Sprint May Launch WiMax in Baltimore 6-October
DSLReports has a tip that Sprint will launch its WiMax service in its first commercially available market on 6-Oct-2008:
From WiFi Networking News, September 19, 2008
Municipalities and open access critical to FTTH growth in France
At a meeting of the French Committee for Public Initiative Networks (Comité des Réseaux d’Initiative Publique or CRIP) in the restored Amphitheater of Le Jardin des Plantes in Paris, Paul Champsaur, President of ARCEP, the French regulator, said that municipal and regional governments will be at the forefront of deployments of very high-speed broadband infrastructure in France — for both fixed and wireless access.
From Muniwireless, September 18, 2008
Post Your Questions for Philadelphia Wireless Panelists
Organizers of day-long discussion about ubiquitous mobile broadband want to know what you want to ask: In Philadelphia on 22-Sept-2008, panelists from AT&T, Comcast, Sprint XOHM, The Wharton School, and Network Acquisition Corporation
From WiFi Networking News, September 17, 2008
Comcast Sets 250 GB Usage Cap Starting This October
Today, we're announcing that beginning on October 1, 2008, we will amend our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) available at http://www.comcast.net/terms/use/ and establish a specific monthly data usage threshold of 250 GB/month per account for all residential customers.
From Comcast, August 28, 2008
DHS, Washington (DC), Raytheon in Interoperability Demo
The Homeland Security Department today is demonstrating a new technology that uses radio over wireless broadband for emergency response in partnership with the District of Columbia.
From Federal Computer Week, August 28, 2008
Google Joins Group to Offer Free Wi-Fi in Milpitas (CA)
Last week, The Milpitas Post Web site reported that a nonprofit group, made up of Google, I-Net Solutions, and some wireless equipment makers, is working with the city to operate the network to provide free wireless service to residents.
From CNET, August 28, 2008
Clearwire Has Cash for 'at Least' 12 Months
Clearwire LLC says it will have "adequate liquidity for at least the next 12 months," assuming that the deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. and the associated $3.2 billion financing closes as expected in the fourth quarter.
From Unstrung, August 28, 2008
Newark, Video and the Future of Crime Fighting
The surveillance system is the centerpiece of Mayor Cory Booker's ambitious plan to use cutting-edge technologies to slash Newark's violent crime rate.
From Yahoo Business, August 28, 2008
Colorado to Have Large Healthcare Information Network
With an award from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Colorado will soon have one of the largest healthcare information networks in America. A consortium led by the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) will develop the Colorado Telehealth Network and move Colorado one step closer to achieving one of Gov. Bill Ritter's administrative promises, which was to significantly expand broadband communication to rural areas of the state.
From Governement Technology, August 28, 2008
City of Philadelphia Receives GIS Award
The city received the honor for its leadership and innovation in developing enterprise geographic information system (GIS) deployments that improve numerous government functions and city services.
From Governement Technology, August 28, 2008
