Town of Leland provides encrypted wireless connectivity

BRUNSWICK COUNTY – Leland, The Gateway to Brunswick County has partnered with Opterex to provide a Gateway to Technology for residents and the local business community as well as for mission critical town infrastructure and public safety needs through the official launch of the LelandCONNECT Encrypted Wireless dome.

LelandCONNECT provides a robust and intuitive wireless network in a secure and encrypted environment enabling streaming data access to existing Town services as well as support for IP ( Internet Protocol ) based Data, Voice and Video services throughout the Town limits and surrounding areas.

Walter Futch, Mayor, Town of Leland, notes, “Deployment of this proven-technology provides unparalleled connectivity and mobility to serve and support our private and local business users as well as our municipal infrastructure and police department”. “We are committed to ensure Leland maintains a future-focused commitment to our community promoting economic development and business alliance creation as well as enhancing our ability to serve and protect our private citizens and businesses utilizing Safe City technology.” “To further enhance our strength as a community, we have formulated the Leland eCommerce Committee consisting of local and county business and community leaders who will assist in the strategic development of economic development and alliance creation initiatives for LelandCONNECT users.”

LelandCONNECT will be officially launched and available through Opterex for all local private citizen and business community users’ effective Friday, March 26, 2010. In addition, LelandCONNECT will facilitate a separate WiFi “hot-spot” for use free-of-charge to all users at the Leland Town Hall complex as well as the adjacent park during normal hours of operation.

“We are very pleased to utilize this proven technology to serve the expanding needs of our fixed based and field based operations”, said Bill Farris, Town Manager, Leland – “An encrypted wireless network allows our Public Utilities department the ability to monitor, measure and adjust our lift/pump station’s activity as well as enhance the our allocation of resources across all departments”. “In addition, LelandCONNECT provides in-car as well as in-field access, mobility and streaming data connectivity for our police officers greatly improving our field service presence”.

“Leland’s location within Brunswick County as well as its proximity to Wilmington is ideally positioned for continued economic growth – we are proud to call Leland home to our corporate office and consider it a privilege to serve the advanced technology needs of the community”, says Jack Manock, Director | Strategic Planning, Opterex. “LelandCONNECT has been engineered and designed to provide enhanced Business-Class connectivity and security to all activated users serving their specific Internet, Voice and Video needs”

LelandCONNECT was designed with a founding commitment to continuous improvement for all users and thus contains a network design which will be enhanced and upgraded as future technology is introduced.

For additional information regarding LelandCONNECT or to activate connectivity, please contact Opterex, via telephone: ( 910.795.1000 ) or via email: LelandCONNECT@opterex.com

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