Tag: Community

It probably caught some by surprise to see Hewlett-Packard (HP) listed as one of the two final candidates for system integrator of the Wireless Philadelphia project (the other contender is ISP EarthLink). After all, HP isn't well known for installing and running metropolitan wireless networks, right? Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

One of the greediest moves ever by big telephone companies appears — for the moment — to have run amok, if not backfired. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

Groups led by EarthLink and HP have been selected as the finalists to deploy Philadelphia's city-wide network, with city officials expecting deployment to begin this October. Via [informationweek.com]

While lawmakers in some parts of the country are fighting to ban free wireless broadband access, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is looking at it as a potential tool for fixing community problems. Via [informationweek.com]

Intel and several corporate partners launched a program on Thursday aimed at helping cities use wireless networks to better serve their citizens--and perhaps make a little cash on the side. Via [news.zdnet.com]

The city of San Francisco wants ideas for making the entire 49-square mile city a free -- or at least cheap -- Wi-Fi zone. Via [businessweek.com]

In another demonstration of Wi-Fi for a wide area, the service is being rolled out in several hotspot demo areas in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, Mich. Via [internetweek.com]

Municipalities should leave the task of building Wi-Fi networks in the private sector's hands, the co-founder of Qualcomm said Tuesday. Via [news.zdnet.com]

The consortium putting together a plan for a city-wide Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia has named three finalists in the race for the contract. Via [wirelessweek.com]

One demonstration convinced the Coeur d'Alene tribe to install broadband Internet access throughout its reservation in Idaho. Via [informationweek.com]

A non-profit group aimed at community development will oversee development of a three-city wireless network. Via [informationweek.com]

You turn the tap, and water comes out. Thank heaven; we can't live without the stuff. Digital bandwidth's getting to be just about as vital. So why shouldn't a local government -- Boston's for instance -- provide all of its citizens with good Internet service at low prices? Via [boston.com]

City-run broadband networks like Philadelphia's Wi-Fi scheme would get the green light under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Via [news.com.com]

Private enterprise broadband providers ignoring the growing digital divide should expect competition from local municipalities. That's the role of local governments, says one of the nation's leading proponents of municipal Wi-Fi. Via [internetnews.com]

The city of Orlando in Florida has pulled the plug on the city's free Wi-Fi service. Although the city has a population of over 1.8m, only around 27 people a day were using the service, which was costing the district $1,800 a month. Via [theregister.co.uk]