Municipal Networks

Towns and cities of all sizes are providing essential services like video security, Code Blue call boxes Internet access for schools or libraries and public wi-fi services with Siklu’s advanced mmWave solutions. These are “public facing” services that garner a lot of attention from the local residents. mmWave networks provide ultra-reliable multi-Gigabit capacity, unlike legacy, sub 6GHz wireless system, so that there is still capacity for a lot more applications that may develop after the network is deployed. Applications such as those that support a city’s day to day operations. For instance, why continue to lease lines from the local carriers when the city can migrate all the network connections to fire and police stations, city hall, libraries, schools and other municipal facilities to a fully owned and operated wireless network, powered by Siklu by Ceragon Gigabit wireless fiber solutions?

After migrating leased-line services to the new mmWave wireless network, city administrators now have a network that can grow with the city needs, new applications or geographic expansions. There is no need to wait for a carrier to lay new fiber optic lines or put up with the lengthy and expensive permitting process and trenching work – which often disrupts traffic and annoys local residents. Siklu’s solutions are flexible with point to point, point to multipoint and mesh configuration options.

New fiber will eventually be laid to connect new housing developments, business parks and shopping areas – and Siklu’s mmWave systems have always been a perfect complement to these fiber networks by extending the reach quickly with mmWave wireless. With Siklu by Ceragon, a dedicated Gigabit speed network connecting municipal buildings is only the beginning. With Gigabit wireless fiber infrastructure in place, cities of all sizes can more easily add “smart city” services, such as sensors for water, gas and electrical distribution systems, vehicular and pedestrian traffic monitoring and more.