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Case Study: Mexico City
COST COMPARISON
New ReFLEX™ network
24 Transmitters
24 Transmitter controllers
73 Receivers (24 collocated and 49 stand alone)
1 Redundant controller system, 1 Paging terminal
Network equipment cost = $2.9 million
Upgrade to ReFLEX™ from existing FLEX™ network
Existing FLEX™ network:
24 Transmitters
24 Transmitter controllers
1 Paging terminal
New equipment:
24 Transmitters upgraded
1 Paging terminal upgraded
73 Receivers (24 collocated and 49 stand alone)
1 Redundant controller system
Network equipment cost = $1.8 million
New Mobitex™ network
27 Base stations
1 Switch
1 Network switch
Network equipment cost = $1.9 million