Skepticism Arises over Rural Broadband Stimulus
With the first concerted federal program to subsidize high-speed Internet services in rural areas, the new economic stimulus package will create some jobs and could get hundreds of thousands of households online.
Yet there's some question whether the economy would be more energized by spending that money on other things.
From Wireless Week, February 20, 2009
Hollywood, Florida deploys municipal wireless network
Hollywood, Florida (pop. 142,000; 27 square miles; 70 square km) has deployed a municipal wireless broadband network for wireless automated meter reading (AMR), public safety and free Wi-Fi service for residents.
From Muniwireless, February 16, 2009
Luxembourg: model of a successful muni Wi-Fi network
Earlier this year, Paul Helminger, mayor of the city of Luxembourg launched a partnership with Esch-sur-Alzette, the second largest municipality in the country, to share the HotCity platform created by the city of Luxembourg
From Nubiwireless, February 15, 2009
Cambridge City Council Stops Activation of Surveillance Cameras
In the enduring controversy over whether surveillance cameras bring security or erode privacy, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, recently voted to halt the activation of eight security cameras because the public has yet to be told what precisely the cameras will be used for
From Security Management, February 05, 2009
Wi-Fi Gets Disaster Victims Back Online
How Steckler, Director of the Hastily Formed Networks (HFN) Research Group at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, CA, established commnications services to the largest tsunami refugee camp in Thailand.
From Wi-Fi Planet, January 30, 2009
Santa Clara has novel use for dumped Wi-Fi
Santa Clara’s nonprofit electric utility bought assets of the Mountain View Wi-Fi company in September, and those assets are helping to pioneer an energy-efficient answer to customers who ask: How do I reduce my bill?
From Silicon Valley, San Jose Business Journal, January 30, 2009
Comcast Engaged in Free Wi-Fi Trial
Comcast working with Cablevision on Wi-Fi trials in New Jersey
From Boradbadn DSL Reports, January 30, 2009
Nortel Axing WiMax, Trimming Partnership With Alvarion
Nortel Networks said it's dropping its mobile WiMax business and its partnership with WiMax base station provider Alvarion.
From Information Week, January 30, 2009
House defeats DTV transition delay
The House of Representatives defeated a bill to delay the digital TV transition. The Senate passed one a coupe of days back. Stay tuned.
From Fierce Wireless, January 29, 2009
Broadband Stimulus Could Top $9 Billion
House of representatives passed a $6 billion plan. The Senate is upping the ante with a $9 billion draft. Much is still up ion the air.
From WiFi Planet, January 28, 2009
