The city of Philadelphia on Thursday unveiled a controversial plan to transform its streets and neighborhoods into a gigantic wireless Internet hotspot. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
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Chicago Looking Into City-Wide Wi-Fi
The city government of Chicago took some small steps toward a city-wide wireless Network earlier this week, the Chicago Tribune has reported. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Chicago Tries To Sneak Wi-Fi Network Past Illinois
City versus state squabbles over Wi-Fi networks have reached the hilarity zone here in the US, as officials on both sides try to slip networking laws past each other. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Municipal Wireless Reaches Japan
Tropos Networks, a start-up that makes equipment for public Wi-Fi networks, announced on Wednesday that NTT Communications has selected its MetroMesh routers to be deployed in military bases, cities and rural areas in Japan. The first deployment will be at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Citywide ‘Wi-Fi’ Network Pondered
Chicago officials took the first tentative steps Tuesday toward installation of a citywide wireless network that would allow residents to connect to the Internet from easy chairs, school desks and office break rooms–and provide City Hall with a major source of new revenue. Via [chicagotribune.com]… Continue Reading
Is Public Wi-Fi Good Enough?
On nearly a daily basis, we’re seeing numerous municipalities, such as Atlanta and Philadelphia, announcing deployments of citywide public Wi-Fi networks. In fact, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, is claiming the largest metro-wide network, with over 100 square miles of service area. I was even surprised that my hometown of Dayton, Ohio, has recently established public… Continue Reading
Hands Off Our Wi-Fi Network!
Why are Wireless Philadelphia and other city wireless programs such a big threat? More precisely, why do the big boys keep trying to kill our Wi-Fi networks? Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Hermosa To Go Next Round In Wi-Fi Fight Tonight
Fighting a lonely battle to give free wireless Internet access to residents, Hermosa Beach City Councilman Michael Keegan said he will ask the City Council tonight to consider approving the citywide free Wi-Fi program as long as money can be raised to support it. Via [dailybreeze.com]… Continue Reading
Philadelphia To Announce Wi-Fi Expansion Plans
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
Muni-Wireless: The Battle Continues
Intel’s interest in the debate over municipal wireless is a welcome twist in an issue so bogged down in free-market rhetoric it’s forgotten about the market. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
New Mexico Village Gets Wi-Fi Coverage
The village of Los Lunas, New Mexico, is the latest municipality to deploy wide-area Wi-Fi coverage, and the community has ambitions to leverage the wireless technology to eventually provide VoIP service. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
Demand For Public-funded WiFi Grows
The increasing demand for wireless networks from U.S. cities and counties will create a golden opportunity for systems integrators in 2005, if conflicts with broadband service providers can be resolved. Via [washingtontechnology.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Goes (West) Hollywood
The city of West Hollywood, home of the renowned Sunset Strip, wants to join the growing ranks of municipalities making free wireless broadband available to anyone. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Networks Slated For Area Downtowns
The wireless fidelity revolution is about to take over downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Philadelphia: Muni Wi-Fi’s Worst-Case Scenario
Philadelphia has started soliciting bids for its proposed $10M muni Wi-Fi project; telecoms and cable companies oppose it. Will this be the beginning of the end for muni Wi-Fi? Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading