NEWS RELEASE
LASTMILE COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES CITYSPOT TO DELIVERFIRST-OF-A-KIND INTERACTIVE
WIRELESS CITY NETWORK
MUNIWIRELESS, SILICONVALLEY– October 22, 2007 – LastMile Communications today announced the launch of CitySpot, new wireless community communications service ofLastMile Communications. CitySpotaims to delivera first-of-its-kindcity-widewireless network where content can be customised to a location, time of dayandeven client devices. Promoting local business and community interaction, the wireless city networktakesbasic WiFi internet access to the next level with a combination of dynamic screens, a wireless city portal and an internet website that deliver a wealth of information, community advertising and rich media content straight to users and their personal wireless devices.
CitySpot’s cutting-edge wireless city network embraces residents, tourists, local businesses and government to provide a true, engaging and interactive community service.Closely connecting local businesses with residents drives economic development in the region. It alsogreatly increases return on local advertisingby delivering engaging and interactive ‘on the spot’ information and promotions to a targeted audience that is on the movein the local area. Similarly, providing resident access to community-based services and applications through multiple mediaenablesthe reach and delivery of public interest information and enhances the image of the local authority as a modern government.
Gabriel Vizzard, CEO at LastMile Communications, said: “Launching CitySpot, our vision is a breakthrough in wireless community communications. Through combining dynamic screens with a wireless city portal and internet website, the local community can access and download fresh, fun and rich media content whilst out and about. With local business growth and community cohesion front of mind for many local authorities the world over, we look forward to rolling out pilot projects in the coming weeksand showcasing what CitySpot can deliver.”
CitySpot addresses the changing way in which users want to access and consume information whilst on the move. Residents and tourists alike will be able to viewfresh and current content on cultural events, entertainment, news and sports clips, community and transport informationon the dynamic screens, and download more onto personal wireless devices. Users can even publish their own community-based content on the portal, creating a forum for social inclusion and interaction.
CitySpot attracts users and public sector support with a self-funding service that directly connects the local community and visitors to the area to businesses, events and services. Access to content is free to all users, advertising revenues helping pay for the wireless network deployment and maintenance of the dynamic screens and WiFi-enabled portals. Additionally, service can be expanded to provide wider WiFi access for other services such as public safetyand education.
About LastMile Communications (
LastMile Communications is a British company pioneering a secure, edge of network wireless content delivery solution that that can provide a sustainable business model for municipal wireless networks. Its unique node-based hardware system caches and processes content near the point of consumption, delivering useful, location-based information services to WiFi enabled devices and dynamic screens.The result is low-cost, high performance wireless content delivery solution for service providers, municipalities and users across many industries.LastMile has offices located in both Exeter and London in the United Kingdom, as well as in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
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