Travelers arriving, departing, waiting or connecting at the Long Beach Airport are able to access email, check in with their headquarters and become more familiar with Long Beach!
New partners JetBlue, the Press Telegram and Long Beach Airport have joined The City of Long Beach, Vernier Networks, Intermec, Color Broadband, Development Tech and G-site Web & Consulting in creating Long Beach, California's second free wireless "Hot Zone."
Coverage
The expandable network covers the inside waiting areas, the outdoor patio on the north side, as well as the restaurant and its adjacent corridor. Utilizing the 802.11b standard this network will allow almost anyone with a laptop computer equipped with a standard 802.11b wireless card to browse the Internet or answer email.
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view of coverage areas
The User Experience
The system is a free broadband service, but will give the Long Beach visitor a new experience and offer local businesses some very lucrative marketing opportunities. Besides its broadband service, a number of features have been developed specifically to give the visitor a chance to become familiar with
Long Beach. The system incorporates a specialized web portal that automatically loads when the visitor first logs on. The portal features links, specific to Long Beach events and Long Beach websites. Utilizing the LongBeachOnLine.net database it is designed to give local businesses and organizations (with a web presence) an opportunity to reach an audience that is already in the area. Portal content features a real-time arrival & departure table provided by JetBlue as well as real-time news headlines from by the Press Telegram.
The portal also incorporates a "real time" events calendar which will allow merchants and organizations to list upcoming, events, sales, specials, entertainment or other services. Merchants may also purchase impulse advertising as well. Programs for various advertising packages are available. The objective is to maximize the visitor experience by helping them find out about Long Beach. Additionally, G-site has included its own LongBeachOnLine.net Search Engine Database (LBOL.net). The LBOL.net Search Engine is a Long Beach focused database, which is designed specifically to showcase the websites of Long Beach businesses and entertainment venues, as well as local schools, artists and organizations. It is a free service.
Portal advertising is available. Businesses may contact the Long Beach Economic Development Bureau for advertising rates.
System Nuts & Bolts
The system connects to the Internet at the offices of Color Broadband located near Long Beach Bl. and Ocean. Access is controlled through Vernier Network's state of the art "IS 6000 Integrated System™." Utilizing sophisticated radio technology provided by Color Broadband the signal is sent out to Intermec access points located in the airport. The end user is greeted with an easy to use access interface and Web Portal developed by G-site Web utilizing its comprehensive LongBeachOnLine.net database. Content is provided by JetBlue and the Press Telegram. The portal is hosted at Long Beach's own MMInternet and is accessible by any computer through the internet at:
www.LongBeachPortals.com
The Team
This system was developed with the cooperation and guidance of The Long Beach Economic Development Bureau and The Long Beach Airport. Key members of the Design and Implementation Team are:
- Bruce Mayes -- Long Beach Economic Development Bureau
- Steve O'Keefe -- Long Beach Airport
- Tom Paradise -- Development Tech
- Fran McGrath -- Color Broadband
- Sean LeMons -- Color Broadband
- Randy Carroll -- Color Broadband
- Lorenzo Gigliotti -- G-site Web / LongBeachOnLine.net
- Neal Perlmutter -- Intermec
- Clark Haynes -- Intermec
- David Solomon -- Vernier Networks
- Tony Banchieri -- Vernier Networks
Content assistance was also provided by:
- Rob Kelley -- JetBlue
- Jay Tuten -- Press Telegram
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