated other wireless technologies,
but decided to utilize Vivato's extended-range architecture because
the total cost of ownership for Sarasota County is much less,"
said Bob Hanson, CIO, Sarasota County. "Compared to traditional
AP Mesh technologies, Vivato requires less equipment and network
connections, while delivering higher bandwidth," Hanson added.
"We wanted a robust system that can enable secure private and
public applications, and can scale upwards to meet the growing needs
of the County," Hansen said. The city will make the network
available to local residents, businesses and visitors to drive economic
development and tourism.
"We are excited to be working with Sarasota County and Vivato,"
said Tony Ankersmit, Vice President of Technical Operations, Southeastern
Communication Service, Inc. "The extended range of the Vivato
Base Stations makes them ideal for municipalities deploying Wi-Fi.
We are looking forward to working with the County on their expansion
phases." The area of Wi-Fi coverage is approximately 5 square
miles and encompasses 90% of the city of Sarasota's downtown area.
Future county development efforts will include the yacht basin within
Sarasota Bay, libraries, community parks and under-privileged areas
within Sarasota County, Florida.
The Vivato approach to Wi-Fi incorporates phased-array antennas
and a patented PacketSteering™ technology to provide up to
12 times the coverage of competing Wi-Fi AP systems. By requiring
fewer components, a Vivato installation features lower networking
and maintenance costs, dramatically lowering the Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO).
"We're pleased to work with Southeastern Communication Service
to add the City of Sarasota to our expanding number of metro deployments,"
said Glenn Booth, marketing director, Vivato. "It confirms
the value proposition that we offer our customers-that the Vivato
approach delivers the most cost-effective Wi-Fi solution on the
market, providing greater coverage for considerably less total cost
of ownership than competing solutions."
About Vivato
Vivato, Inc. is a wireless systems infrastructure company with technology
that is based upon an innovative signal processing and antenna design.
Vivato's unique system architecture enables cost-effective, large-scale
outdoor and indoor wireless deployments for metros, rural communities,
airports, seaports, warehouses and universities. Vivato is headquartered
in Spokane, Washington. For more information, please visit www.vivato.com
or call 1-214-264-1001.
About Southeastern Communication Service
Founded in 1988, Southeastern Communication Service, Inc. is a State
of Florida Certified General Contractor specializing in design,
construction, and maintenance of wireless communication facilities.
Over the past 16 years, hundreds of communication facilities have
been built or modified by SECS in the US, Caribbean, US Virgin Islands,
Portugal, Guam and Japan. For more information, please call (941)
378-0080. www.secs-wireless.com
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