Pinnacle West (Arizona Public Utilities)
This statewide utility provider has installed several 800 MHz base stations and utilizes self-developed software in the north Phoenix area. The system is being used to submit service reports, access plans and schematics from the LAN, and for dispatching in this area. Additional sites are being added throughout the State.
 
EMERGING USES:

IP SERIES
Wide area mobile data communications for service fleets and supervisors.

Specialized Mobile Radio Service (SMRS): Utilities may own and operate the private system and generate revenue by sharing bandwidth and access with local business, local government, and/or public safety entities in the coverage footprint.
 
XPRESSNET
“Hot spots” at service centers and dispatch locations for high-speed upload/download of reports, files, software updates at the beginning and end of shifts (as vehicles approach hot spot coverage areas).

Create “hot zones” for high activity areas. Provides high-speed access to the Utility LAN for downloading schematics, client history, reports, etc. in a localized high activity area (i.e., downtown areas, industrial areas, etc.).

Utilize 802.11 a capabilities with directional antennas to provide long-distance (up to 10 miles) hops to hard-wired LAN drops.