The project will reach Tempe's more than 65,000 households, 1,100 businesses, 50,000 students and hundreds of thousands of visitors. It will also be available for use by municipal and emergency personnel.
MobilePro CEO Jay Wright said, "This is the first of what we expect will be a number of important municipal agreements. Other cities across the nation are beginning to realize the benefits citywide wireless services can provide to their city staff, businesses, residents and visitors. We have already won a second Western city, the name of which we expect will be released soon."
Bruce Sanguinetti, CEO of MobilePro's NeoReach Wireless division, said, "We expect WazTempe to be a cost-effective alternative to residential dial-up. We believe that it will also provide the speed and mobility to be an alternative and/or complement to DSL and cable, while simultaneously providing secure municipal data and voice communications for the city of Tempe."
