What Are the Prospects for FemtoCells in US Market?
If there's one safe bet regarding femtocells, it's that success or bust, they're guaranteed to go down in telecom history as one of the most-watched and most-hyped technologies ever.
From Unstrung Insider, June 12, 2008
Many US Tech Workers Eager to Telecommute
More than a third of U.S. technology workers would accept pay cuts of up to 10 percent to work from home and avoid the expense of commuting to the office, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
From Reuters, June 12, 2008
10 Cities With Widespread Wireless Internet
While you're searching for a signal, broadband wireless activist Glenn Strachan suggests looking to these cities for widespread affordable access.
From Discovery Channel, June 12, 2008
MarketPlace: Municipal Wi-Fi Isn't Dead Yet
Two years and $17 million later, wireless Internet in Philadelphia's scheduled to expire tomorrow. The city had grand plans for what it hoped would be a national model for what's called municipal Wi-Fi, high-speed Internet pretty much anywhere in the city for a fee if you could afford it, free if you couldn't.
From American Public Media, June 12, 2008
City Government Business Drives Municipal Wireless Network Implementation
Success will require city governments to examine the business reasons for building wireless networks, since the wireless efforts of community groups will not address local government requirements.
From Government Technology, June 12, 2008
Leaves Degrade Wi-Fi Service for Some in Minneapolis
The re-emergence of leaves this spring has caused network delays and slower-than-expected download speeds in parts of the citywide network.
From Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 12, 2008
T-Mobile, AT&T, Starbucks Resolve Wi-Fi Dispute
MOU to resolve differences over how the coffee house operator should transfer its Wi-Fi access from T-Mobile USA to AT&T.
From CNN Money, June 12, 2008
Provo City Council Approves Sale of iProvo
y a vote of 4-3, Provo City Council last night approved the sale of the iProvo fiber-optic network to Broadweave Networks, creating the largest private municipal network in the U.S. The acquisition will officially close on June 30, 2008 with Broadweave’s service going live July 1, 2008.
From Broadweave Networks, June 11, 2008
TimeWarner Cable Tries Metering Internet Usage
On Thursday, new Time Warner Cable Internet subscribers in Beaumont, Texas, will have monthly allowances for the amount of data they upload and download. Those who go over will be charged $1 per gigabyte, a Time Warner Cable executive told the Associated Press.
From The Chicago Tribune, June 04, 2008
Korea's Intelligent Highway Infrastructure to Deploy Mesh
The system will enable the delivery of video surveillance and voice streamed to and from public safety and commuter vehicles and provide the architecture for a simplified communications infrastructure for traffic control and related systems.
From iStock Analysis, June 04, 2008
