Arcadian Networks Fills Communications Need for First Responders & Critical Infrastructure Industries
Posted on: Tuesday, 22 January 2008, 12:00 CST
VALHALLA, N.Y., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's police, fire and other first responders and critical infrastructure industries now have a secure, wireless solution for their communications needs in rural America. Arcadian Networks (http://www.arcadiannetworks.com/), is going to make available its piece of the 700 MHz spectrum, in conjunction with leveraging the already allocated 700 MHz spectrum allotted to first responders, to help build-out a nation-wide communications network.
Arcadian Networks has created a private, secure, wireless network for electric utilities and other critical infrastructure industries leveraging its licensed spectrum, and the utilities tower and backhaul infrastructure. The first customer operating on the network is Great River Energy (GRE), the nation's fourth largest electric co-op. Great River Energy is based in Minnesota and extends into parts of Wisconsin.
"Arcadian Networks believes that the value of the 700 MHz spectrum has yet to be fully developed. The work we are doing with Great River Energy to empower its electric utility coop members to monitor and collect data from its critical infrastructure, while enabling mobile data and voice activities is exactly the type of support our first responders need," said Gil Perez, chief executive officer of Arcadian Networks. "Frontline was a key player in driving public awareness and the FCC to the pressing need of a private and secure network for critical infrastructure industries and public safety. Unfortunately Frontline was unable to execute on its vision. Arcadian Networks is taking a different route to the same destination. We are technology agnostic, and have a proven competence to maximize the capacity and capabilities of existing physical infrastructures. By partnering with critical infrastructure industries, police, fire, and other public safety organizations to leverage their slice of the 700 MHz spectrum, we believe that Arcadian Networks can succeed where Frontline fell short."
Arcadian Networks (AN) provides custom, private, wireless managed communication systems for energy companies (electric, oil and gas companies). The company specializes in connecting rural areas that are home to mission- critical assets beyond the reach of other carriers -- solving the "last mile" challenge. Networks are built using ruggedized equipment best suited for extreme weather conditions and terrains. Additionally, as a major holder of 700 MHz spectrum covering over 75 percent of the continental U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico, Arcadian Networks' systems offer economies of scale which flow directly to its customers.
"With Arcadian Networks' solution, Great River Energy did not face the obstacle of disrupting its existing communications infrastructure and it was more sensible than building a secure network from scratch, which would have been costly, time-intensive and complicated. Arcadian Networks real-time broadband communications platform was easily implemented and now provides a foundation for ongoing "smart-grid" applications, which will continue to reduce operational costs and improve resiliency," said Jim Jones, CIO and Vice President of Great River Energy.
About Arcadian Networks
Arcadian Networks provides "last mile" wireless carrier services to the energy sector (electric, water, and gas utilities and oil and gas companies). The company's 700 MHz licensed spectrum delivers a converged IP network with voice and data communications for fixed and mobile applications. The real-time broadband communications platform reduces operational costs, improves resiliency, and transforms electric grids into efficient "smart grids" and oil fields into optimized "smart fields". For more information, visit: http://www.arcadiannetworks.com/
For more information, please visit http://www.arcadiannetworks.com/ Joseph Zarb / Lewis Goldberg Arcadian Networks/ KCSA Strategic Communications 914-579-6300 / 212-896-1216 joe.zarb@arcadiannetworks.com / lgoldberg@kcsa.com
Arcadian Networks
CONTACT: Joseph Zarb of Arcadian Networks, +1-914-579-6300,joe.zarb@arcadiannetworks.com; or Lewis Goldberg of KCSA StrategicCommunications, +1-212-896-1216, lgoldberg@kcsa.com, for Arcadian Networks
Web site: http://www.arcadiannetworks.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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