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Wireless Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Wins Award for Saving LA County $7 Million
Wireless Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Wins Award for Saving LA County $7 Million.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Contact Information:Robb HenshawDirector of MarketingProxim WirelessEmail: [email protected]: 408-383-7699Wireless Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Wins Award for Saving LA County $7 Million Proxim and Systems Integrated Selected by Los Angeles County to Provide Wireless Communications to 1,000 Traffic SignalsWireless ITS Used to Reduce Traffic Congestion and Improve Commute TimesSilicon Valley, CA – November 17, 2009 – Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems, and Systems Integrated (SI) announced today that their deployment of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works’ wireless communication system earned a 2009 National Association of Counties Achievement Award. This honor is presented each year to county officials, their employees and the counties themselves to recognize the creativity and imagination of counties across the nation. The desire and need to provide communications to traffic signals throughout LA County resulted in SI’s design and implementation contract of a Proxim wireless network. This deployment is a key element of LA County’s expansive Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) program, which is dedicated to reducing smog and traffic congestion with technology.Wireless radio installation reduced both the set up and operating costs for signal communication while also assisting the County’s goal to reduce traffic problems for the travelling public. The County of LA estimated that utilization of Proxim’s wireless technology to connect the 1,000 traffic intersections saved the County’s ITS program $7 million in costs over traditional copper or fiber optic installations. Additionally, the County of LA estimated that the use of Proxim’s radios will save the County $708,000 annually versus the cost of leased telephone lines. “The ability to deploy a wireless communications network for monitoring the operation of 1,000 traffic signals is a huge enabler of productivity for LA County, and will go a long way towards the County’s goal to reduce congestion and enable real-time traffic signal monitoring,” said John Holbrook, General Manager of SI. “We’ve found that Proxim’s broadband wireless technology not only provides the b...