Brownsville, Tex., signed a $4 million contract with IBM to build...
Brownsville, Tex., signed a $4 million contract with IBM to build a citywide wireless Internet network used by city workers and offered to public users. The network, at first based on Wi-Fi, is expected to evolve to WiMAX as…
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equipment for mobile access becomes available. “We will use a multitude of technologies,” IBM official Kevin Mazzatta told us: “The discussion is about making sure we have the right technology. It is not always licensed or unlicensed. In this case we have a combination.” Mazzatta said Brownsville is the first city identified as using IBM’s new Digital Communities Service Product, and other announcements are coming. “We're growing at a record pace, and the best way for Brownsville to provide city services is by embracing new technology,” City Mgr. Charlie Cabler said: “We'll see a wide range of improvements with this modernization effort, ranging from local police getting wireless access to criminal databases, providing more knowledge in the field, to our citizens being able to more quickly apply for building permits and inspections online instead of through the mail or at a city office.”