The City Council of the City of Osseo, Minnesota will deploy a RoamAD citywide WiFi
network that will benefit current and future residents and businesses in the City of Osseo.
Unplugged Cities of Fridley, Minnesota will reportedly deploy and manage the RoamAD network. Both companies will now work to complete the final network design maximizing coverage and performance.
According to the Mayor of the City of Osseo, Minnesota, John Hall, their City continuously look for ways to provide additional services that will benefit current and future residents and businesses.
Hall said that they see a city-wide wireless network as a way to encourage families and companies to work and live in The City of Osseo, Minnesota.
RoamAD’s CEO, Martyn Levy looks forward to roll out the Osseo network with the company’s new partner Unplugged Cities. Levy believes that both companies are well positioned to deliver well-designed, high-performance citywide WiFi (
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“Unplugged Cities looks forward to a long-term successful partnership with RoamAD and the City of Osseo,” said Paul Kralovec, president of Unplugged Cities in a
press release.
He continued: “We see this as a great opportunity to provide cost-effective Internet connectivity to the residents, businesses and visitors throughout the City,” said Paul Kralovec, President of Unplugged Cities.”
RoamAD is the supplier of next-generation converged wireless networks for the metro Wi-Fi
and 4.9 GHz public safety markets.
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Unplugged Cities manages, engineers, supports, tests and provides sales and marketing functions for city-wide wireless networks. The company is dedicated to the deployment and management of successful, economical Internet connectivity through municipal WiFi.
Osseo is a traditional family oriented town with a strong business community, good schools, and a desirable quality of life in the Northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, MN.
Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet, covering call centers, CRM and information technology. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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