Twin Cities #2: St. Paul Wary of Its Neighbor
Minneapolis is moving ahead with plans to build a citywide wireless Internet network next year, and that worries St. Paul City Council Member Lee Helgen. A passionate Wi-Fi advocate, Helgen doesn't want his city playing catch-up.
From St.Paul Pioneer-Press, September 03, 2006
BBC Team Works Remotely on Norfolk Open Link
The team filed reports from Norwich, U.K., as it grappled with the technology, talked to people via internet telephony and filed stories and features remotely.
From BBC News, August 31, 2006
Solar Power, Wireless Bring Web to Remote Areas
Setting up a backbone network to connect the hundreds of major access points throughout a region can be achieved by using three existing wireless technologies, says Daniel Aghion, executive director of the Wireless Internet Institute. "If I had to design a backbone network from scratch, I would use all three."
From Christian Science Monitor, August 31, 2006
AT&T Gets Into Municipal Wi-Fi in Illinois
AT&T this week won its first municipal Wi-Fi deal. In the past AT&T has fought against municipal Wi-Fi networks, saying the subsidies offered by local governments provided an unfair competitive advantage.
From PC World, August 29, 2006
Qwest Protest Fails to Derail Minneapolis Wi-Fi
Qwest Communications on Monday assailed the building of the Minneapolis wireless network, claiming that the project involved a surprise government subsidy and unfair bidding procedures.
From Star Tribune, August 29, 2006
Great Britain: 84% with Wireless Use It at Home
An AOL survey of more than 2,000 UK internet users reveals the popularity of wireless surfing: more than a third have wireless access and 84 per cent of those use it at home.
From The Register, August 29, 2006
Singapore: One Nation Under Wi-Fi
By the end of the year, it will be possible to roam almost anywhere in Singapore and get a wireless signal.
From CNet News, August 26, 2006
Google: No Plans for National Wi-Fi Service
Even as it rolls out a local wireless Internet service in the city where it is based, Google says it has no plans to position itself as a national provider of such services.
From New York Times, August 16, 2006
Sen. Chuck Schumer's Rural Wi-Fi Bill
Metropolitan Wi-Fi providers are reacting cautiously about an ambitious effort by one U.S. senator to jump-start Wi-Fi broadband networks in smaller cities and rural areas. In mid-July, Sen. Charles Schumer D-N.Y., began pushing a 3-pronged plan to get more help for smaller communities to install their own Wi-Fi networks.
From Wireless Week, August 15, 2006
Strix: Public-Safety W-Fi for 2008 Olympics
Mesh network equipment-maker Strix Systems scored a contract with Chinese authorities to supply a public-safety Wi-Fi network in Beijing in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.
From RCN News, August 14, 2006
