No Go for Free Sydney Wirless Plan
Yet another NSW Government infrastructure project has bit the dust, with the Minister for Commerce today announcing the promised free wireless broadband network for the Sydney CBD and other major centres would be scrapped.
From The Sydney Morning Herald, May 02, 2008
August (GA) Moving Ahead on Well Funded Wi-Fi Plan
Armed with a $500,000 state grant and $800,000 of city funds, Hewett said the city will install access points covering four square miles of downtown in the 200,000-resident city.
From Search CIO, May 02, 2008
EarthLink to Shut Down New Orleans Wi-Fi
New Orleans is about to lose its municipal Wi-Fi network as EarthLink plans to halt its participation in the citywide project on May 18, an EarthLink spokesman said Friday.
From InformationWeek, May 02, 2008
Boston Settles on Hotspot Patchwork
he latest addition to the hodgepodge of restaurants, coffee shops, and libraries offering free Wi-Fi is FreeFi Networks' hotspot at Roxbury Community College.
From InformationWeek, May 02, 2008
Hospital Techies Urge Limits on 'White Space' Wi-Fi
"If a new white space application that's operating thousands of times more powerfully came online, either in the hospital or outside the hospital, it could very well directly interfere with the telemetry system and prevent patient monitoring," Tim Kottak, engineering general manager for GE Healthcare's systems and wireless division, said in a telephone interview with CNET News.com this week.
From CNET, May 01, 2008
FCC May Re-Auction D-Block Later This Year
ef Kevin Martin has announced that the FCC’s May agenda includes discussion of what to do with the D-Block spectrum which failed to sell at the 700 MHz auction earlier this year. The discussion will review all of the rules associated with auctioning the public safety spectrum including whether it is necessary to lower the reserve price in order for a sale to take place.
From DSL Reports, May 01, 2008
Interop: Vendors Tackle Wi-Fi Troubles
The Wi-Fi technology brings wired Ethernet-like performance to WLANs, but the access points that connect mobile devices to the network typically use more power than a school's or business' older power over Ethernet system can deliver.
From InformationWeek, May 01, 2008
France to Require Apartments to Come Wired
The French government said Thursday that it planned to require builders to install fiber-optic cables in new apartment buildings to increase the introduction of fast broadband Internet.
From International Herald Tribune, May 01, 2008
Palm Beach County Cities Find Free Wireless Elusive
In 2005, Boynton Beach became the first city in the county to offer free wireless to some residents. But that success was short-lived. The city dropped its wireless provider March 31 after the company failed to maintain the system and make sure it worked properly.
From Orlando Sun-Sentinel, April 29, 2008
Kerry Fights for Broadband in Western Massachusetts
Citing areas like Western Massachusetts, U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry told a congressional panel today that federal action is needed to bring broadband service to regions without access to the Internet, in order to even the odds of competing in a global market.
From MassLive.com, April 24, 2008
