Tropos Networks
December 2008

Dear Tropos Friends,

I want to thank our loyal customers and business partners who have helped make 2008 a very successful year in the evolution of Tropos Networks.

During the past 12 months, more than 30 new customers have been added to the Tropos family of clients who have deployed metro-scale outdoor wireless broadband IP networks. These networks are used as the foundation for deployment of one or many high-value applications including mobile public safety; intelligent transportation systems; fixed/mobile video surveillance; automated water, gas, and electric meter reading. Our customers are deploying these networks to help create greener, safer, and smarter communities.

While 2008 will be long remembered as one of the most difficult economic periods in U.S. history, our long list of municipal clients continues to grow. Just last month there was a significant ribbon-cutting ceremony in Ponca City, Oklahoma for a new Tropos installation. This network is a combination of public safety, mobile video, and economic development applications merged into a single business model which will provide the city with significant budgetary savings starting in 2009, as well as helping to improve the quality of life in Ponca City.

We are also grateful to our growing community of Troposphere Partners – this includes Channel Partners who have helped us reach new cities and countries with our products; and Solution Partners who work with us to build a complete offering to meet customer needs. Our partners are a critical hinge pin to our ongoing success worldwide.

In 2008 we were awarded six new U.S. patents and our products been accepted by the NIST organization for FIPS 140-2 certification.

On behalf of all Tropos Networks employees, thank you for your continued loyalty and support. Our best wishes to you for a very prosperous 2009.

Sincerely,

Tom Ayers
President and CEO
Tropos Networks

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Guest Commentary

Awards

New Customers

Trade Up to Tropos Program

Events

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Guest Commentary
Digital
Automated Parking Meters And Tropos Deliver A Rapid Return On Investment

Chris Chettle
VP Marketing and Product Management
Digital Payment Technologies Corp.

Parking is a multi-billion-dollar industry that represents a significant revenue source for municipalities across the country. The trend towards replacement of coin operated meters with electronic, centrally managed meters represents an opportunity for cities to increase revenue and reduce operational costs.  In addition, it provides a better experience for visitors, enticing them to return again with features such as the ability to securely pay with debit and credit cards from any meter in the area.  Read more…

Awards

Oklahoma City Selected for IACP “Excellence in Technology Award”
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) awarded the Oklahoma City Police Department the “Excellence in Technology Award” for their innovative use of technology to get critical information to officers in the field.  “The network provides greater and faster access to information for patrol officers in their efforts to effectively solve and prevent crime,” said Police Chief Bill Citty.
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IDG Names Oklahoma City to ‘InfoWorld 100’ Top IT Solutions for 2008
Oklahoma City’s IT Services, lead by Mark Meier, was selected in the Government Category to receive the “InfoWorld 100” award for the deployment of their 555 square mile Tropos-based wireless infrastructure used for municipal applications to increase efficiencies and improve communications.  Today, the network is used by mobile public safety (police and fire), building inspectors, traffic department for traffic signal coordination and management,…in all, over 150 municipal applications are running on the network.
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New Customers

Ponca City Builds a Safer, Greener and More Productive Community

Ponca City The network will be used by virtually every city department to provide field workers access to the same applications in the field as from their office. Police vehicles in Ponca City are the first in the country to have wireless video cameras installed so precinct dispatchers and supervisors can monitor activities during traffic stops in real time, and quickly deploy additional officers and resources if necessary.
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City of Wolfsburg and Volkswagen Launch Network for Automotive Research and Municipal Services
Wireless Wolfsburg
A dual-purpose network, the Volkswagen Research Group is testing new vehicle information applications that use the Internet to connect passengers to local information as they travel; the city of Wolfsburg plans to use the network for municipal applications that improve city services and efficiencies next year.
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Trade Up to Tropos

Available until March 31, 2009, Tropos is offering its MetoMesh routers at a special promotional discount to end users dissatisfied with the results they are getting from their current wireless mesh vendor and desire to trade-up to the industry leader.
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Events

Upcoming Webinar: Building a Citywide Wireless Foundation to Enhance Municipal Services
Guest Speaker: Jimmy Bagley, CIO of Rock Hill

Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 10:00am Pacific

Rock Hill is the 4th largest city in South Carolina.  The wireless broadband IP infrastructure is a citywide foundation being used today by multiple municipal departments, improving efficiencies and the level of services delivered to the community.

Applications in Rock Hill over the Tropos network include:

  • Mobile police and fire
  • Mobile city workers
  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for electricity
  • Hot zones for public access

To read more about this webinar and to register, please click here.

Past Webinar Recordings
Earlier this year, Tropos hosted several webinars which were recorded and can be viewed online:

“How OKC Build and Benefits from the World’s Largest Wireless Broadband Mesh Network for Public Safety”
Guest Speaker: Mark Meier, Director Information Technology, City of Oklahoma City

“Building Municipal Network Through Cooperation in Tucson, Arizona”
Guest Speaker: Francisco Leyva, Project Manager, Transportation Department, City of Tucson

“Making the Case for Building a Wireless Municipal Network Infrastructure”
Guest Speaker: Leonard Scott, Industry Consultant
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