Disaster Response

Maximize Communications Options - Minimize Space Usage
Proxicast's LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router is an ideal addition to your emergency communications response vehicles or other disaster response mobile assets. The LAN-Cell provides flexible & redundant LAN / WiFi / WAN / VPN / Firewall communications in a compact, rugged "all-in-one" appliance. The LAN-Cell 2 includes:

• 4 port 10/100 Ethernet Switch
• Integrated 802.11 a/b/g WiFi Access Point
• Ethernet WAN port for DSL, Cable, T1, etc.
• 3G PC-Card modem slot for cellular data communications
• Dial-Backup port for telephone or satellite modems
• Supports EVDO Rev A, EVDO Rev 0, 1xRTT, HSPUA, HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS PC-Card Modems

Cellular Data Communications
Most customers deploying the LAN-Cell 2 3G router as part of their disaster response comunications strategy use the 3G Cellular Data interface as the primary means of obtaining mobile Internet access. Even during wide-scale natural disasters, the cellular telephone system is highly resilient. With mulptile carriers serving most areas, overlapping cell coverage, auxillary power and redundant equipment at cell sites, and fast-deployment mobile cell sites maintained by many large carriers, the cellular telephone network as proven to be a reliable communications medium.

You are not "locked-in" to a single cellular provider or radio technology. The LAN-Cell 2's PC-Card cellular modem is the same device used in laptops. By simply replacing the PC-Card, you can easily change cellular carriers depending on which carrier is available. Some customers even "piggy-back" two or more LAN-Cell's, each with connections to different cellular and satellite carriers, allowing the LAN-Cells to automatically determine the best available connection.

Disaster Ready
The LAN-Cell 2's built-in Ethernet and WiFi features make it easy to create instant "hot spots" to provide Internet access for field staff and/or evacuees. The LAN-Cell is a true 3G cellular mobile router and can be powered by AC, 12VDC vehicle adapters, batteries or solar cells. The LAN-Cell 2's low power draw, compact size and secure mounting options make it easy to incorporate into existing disaster response vehicles.

During Hurricane Katrina, a Proxicast customer reported that only the LAN-Cell stayed up throughout the storm and subsequent flooding. Make the LAN-Cell 2 part of your disaster response equipment.

The Proxicast LAN-Cell 2 3G Cellular Router (Mobile IP 3G Router) utilizes user accessible upgradable high-speed PC-Card (PCMCIA / laptop) 3G modems and supports all CDMA & GSM 2.5G & 3G cellular modem standards including CDMA2000: EV-DO RevA, EV-DO Rev0, 1xRTT; UMTS / W-CDMA: HSUPA, HSDPA, HSPA, EDGE, and GPRS on all major wireless carriers (cellular internet or broadband) worldwide including Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Alltel, AT&T Mobility (Cingular), T-Mobile, Rogers, Telus, Bell Mobility, Telcel, Orange, Vodafone, O2, Telstra & others. See the LAN-Cell 2 3G Router Product Specifications page for a list of the currently supported PC-Card 3G modems. The rugged LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router offers Ethernet, wireless WiFi (802.11 a/b/g) and serial interfaces plus advanced enterprise mobile router features such as multiple IPSec VPN tunnels, NAT/DMZ, SPI firewall, X.509 certificates, bandwidth management and other wireless router functions which are optimized for corporate, financial, mobile in vehicle, industrial automation, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) telemetry and SCADA type remote cellular WWAN applications. The LAN-Cell 2 is also a great satellite data link alternative or backup for Low Earth Orbit - LEO (ORBCOMM, Iridium, Globalstar) and VSAT (HughesNet, Starband) satellite network sites.