C4N -Ref- NCAC - Administrations Exploration Of The New xG Technology -Tobin-g MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COA,1/\ lSSlON
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jimmy Morales, City Manager
FROM: Ed Tobin, Commission
DATE: February 41h,2015
SUBJECT: Agenda item for February 11th,2015 City Commission Meeting
Please place on the February 11b,2015 Agenda for City Commission Meeting a referralto
the Neighborhoods and Community Affairs Committee a discussion regarding
Administration's exploration of this new technology. Please see attached letter and refer the
item to the Neighborhood's Committee for analysis
lf you have any questions please do not hesitate to call our office.
Best Regards,
Dessiree Kane
on behalf of Commissioner Ed Tobin
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xG Technology Proposal Summary
The Current Situation: Miami Beach Vulnerability
The City of Miami Beach Emergency Management Department is highly dependent on the public cellular LTE
network for its data and video communications needs. While commercial cellular networks tend to work well
during times of normal levels of use, they provide no guaranteed level of service or priority - the very things
that Miami Beach first responders need in an emergency. They are also highly susceptible to outages during
natural disasters and manmade events like active shooters or terrorist attacks. Moreover, in many cases,
commercial networks become overwhelmed during large-scale public events. Because Miami Beach
welcomes over 13 million visitors a year and hosts numerous highly-attended public events, like the Wine &
Food Festival, Miami Marathon, and in particular, the Miami Beach Centennial taking place this year, public
users could choke and compete for the very same public LTE networks that emergency responders rely upon.
The xMax Solution: Mitigating the Risk to Lives and Property
The xG Technology xMax system is a high-speed private wireless network engineered from the ground up to
satisfy the video and data needs of Miami Beach's Emergency Management department. Unlike commercial
cellular systems, xMax has been designed to provide exceptional resilienry and redundancy in unpredictable
environments and during fluid situations. lt is a network that only first responders can access, so regardless
of the crisis or disaster that occurs, they will always have a secure, high-speed connection for all their data
and video requirements. xMax is easy to set up and be can quickly deployed as a fixed, mobile or
expeditionary system, allowing it to be custom-tailored to first responder mission needs.
xG's Offer to Miami Beach
Beyond the high reliability and rapid-deployment capabilities the xMax system provides, xG Technology
offers the following to further mitigate the risk to the City of Miami Beach:
r xMax is a hijhly-affordable system: xMax is all-lP system designed for easy interoperability. lt supports
all smartphones, tablets, and laptops, so Miami Beach's first response teams can continue to use the
devices, applications and databases they are familiar with, which keeps costs under control.
o Elimination of technical and financial risk to Miami Beach: xG is highly confident in its solution and
ability to meet the needs of Miami Beach, and thus will provide a Performance Bond to the City
guaranteeing that the xMax system will perform as promised.
r A rellable local partner: xG Technology is a Florida-based company that has based its entire operational,
development and deployment teams in South Florida for over 10 years. At the same time, xG is an
aggressive, nimble organization that dedicates significant resources to working closely with customers
like Miarni Beach to deploy, test and validate its system at every step, ensuring that it meets and
surpasses customer requirements during every phase of business engagement.
ln summary by partnering with xG Technology, the City of Miami Beach will have the benefit of a significantly
improved emergency response capability, greater protection and safety to the its residents and visitors, and
the unwavering support and service of a committed local firm at its disposal,
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