Wi-Fi Lanterns

Descriptions

Wrexham Country Borough Council (WCBC) is looking to engage with the market to better understand the existing marketplace for Wi-Fi lanterns.The potential purchase of Wi-Fi lanterns forms part of a larger piece of work to regenerate Wrexham’s High Street to enhance its potential for events, street markets and cafe culture, while complementing the historic listed buildings in the area.The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to gather information on Wi-Fi lantern options available to WCBC, along with their capabilities, lead times and any potential challenges/opportunities that may exist. Currently the Council is looking to purchase products similar to the below:Lighting with built in Public Wi-Fi:•LED lanterns to be installed onto existing street light columns, matching existing luminaires.•The lanterns will provide free public Wi-Fi within the area. Ideally this will be run by the supplier for a period of 3 to 5 years•Each broadband luminaire needs to have associated access points mounted on lighting column and powered by POE from the broadband luminaire•Minimum requirements:oWireless backhauloFibre point needs to be available to enable ISP connectionoHigh level network design required – 1Gbps connectivity, latency