The City of Las Vegas has contracted with Cox Communications to install a private wireless network in Downtown Las Vegas covering eight city blocks in the popular Fremont Street area, reported SmartCitiesWorld. The initial system configuration involves connecting video cameras and collecting real-time data analytics to help improve safety and security, while providing the foundation for future smart city applications, according to Cox.
In 2021, the City of Las Vegas, in partnership with Cox, piloted a smart city solution to provide insights around activities at Baker Park through parking lot management, safety detection, and trend analytics. The new Fremont Street project seeks to improve connectivity for a range of city services and smart applications from transportation to public safety. Cox claims its private network architecture is scalable to support future solutions for the city’s 700,000 residents and its more than 38 million annual visitors.
“Cities of all sizes are actively improving their public spaces and Cox can employ smart technology to create healthier, more connected environments that align with those plans,” said Brett Lasher, general manager of Cox Private Networks.
Cox says that its private networks solutions are customized to customer needs and often leverage key technology partners. For the Fremont Street project, Cox was able to create a highly connected environment with broadband connectivity from its Cox private networks solutions, infrastructure from Cox Edge, data intelligence from Cox2M, its IoT business line, and applications from its smart community’s business, reported SmartCitiesWorld.
Radio manufacturer Cambium Networks supplied the gigabit fixed wireless access system. Dell Technologies enabled the edge infrastructure using Dell PowerEdge servers.
Cox Communications, privately held, provides broadband connectivity to nearly seven million homes and businesses across 18 states. Its commercial services division, Cox Business, provides fiber-based networks, and managed and cloud solutions that support smart applications and create private connected environments.
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