The city of Philadelphia will release details of its wireless expansion plan next week. The plan, according to city CIO Dianah Neff, is to cover the entire city from downtown to local neighborhoods with low-cost, wireless broadband access. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: February 8, 2005
New VoIP-Enabled Roaming Client
PCTel’s new product permits users to make and get calls using the same number on cellular and IP networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Group Says Gov’t Should Get Out Of Wi-Fi Biz
A new study by the Competitive Enterprise Institute said municipal Wi-Fi wireless broadband networks may not provide all the benefits cities expect. Via [rcrnews.com]… Continue Reading
Motorola Damns WiMAX With Faint Praise
The real question about Canopy Wireless, now launched – 30 months late – in Europe, is not merely “what took you so long?” but “Why are you singing from Intel’s song book about regulation, but not about WiMAX?” Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Municipal Wi-Fi: Let’s Keep It Local
Advocates of Big Broadband took their case against municipal Wi-Fi public on Thursday with a new report from the New Millenium Research Council. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading