AT&T, MetroFi Team Bid on Riverside (CA)
The proposed network would provide free Internet access throughout the city with download speeds of 500Kbps and upload speeds of 256Kbps. In exchange for free access, the company will include a persistent advertisement on every Web page. In addition to the free service, AT&T has proposed offering a paid 1Mbps download broadband service for roughly $19.95 per month.
From CNET News, July 21, 2006
Portland Approves Free Citywide Wi-Fi Network
MetroFi Inc. will build the system, making free Web access available to 95 percent of the city. The project will cost $10 million, but company hopes to make money from advertising and by providing network services to the City of Portland.
From KOIN.com, July 20, 2006
Seybold: Muni Wi-Fi Faces Tech Trouble
Describing municipal Wi-Fi networks such those proposed for Philadelphia and San Francisco "expensive, temperamental and prone to interference," Andy Seybold of the Andrew Seybold Group LLC, warned that there will be little if any in-building coverage and the service too unreliable for use in critical municipal functions.
From EE Times, July 19, 2006
Kansas City Area Eager for Wi-Fi
Johnson County and three of its largest cities agreed this month to explore the creation of a digital information network that could one day blanket the county's 460 square miles. It could also mean cheaper high-speed Internet access on your laptop.
From Kansas City Star, July 18, 2006
Portland may be clear in Wi-Fi cloud
A close look at the city's contract with MetroFi Inc., which goes before the Portland City Council on Wednesday, suggests that the risks of the deal belong primarily to the company. The contract doesn't require the city to help finance the $10 million network, for example, or to spend any money on wireless services.
From OregonLive.com, July 18, 2006
Malaysia Scraps Wireless-Broadband License Tender
Malaysia canceled on Tuesday a tender for its first wireless broadband license, delivering a setback in the country's ambitions to become a leader in mobile high-speed Internet access by the end of 2006.
From Reuters, July 18, 2006
MobilePro: WazTempe Paid-Usage Strengthens
MobilePro Corp. has announced that its WazTempe network continues to add paying subscribers with solid double-digit percentage growth for July month-to-date gross revenue versus total June gross revenue.
From MobilePro, July 18, 2006
Wi-Fi Alliance gears up for 802.11n
The 802.11n standard will bring a new level of complexity to the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification process, involving the testing and certification of countless device form factors and a much greater set of performance benchmarks, he added.
From Telephony Online, July 17, 2006
Public Jitters Quieted in Toronto Project
Toronto Public Health had sounded a warning about the electromagnetic fields from the wireless system.
From The Toronto Sun, July 15, 2006
South African Town Continues Wi-Fi Expansion
Knysna became the first fully WiFi-enabled town in South Africa in September when it introduced cutting-edge wireless technology, allowing the
municipality to provide improved and cheaper communication services. The municipality is now expanding its Wi-Fi system at a cost of R250,000,
creating 150 hotspots in business districts, main tourist areas, black-owned businesses in informal settlements, and on major routes.
From The Herald, July 14, 2006
