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Public-Private Wireless Partnership Mobilizes City Workers
Oregon Town and Local ISP Team Up to Extend Services to City Workers and Offer Free
Wi-Fi with Cisco Wireless Mesh Network
Business Challenge
The city of Lebanon is located in Northwestern Oregon, near the capitol of Salem, in the beautiful
Willamette Valley. The growing community offers its 13,000 citizens a small-town, neighborly
atmosphere, a variety of cultural and sports activities, and most recently a growing reputation for
technology leadership.
Thanks to a unique partnership with local Internet provider Peak Systems, Lebanon has begun to
differentiate itself from other larger, better-known communities by building the state’s first free
citywide wireless mesh network.
According to Lebanon city manager John Hitt,
municipal leaders wanted to significantly improve
public safety and public works responsiveness, safety,
and efficiency in the field with a cost-effective, user-
friendly communications solution. They also wanted to
encourage economic development by attracting more
residents, visitors, and businesses to the former
lumber-mill town.
IT manager Tom Oliver saw a community-wide
wireless network as a relatively inexpensive way to
accomplish both aims. But although the town could
build the network, it lacked the funds to provide
ongoing support.
PEAK Internet, a local ISP with wireless expertise,
was looking to expand into municipal services but was
stymied by costly right-of-way fees incurred during
network infrastructure build-outs. One day over coffee
at a local café, Oliver and PEAK’s Duston Denver
conceived a plan to pool resources. The City of
Lebanon agreed to supply the poles, power, and
permits, while PEAK Internet agreed to supply the support and technical expertise, handling
wireless network deployment, maintenance, and expansion.
Network Solution
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CITY OF LEBANON
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Municipal government
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Northwestern Oregon
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13,000 residents, 200 city and fire district
employees
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
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Extend productivity applications and network
access to public safety and other city
employees in the field
employees in the field
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Promote economic development by attracting
visitors, residents, and businesses
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Offer wireless services with minimum capital
outlay and maintenance costs
NETWORK SOLUTION
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Cisco Wireless Mesh Networking Solution
supports citywide Wi-Fi services
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Cisco Unified Wireless Network
BUSINESS RESULTS
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Cost-effectively provides city employees with
innovative tools to do their jobs
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Promotes a business-friendly, technology-
savvy public image
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Expands wireless services with low capital
outlay and maintenance costs