The Wi-Fi Year in Review for 2007, and What to Expect in 2008
The full scope of the low uptake rates in cities that had large portions of the network built out also became clear: rather than 15 to 35 percent of residents subscribing, just a few percentage points would put a network in the top tier.
From Wi-Fi Net News, January 31, 2007
IBM Joins the WiMAX Forum
IBM has become a member of the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led organization driving the global adoption of standards-based, interoperable WiMAX products for the delivery of broadband mobile Internet services.
From CIO, January 30, 2007
U.K. Mobile Internet Use 'Increasing'
Mobile phone users in the UK accessed the internet via their handsets about 15.9 million times throughout December 2006, says the Mobile Data Association.
From BBC News, January 29, 2007
Davos: How to Wire the Third World
Here in the Swiss mountains at the World Economic Forum, the annual conclave of world leaders, concerns over a growing digital divide this year have taken a back seat to the challenge of climate change.
From New York Times, January 29, 2007
U.K. Mobile Internet Use Increasing
Mobile phone users in the UK accessed the internet via their handsets about 15.9 million times throughout December 2006, says the Mobile Data Association.
From BBC News, January 29, 2007
Sprint Must Develop WiMAX Network
It's becoming ever-clearer that Sprint has no choice but to develop its nationwide WiMAX network. If it doesn't, it could be swept away by its bigger, more deep-pocketed competitors. Here's why.
From Computerworld, January 29, 2007
Municipalities Getting Hooked on Wi-fi Service
When Toledo announced plans last week for a citywide wi-fi network, it was catching up with more than 300 communities across the country. And many of those communities are in Michigan.
From Toledo Blade, January 27, 2007
Who Has the Best Muni Wi-Fi Network?
Enough municipal wireless systems are in place that it's becoming clear what makes for good and bad networks, according to a study released this week by Novarum. Among the findings are that St. Cloud, Fla., has the best overall municipal Wi-Fi network in North America, while Toronto has the fastest.
From Computerworld, January 26, 2007
Wi-Fi Doesn't Mean "Wireless Fidelity"
"I liked Wi-Fi, but the name never meant anything. Some of the people on the committee were engineers, though, and they couldn't stand that it didn't mean anything, so we kind of backward-invented what it meant -- wireless fidelity."
From Computerworld, January 26, 2007
Fredericton, Toronto, Offer Price Comparison
"Fredericton had the political will to stick to their objective of providing WiFi as a public service; our city did not," said Andrew Clement, professor of information studies at the Knowledge Media Design Institute of the University of Toronto.
From IT World Canada, January 25, 2007
