The Wireless City to Shape Communities through Municipal Wireless Networks
Collaboration with the Key Stakeholders and the Focus on Community Development is the Solution. Denise Brown to Spearhead Community Safety Program

(Irvine, Calif. - December 19, 2006) - Early market hype propelled hundreds of cities across the United States to work towards the deployment of wireless technology as a means to increase public safety and economic development for municipalities. Though the intentions of the key municipal wireless industry stakeholders have been worthy, according to The Wireless City Group, LLC in Irvine, CA (www.thewirelesscity.org) the end-game has been ignored and now local government leaders are assessing the real features & benefits of municipal wireless networks. According to President / CEO of The Wireless City, Glenn Llopis, "the early market hype is over and local government leaders demand answers. The initial focus centered too much on technology and the networks' revenue sharing models. The end-game should be about shaping communities through technology and how municipal wireless networks can support this cause."

Fully-functional city-wide deployments have become more difficult to implement than originally planned. Llopis believes that the key industry stakeholders must take a more collaborative approach with government leaders to better understand their city's brand mission statement and how the wireless technology can support their community development goals. Llopis states that, "municipal wireless networks should serve to help shape communities, not define or limit their identities."

With the municipal wireless technology advancing, the networks' infrastructure will serve as a powerful tool to empower communities and fuel their development. According to Llopis, "when citizens, local businesses, schools, churches, youth groups, non-profits, etc. of a community begin to utilize the applications that will work from the wireless networks (ie. intranet portals), real economic prosperity will abound quickly. The goal is to educate everyone about municipal wireless technology and that how, through its use, they will be able to influence and shape their city and the communities in which they live to grow organically from within. When this educational process is embraced it will propel more collaborative deployment strategies and assist with enticing early adopters upon the networks launch. It is at this point that the municipal wireless network will be born."

The Wireless City is currently working with city and business leaders to reverse engineer the municipal wireless movement by creating a network deployment platform that leads with community development that is then supported by the wireless technology. The Wireless City's first initiative is focused on the implementation of its Lifestyle Inspirations Virtual Community Marketplace portal (www.lsicommunities.com). Lifestyle Inspirations is a custom intranet portal application that utilizes the power of a Municipal Wireless Network to engage citizens of a city through a private and secure web platform. This system is designed to empower the community through an exclusive and fully functional gateway that serves to optimize safe living, economic development and the overall quality of life for its citizens. Loaded with several highly interactive features, the portals' primary use will focus on community safety and how, through wireless technology, it can serve to stimulate greater awareness and prevention against domestic violence, child abductions, sexual assault, etc. at the grass roots level.

Denise Brown, a leader in the fight against domestic violence, and Community Safety Advocate of The Wireless City, is working with city leaders to forge grass roots alliances and the response has been tremendous. According to Brown, "in today's volatile society, community safety is a critical component for a city's organic economic development plan. Citizens across all cities seek peace of mind as they desire to bring the traditional 'trust thy neighbor' standards back into their communities. Our communities have fallen victim to the 'closed garage door' syndrome. Through a comprehensive community safety program, I am confident that neighborhoods can once again flourish. My goal is to work closely with the municipal wireless stakeholders to open garage doors and promote community development from within." Brown concludes, we must unite community and commerce."

For more information, please contact Glenn Llopis at (949) 690-7553 or visit www.thewirelesscity.org.

About The Wireless City

The Wireless City (TWC) is a brand & technology consultancy that serves as the premier government resource center for the key stakeholders in the Municipal Wireless Industry. The Wireless City specializes in the design and implementation of municipal wireless community portals that empower local communities. TWC is a privately held company based in Irvine, California.