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Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Deploys Proxim Wireless for Statewide Intelligent Transportation System
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Deploys Proxim Wireless for Statewide Intelligent Transportation System.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Contact Information:Robb Henshaw Global Director of Marketing & CommunicationsProxim WirelessEmail: [email protected]: 408-383-7699 Milpitas, CA, USAWill WingfieldOffice of CommunicationsIndiana Department of TransportationPhone: (317) 233-4675Email: [email protected] Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Deploys Proxim Wireless for Statewide Intelligent Transportation System Proxim System Informs Indiana Commuters of Traffic Conditions, Warns Drivers of Road Conditions via Dynamic Messaging Signs Silicon Valley, CA, March 24, 2010 – Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM), a leading provider of complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband ecosystems, today announced that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has deployed an end-to-end Proxim wireless network for a statewide Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). This wireless network connects traffic and video components over hundreds of square miles throughout the Northwest Indiana and Indianapolis areas, enabling the following traffic-related applications: · Traffic Management – Residents of Indiana and Illinois can visit INDOT’s TrafficWise Web site to get real-time traffic updates as well as visual images of the roads they are traveling. The images are provided by video cameras connected wirelessly via Proxim’s unlicensed WiMAX radios, the Tsunami MP.11 5054. · Dynamic Messaging Signs – Many of the digital messaging signs along Indiana’s highways are wirelessly connected to Proxim’s wireless network via Proxim Tsunami MP.11 5012 subscriber units. This enables the immediate updating of the dynamic messaging signs to warn drivers of road conditions, accidents, detours and Amber Alerts.· Solar-Powered Traffic Detection Radar Sites – INDOT utilizes many radar sites to detect the flow of traffic and warn drivers of slow traffic conditions ahead. These radar detection sites are all connected via Proxim’s Tsunami MP.11 5012 subscriber units, which – due to the low power consumption of the radios – enables each of these sites to be powered via solar.· Seamless Conne...