City wanted option to run Wi-Fi
City officials knew DHB Networks, which offers wireless Internet services in town, was struggling.
And they wanted to have the legal right to step in and run Longmont’s Wi-Fi system if the company could no longer do it.
From Times Call, November 08, 2009
Back to Google News Cablevision Systems 3Q profit more than triples
Craig Moffett, senior analyst at Sanford Bernstein, said free Wi-Fi is one reason why Cablevision customers haven't switched to Verizon FiOS.
From Telephony On-line, November 04, 2009
Sprint's WiMAX Hits Chicago
As promised, mobile WiMAX is now available in Chicago through Sprint and Clearwire.
From Wireless Week, November 02, 2009
Amtrak's Acela To Gain Free Wi-Fi
The quasi-governmental Amtrak national train operator noted in its five-year plan released today that it would be adding free Wi-Fi to its Northeast Corridor high-speed Acela trains.
From Wifi Net News, October 29, 2009
Luck o’ the Irish: WiMAX from Motorola and Imagine
In a week of WiMAX, the Irish are getting their share of 4G good fortune with news from Imagine. The Irish operator has chosen Motorola infrastructure and consumer devices for a nationwide WiMAX rollout
From Media Experiences to go, October 14, 2009
Wireless options heating up in Philadelphia
Clearwire Corp., which is partially owned by Sprint Nextel Corp. and cable giant Comcast Corp., flipped the switch two weeks ago on its 4G WiMAX service in Center City....... Verizon Wireless, one of the nation's largest wireless carriers, with 88 million subscribers, offers 3G and could have 4G service available in parts of the Philadelphia region in 2010, the company's executives say.
From Philadelphia Business Today, October 12, 2009
Cities that offer free Wi-Fi find it hard to take away
Del Miller's voice trembled as he addressed the St. Cloud City Council from his wheelchair.
He and dozens of others who packed the chambers on a recent night were angry at city officials for voting to shut down Cyber Spot, the city's free Wi-Fi Internet access.
From Orlando Sentinel, October 10, 2009
Clearwire's mobile WiMAX live in Philadelphia
While Clearwire officially launched commercial mobile WiMAX service in the smaller markets of Milledgeville, Ga., and Salem, Ore., it also showed on its web site that service is now live in Philadelphia.
From Fierce Wireless, October 04, 2009
National Broadband Could Cost $350 Billion
An FCC task force said costs are far higher than available funding, but the plan would produce major economic and social benefits.
From Information Week, September 30, 2009
Wi-Fi heading to New York commuter trains
Cablevision has already done a good job of putting Wi-Fi hotpot at nearly all station stops on the Long Island Railroad, Metro North, and NJ Transit lines.....next on the list, as the company plans to put WiFi on the trains themselves.
From Wireless Internet Reviews, September 21, 2009
