Meet EarthLink's Contract Lawyers
Morris, Manning & Martin LLP represented EarthLink in its effort to establish the first contracts with Philadelphia, New Orleans, Anaheim and other cities for implementation of city-wide wireless Internet broadband network services.
From PrimeZone, June 12, 2006
Chaska, Minnesota, a Learning Center
Chaska's network has had its share of woes--slow speeds, dead connections--sparking customer angst along the way. "It took about a year and a half before we felt we really had a good handle on the network," said Bradley Mayer, Chaska's former tech manager who's success there helped land him a job at EarthLink, an Atlanta-based firm that builds municipal Wi-Fi networks.
From TMCNet.com, June 11, 2006
Google Defends Mountain View Wi-Fi Network
Google's outreach blitz coincides with the impending launch of its first wireless Internet network. By July 1, beta testers will get their first crack at the Wi-Fi network Google's built in Mountain View, its hometown. The Mountain View network isn't expected to become available to the general public until later this year.
From eWeek blog, June 08, 2006
New Orleans Council OK's EarthLink
Cisco Systems, announced that the city of Farmers Branch, Texas, a first-ring suburb northwest of Dallas, selected the outdoor wireless "mesh" offering from Cisco and MobilePro Corp. MobilePro will act as the wireless Internet service provider for Farmers Branch and manage the city's mesh network, allowing the city to offer Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) 802.11 b/g connectivity to consumer, academic, commercial and government users.
From Broadband Wireless Exchange, June 06, 2006
Free Wi-Fi Expanding in Portsmouth (NH)
The Economic Development Commission voted to recommend expansion of the free Wi-Fi Internet access cloud to one approximately 15 times larger than what is currently offered.
From Seacoastonline.com, June 06, 2006
5G Wireless Provides Wi-Fi to Delta State, Nigeria
5G Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: FGWI), an emerging leader in the wireless broadband industry, today announced that it has completed concept testing in Delta State, Nigeria, and will begin to provide the state with last-mile solutions for voice, video and data via multiple citywide Wi-Fi deployments.
From MarketWire, June 06, 2006
Israel-Rooted Wavion Entering the Fray
Wavion was founded in 2000 by Dr. Mati Wax and Ruby Twig. The company is currently being managed by Ran Eisenberg, a former pilot who has also worked for OptiBase and Elbit. Wax completed his doctoral studies at Stanford University and returned to Israel to work for Rafael, Israel's Armament Development Authority, where he set up a group for developing military applications, communication and electronic warfare.
From Haaretz.com, June 05, 2006
Chicago Asking for Proposals
EarthLink is betting on Wi-Fi broadband service to recapture at least some of those departing dial-up customers and, it hopes, lure new business. If it plays its cards right—and municipal Wi-Fi takes off—EarthLink could become a formidable rival to current telcos and cable giants.
From BusinessWeek, June 02, 2006
Chicago Invests No Money But Offers Poles
The city wants to invest no money, but can offer access to the usual light pole and electricity infrastructure (but not fiber) to a private partner. The RFP is being issued as a draft for the next two weeks, in an interesting review stage, will then be finalized and released, after which potential partners have 75 to 90 days to respond.
From Wi-Fi Net News, May 31, 2006
Chicago Asking for Proposals
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is asking technology companies to submit proposals to extend wireless broadband, or Wi-Fi, across the city. Daley opened the four-month request for proposals at a news conference Tuesday.
From Associated Press, May 31, 2006
