Wireless Broadband Operators Position Themselves for the Rural Broadband Stimulus
More than 1,000 comments were filed when the 60 day public comment period for input into the joint “Request for Information” (RFI) published by NTIA and USDA was scheduled to close on April 13, and late comments continued to be posted on the BTOP web site as recently as May 11.
From 4G Trends, May 13, 2009
Wi-Fi Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Released For Capitol Corridor Train Service
From Capitol Corridor, May 11, 2009
Clear's WiMAX Network in Portland, OR
WiMAX became interesting to me when I moved from one end of Portland, Oregon to another and found that the CO (central office) for my new house was a distant 11,000 feet away
From WiFi Planet, May 08, 2009
Universities Offer Fix for Obama's Flawed Broadband Plan
Last week, 200 universities nationwide offered a national strategy to the Obama Administration "as a first step in realizing (his) vision bringing the benefits of broadband technology to all Americans."
From GovTech, April 30, 2009
WiMAX Has a Future in Middle East and Africa
In the fourth installment of our series on WiMAX around the globe, we look at the potential WiMAX has in the Middle East and Africa.
From Wi-Fi Planet, April 24, 2009
Chorus grows for inventory of nation's airwaves
Experts from government, public interest groups and the private sector debated spectrum policy and voiced support for a bill to create a national spectrum inventory.
From Fierce Wireless, April 23, 2009
Wireless Mesh Delivers Broadband to Underserved Areas in Iceland
Some 200 remote farms in the Northern Icelandic region of Skagafjordur now have broadband internet access following the deployment of a MESH network from US based Firetide.
From Cellular News, April 21, 2009
U.S. Has Some Catching Up to Do
The latest report from broadband research firm Point Topic shows Asia leading in fiber optics, which delivers the fattest pipes, and the U.S. ranked 24th globally in per capita broadband penetration, a sad spot for the nation that invented the Internet.
From Wi-Fi Planet, April 20, 2009
Minneapolis Call Center Commended After Bridge Collapse
The outstanding performance of the call center prompted the E911 Institute to recently award it "Outstanding Call Center" in 2008
From Emergency Management, April 19, 2009
Is WiMAX dead in France?
An article in the French newspaper, Le Monde, asks whether WiMAX is on its deathbed in France.
From Muniwireless, April 18, 2009
