Ft. Myers Retirement Community Provides Residents Affordable Internet Utilizing Proxim Wireless Equipment
12 June 2012 - 10:00PM
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Proxim Wireless Corporation (PINKSHEETS: PRXM), a leading provider
of complete outdoor wireless backhaul systems, today announced that
Tamiami Village, a 55+ retirement community in Ft. Myers, Florida,
has launched its own community WiFi internet network for its
residents at an affordable cost.
Tamiami Village is a large retirement community in Ft. Myers, a
city of 63,000 located on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River on
southwest Florida's coast. The Wall Street Journal's
Marketwatch.com this year voted Ft. Myers as #8 in their "10 best
places to retire in the U.S." due to its beauty, culture, housing,
property taxes and cost of living being 5% less than the national
average.
A few years ago a neighboring retirement community in Bonita
Springs had used the Proxim Wireless WiFi solution to provide
internet access to its residents utilizing a 40-foot pole in the
center of the park along with Proxm's MP-11 base station. Tamiami
Village was interested in a better, inexpensive internet solution
for its residents and presented a proposal to the Homeowners
Association that mirrors the Bonita Springs retirement community
WiFi network. The funds were approved and Tamiami Villiage now has
a 40-foot pole in the center of the park utilizing Proxim's MP-8100
base station and omni antenna.
"Since our retirement community is on a fixed income, many
residents had to go to the clubhouse to access the internet," said
Barbara J. Oliveira, Association Manager of Tamiami Master
Association, Inc. "With our own WiFi network, more of our residents
can now afford their own internet access as we charge a one-time
fee for the subscriber unit and a small fee to cover the cost of
the installation."
"It is enlightening to see retirement communities pursuing ways
to help their residents afford internet communications which is
becoming more and more of a necessity in today's economy," said
Geoff Smith, VP Business Development, Strategic Accounts at Proxim
Wireless. "Compared to a wired grid solution, these communities
save on installation costs while retaining phenomenal
performance."
About Tamiami Village Tamiami Village is a
fun filled 55+ Community that is close to all of the amenities Ft.
Myers has to offer. The Board of Directors of the Tamiami Master
Association, Inc. strives to offer a pleasant living environment
complemented by a variety of amenities, courteous employees and a
reasonable maintenance fee schedule in order to be able to offer
its guests and residents a park that is beautiful and friendly
while operating Tamiami Village and Tamiami RV Park
cost-effectively.
About Proxim Wireless Proxim Wireless
Corporation (PINKSHEETS: PRXM) provides Wi-Fi®, Point-to-Point and
Point-to-Multipoint 4G wireless network technologies for wireless
internet, video surveillance and backhaul applications. Our
ORiNOCO® and Tsunami® product lines are sold to service providers,
governments and enterprises with over 2 million devices shipped to
250,000+ customers in more than 65 countries worldwide. Proxim is
ISO 9001-2008 certified. For more information, visit
www.proxim.com. For investor relations information, e-mail
ir@proxim.com or call +1 413-584-1425.
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