The Benefits of Public-Private Wireless Partnerships with Smartpole by Milestone Communications

The wireless towers built by Milestone serves several important functions. First, it helps wireless companies such as AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint provide service to customers in hard to reach residential neighborhoods. Second, over $30,000 per year in recurring revenue is provided to the land owner, on each tower, providing a sustainable income stream to fund special initiatives. Third, residents in the community benefit from the wireless infrastructure which enables technologies such as SmartGrid which depend on wireless coverage to connect with wireless electrical, water and gas meters. Utility companies can see in “real time” the consumption of energy and offer programs to facilitate conservation which lowers the carbon footprint. Finally, through SmartCanopy, qualified students benefit from the wireless internet signal broadcast from the tower’s canopy antennas validating the benefit of having a stealth tower at a school location.

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The FCC has set a federal mandate to create a national wireless network for first responders. More infrastructure is needed to facilitate this. Using the mobile web, first responders can share vital, life saving data and images with Emergency Room teams before the patients arrive. In a recent case, a bus with middle school children on board was involved in an accident. Because of the availability of wireless infrastructure, the teacher was able to upload all the students’ release forms via her smartphone. When she arrived at the Emergency Room, students were treated immediately.

Wireless infrastructure in residential communities enables technologies that help create more livable and sustainable environments.

For example, “SmartGrid” relies on towers to communicate with wireless electrical meters. Utility companies can see in “real time” the consumption of energy, offering programs to facilitate conservation that reduces carbon emissions. Consumers can save money by using appliances at off peak hours.