Emergency Workers Will be Connected at Bowling Green
Expansive wi-fi network will enable firefighters and police quick access to important information.
From Bowling Green Daily News, August 29, 2007
Chicago Scraps Plans for Wi-Fi Network
An ambitious plan to blanket the city with wireless broadband Internet will be shelved because it is too costly and too few residents would use it, Chicago officials said Tuesday.
From Yahoo Finance, August 28, 2007
Florida Company Develops Solar-Powered Wi-Fi
Solis Energy, based in Orlando, Florida, has created a portable, uninterrupted power supply for Wi-Fi routers that harvest their energy from the sun, according to Robert Reynolds, chief executive of the company.
From ZDNet, August 28, 2007
EarthLink Layoffs Signal Change in Muni Wi-Fi
EarthLink's recent decision to lay off 900 workers shows that it is scaling back its municipal Wi-Fi plans, but it is not abandoning them altogether.
From InfoWorld, August 28, 2007
Wireless Sensors to Modernize Parking
U.S. cities are missing out on billions of dollars in potential revenue due to ineffective parking policies and enforcement.
From Wi-Fi Planet, August 28, 2007
New Hampshire OKs Muni Wi-Fi Funds for 10 Communities
New Hampshire lawmakers have approved $98,000 in state grants to fund municipal wireless broadband projects.
From Mass High Tech, August 27, 2007
Plans for Long Island Wi-Fi Network Face Hurdles
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi have acknowledged the project may never be completed.
From Newsday, August 27, 2007
Setback for Rhode Island's Border-to-Border Plan
The Rhode Island General Assembly declined to issue a loan guarantee for the $28 million the group had requested to complete the project.
From Mass High Tech, August 24, 2007
Beech Grove (IL) Selects Provider for Its Digital City Initiative
Federal Signal Broadband system aims to enhance the city's public safety services.
From ThomasNet, August 23, 2007
Earthlink Holds Up Wireless Projects in Alexandria, Arlington
Northern Virginia's wireless Internet revolution is on hold.
From WAVY-TV, August 22, 2007
