LA Police Build Wireless LANs

[RommelS]

LA Police Build Wireless LANs
Source: PC World

Believing that heightened homeland security requirements demand higher-bandwidth communications systems for public safety agencies, the Los Angeles Police Department plans to install 27 wireless local area networks (WLANs) at police stations throughout the city in the next three months, according to Roger Ham, deputy chief for communications at the LAPD.

Mike Shlasko, director of public safety at Symbol, said his company will furnish the LAPD with 1500 Pocket PC-based rugged handheld devices to be used in cars and by motorcycle and foot-patrol officers. Shlasko called this the largest deployment of rugged handheld devices ever done by a public safety agency. Symbol will provide the LAPD with the handheld devices as a subcontractor to Vytek Wireless, under a deal finalized during the past few weeks.

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[JTMoney]

Oh boy, what a great place to be to try some wardriving. Talk about a PR fiasco when it gets out that somebody was able to get access to the LAN because someone screwed up. When will people learn?