In Search of the Breakthrough Mobile Network
It's been a tough year for municipal Wi-Fi projects and emerging wireless technologies, but with the bruises comes new muscle.
From IDG, December 27, 2007
Broadband Wireless for Curitiba University in Parana, Brazil
New video on public signing ceremony for municipal wireless broadband contract in Brazil.
From Sys-Con Media, December 27, 2007
Doral (FL) to Enhance Safety, Generate Revenue with Edge-Caching Solution
LastMile caching technology along with outdoor video displays will enable us to provide better coverage and improve our ability to reach residents and businesses with important messages, emergency notifications and weather alerts.
From BBW Exchange, December 27, 2007
Georgia County Businesses Pick Up Slack on Broadband Connectivity
Private businesses in Gwinnett County municipalities such as Lawrenceville have been responding to the demand for wireless as a way to draw customers.
From Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 27, 2007
Broward-Wide Internet Network Faces Several Challenges
Cities around the country have seen plans to create wireless Internet networks get snarled, but that hasn't deterred others -- including Broward -- from giving it a look.
From The Miami Heralld, December 23, 2007
Benton Fdn: Getting to Universal, Affordable Broadband
A report from the Benton Foundation calls for an aggressive new approach, a national broadband strategy, to modernize federal universal telephone service policies to help meet the challenges of connecting all Americans to broadband.
From Benton Foundation, December 21, 2007
Rural Northern New Hampshire to See Broadband Soon
After years of waiting, residents and businesses in remote areas of Coos County, New Hampshire, will soon have access to wireless broadband Internet service.
From New Hampshire Business Review, December 21, 2007
Wi-Fi Network Expected to Be Self-Sustaining
The Minneapolis wi-fi network should be financially self-sustaining by February, says US Internet, the Minnetonka firm building it.
From Minneapolis Star-Tribune, December 20, 2007
Executives Leaving Earthlink
In August, the ISP fired 800 employees, then started charging DSL users a $5 "network access charge" to help gain additional revenue. Now judging from employee posts to our forums, the axe is starting to hit higher level executives at the company.
From Broadband Reports, December 20, 2007
Spokane (WA) Wi-Fi Enlargement Plans on Hold
The city of Spokane has shelved plans to enlarge greatly a broadband wireless-communication network that covers a roughly 100-block area of downtown.
From Journal of Business, December 20, 2007
