Facing Economic Realities of Muni Wi-Fi
In the movement to blanket cities with Wi-Fi, economic realities are setting in as service providers look to tweak their business models to turn a profit.
From CNET, May 03, 2007
U.S. Broadband Access Slips Further
What do Internet users in Denmark, Holland, Iceland, Canada, and France have in common? They're more likely to be sending e-mail and surfing the Web over a high-speed link than just about anyone else in the world-including their counterparts in the U.S.
From America's Network, May 02, 2007
St. Louis Park: Cloudy Day for Wi-Fi
It was the first of 400 pairs of solar panels and radio nodes designed to power and connect St. Louis Park's wireless Internet service. And it wasn't welcome.
From Minneapolis Star-Tribune, May 02, 2007
Macon (GA) Deploys Municipal Wireless
The city of Macon, Ga., announced it deployed a citywide Wi-Fi network using equipment and technology from Motorola Inc. The city deployed Motorola's Motomesh offering in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band for residents and city workers and in the licensed 4.9 GHz band for public-safety uses.
From RCR News, May 01, 2007
Newton (MA) to Have City-Wide Wi-Fi Mesh
Galaxy Internet Services has selected Strix Systems to provide its Access/One Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) high-capacity, multi-radio mesh network for the city-wide Wi-Fi network in Newton, Massachusetts.
From Government Technology, April 30, 2007
Rural TeleCon Slated for Illinois
Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, Chairman of the Illinois Broadband Deployment Council and the Governor's Rural Affairs Council, in partnership with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, will the Rural Telecon in Springfield this October 14-17, 2007.
From RuralTelecon.org, April 27, 2007
EarthLink Scaling Back, Focuses Muni Wi-Fi Effort
The ISP will keep working on projects it's already committed to and continue talking to other cities, but will focus on large cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago, Chief Financial Officer Kevin Dotts said on a conference call Thursday following the release of EarthLink's first-quarter earnings. The company lost $30 million in the quarter, or 24 cents per share, as more subscribers left its traditional dial-up business.
From InfoWorld.com, April 27, 2007
Wilkes-Barre (PA) Wi-Fi Plans Sidetracked
When the city selected Airport Infrastructure Management last year to install, operate and maintain the wireless system across the city's 7 square miles, it was announced there would be no cost to the city to install it. When city council members later learned the city could be a liable for a $1.25 million debt if the company defaults on a loan, they voted against the deal April 12.
From The Citizen's Voice, April 26, 2007
TimeWarner Customers Get Wi-Fi Hotspots
In a big win for a little Wi-Fi startup called Fon, Time Warner Cable Inc. will let its home broadband customers turn their connections into public wireless hotspots, a practice shunned by most U.S. Internet service providers.
From AP, April 25, 2007
Filtering Boston's Free Municipal Wi-Fi Net
A blog post nails the legality of filtering.
From ZDnet, April 25, 2007
