Granite City (IL) Going Wireless
Mayor Ed Hagnauer said Friday that he and other city officials are negotiating with United Technologies Corporation in a joint venture with Network 1 Communications to turn all of Granite City into a wireless community.
From Granite City Press-Record, April 22, 2008
Gainesville Municipal Utility Issues RFP for Wireless Network
Twenty-two vendors have responded to the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Gainesville Regional Utility in November 2007.
From Muniwireless.com, April 22, 2008
Free Nationwide Wi-Fi? Rep. Cannon Asks Wi Not?
Congressman Chris Cannon (R-UT) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), today introduced The Wireless Internet Nationwide (WIN) Act of 2008.
From Office or Rep. Chris Cannon, April 21, 2008
Former EarthLink City Wi-Fi Comes Down to Earth
Corpus Christi, Texas, and Milpitas, California, each voted on Tuesday to take back networks that EarthLink built or expanded and later sought to unload.
From PC World, April 18, 2008
The New York Times: Wi-Fi Woes in Long Island
A pilot program on one busy commercial corridor in Suffolk was supposed be in place last December, then January; now it looks like midsummer, maybe. Nassau’s test project may start up next month, or not.
From The New York Times, April 18, 2008
London Wi-fi Cameras to Track Drivers' Average Speed
trial of powerful new wi-fi speed cameras that track drivers along every inch of road has begun in London. Thirty-four devices have been put up along a five-mile stretch of the A13 between Canning Town and the Gorsebrook interchange to the east of the capital.
From This Is London, April 18, 2008
Future of U.S. Public-Safety Network in Doubt
A congressional panel wants to know why a plan aimed at using public airwaves and private money to create a nationwide emergency communications network failed to attract any interest in an otherwise successful spectrum auction.
From MS NBC, April 15, 2008
Muni Wireless Is Dead. Here Comes a New Way to Connect
U.S. cities that once trumpeted their free public Wi-Fi plans are muting their fanfare, as project after project stumbles. Now nonprofits have a plan to succeed where city governments have failed.
Two such examples launched this week, with at least $61 million in combined funding.
From Wired Magazine, April 11, 2008
Singapore Reserving $724M for Next Generation Broadband
The Singaporean government announced Monday that it will set aside a grant of up to 250 million Singapore dollars (about 181 million U.S. dollars) to the winning bid to bring the country's broadband network to a new level.
From Xinhua, April 10, 2008
Is In-Vehicle Wi-Fi a Boon For Commuters?
By deploying a wireless infrastructure, public transportation companies, like King Metro, are offering free Wi-Fi access for riders—an amenity that could help boost ridership.
From Wi-Fi Planet, April 10, 2008
