Wifi goes to the Olympics
Visitors to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada will be able to connect their WiMAX-enabled laptops to the Internet to check results and stream video of events using a new mobile WiMAX service that Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. is launching in January.
From Wifi Planet, November 18, 2009
Grants Will Slip to February, NTIA Concedes in Third Quarter Progress Report To Congress
In a report to Congress, the NTIA said Wednesday that it won’t conclude doling out the first round of broadband stimulus funding until February 2010
From Broadband Census, November 18, 2009
Universal Service Fund Needs Overhaul, and Most Want Broadband Included
The Universal Service Fund is in need of an overhaul to equalize costs among stakeholders and modernize programs to include broadband services, a group of industry representatives and regulators told the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet during a Tuesday hearing
From Broadband Census, November 18, 2009
Swindon to give all its residents free wireless access to the internet
Wiltshire town to roll out £1m project funded by public and private money. The Wiltshire town of Swindon is to become the first in the UK to provide free wireless internet access to all its residents.
From Guardian (UK), November 17, 2009
Muni Wi-Fi 2.0?
WiMAX? Who needs WiMAX? Ruckus Wireless thinks the time is right to take another kick at the metro Wi-Fi can.
From WiFi Planet, November 16, 2009
Illegal movie download forces shutdown of free Wi-Fi
A free service enjoyed by hundreds has been shut down due to illegal activity conducted by one individual.
From Conshocton Tribune, November 16, 2009
Concord to consider citywide wireless network -- again
Concord is considering installing a citywide wireless Internet network — again — by hiring a employees from the now-defunct company that worked on the city's last attempt at such a network two years ago.
From Contra Costa Times, November 13, 2009
Wilkes-Barre awards $2 million surveillance contract to Schneider Electric
The city of Wilkes-Barre, PA, has awarded Schneider Electric a $2 million contract for a wireless video surveillance system
From Government Security News, November 13, 2009
NTIA AND RUS STREAMLINE PROGRAMS TO BRING BROADBAND, JOBS TO MORE AMERICANS
The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced they are streamlining the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s broadband grant and loan programs by awarding the remaining funding in just one more round, instead of two rounds, to increase efficiency and better accommodate applicants.
From Fierce Wireless, November 12, 2009
Google's holiday gift: Free airport Wi-Fi
Google said Tuesday it will subsidize free wireless network access in 47 airports from now until January 15
From CNet, November 10, 2009
