Sharing Taps Community to Provide Free Wi-Fi
The recent collapse of San Francisco's plan to provide free Wi-Fi has spawned a new, community-based effort that could provide a model for other cities that have found themselves in the same situation.
From San Francisco Chronicle, September 17, 2007
Harrisonburg Still Waiting For Wireless Suitor
More than a year after it announced a franchise agreement with a Winchester firm, the city continues to look for a wireless Internet provider.
From The Daily News Record, September 17, 2007
Cable-To-Wi-Fi May Aid Municipal Wireless Deployments
Residents in Billings, Montana, are testing a municipal wireless hotspot that links Wi-Fi to an existing cable network.
From Information Week, September 17, 2007
LastMile Raises £4M in Equity Financing
Funding has been secured from a total of 195 private investors, including international defence and security technology company QinetiQ and a number of hedge funds.
From Unstrung, September 17, 2007
Municipal Wireless Mesh Network Capacity Expected to Rise from 1.5 Mbps to More than 100 Mbps
With multiple cities' plans for citywide Wi-Fi networks facing question marks this week, municipalities across the United States should recognize that the current municipal wireless business model -- with vendors footing a significant portion of the bill -- might not be viable.
From BBWExchange, September 17, 2007
EU Watchdog Calls for Urgent Action on Wi-Fi Radiation
Europe’s top environmental watchdog is calling for immediate action to reduce exposure to radiation from Wi-Fi, mobile phones and their masts.
From Common Dreams, September 17, 2007
Mesh 2.0: Resetting Expectations for Municipalities
The dream of operators clamoring over each other to provide free wireless networks to cities has met the reality of revenue expectations, consumer adoption rates and deployment challenges.
From Wireless Week, September 16, 2007
Wireless Internet Network Coming to O'Fallon, Missouri
Many have talked about it. Several have tried it. But could O'Fallon, Mo., become the first town in the St. Louis area to successfully "cut the cord" and launch a working wireless Internet network citywide?
From STL Today, September 15, 2007
Cities Are Rewriting Their Wireless Stories
Such rewriting of history is happening in numerous cities whose governments have fallen for the hype about municipal wireless and now find themselves millions of dollars in debt with underused systems.
From The Enquirer, September 15, 2007
UK Company Proposes Cellular Backhaul for Muni Wi-Fi
Hardware vendor Moovera has launched a wireless access point that uses 3G or WiMax for backhaul - intended to replace mesh as a solution to the problems of municipal wireless.
From Techworld, September 14, 2007
