EarthLink Plans Massive Deployment in Houston
EarthLink's Houston deal is set to become the largest municipal Wi-Fi network in the country, with 10,000 transmitter nodes and a $50 million investment.
From Red Herring, February 20, 2007
When It Comes to Wi-Fi, Free Isn't Good Enough
"We never thought it would be so hard to spend money in a city - or such a hard sell to give something away," EarthLink Vice President Cole Reinwand said.... "I see critics in this city purporting to speak on behalf of citizens they don't represent," said Chris Sacca, the Google executive overseeing the project.
From Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2007
Free Wi-Fi Use May Be Ending
A Motorola Corp. executive said that free municipal Wi-Fi use was quickly coming to an end and that cities should be looking at how they can make public Internet usage a big business.
From Arizona Republic, February 15, 2007
L.A. Mayor Wants Citywide Wireless Access
Mayor Villaraigosa said he expected to create a public-private sector partnership and would seek bids as early as this fall. He is forming a working group and plans to hire an expert to iron out details of the ambitious project.
From Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2007
Front Porch Is Largest Ad/Content Delivery System
Front Porch is now the world's largest ad and content delivery system for network providers. After serving over 4.6 Million users in 2005, Front Porch grew to serve over 7.5 Million users in 2006 in over 650 locations in 28 countries.
From FrontPorch.com, February 12, 2007
Kite Networks Moving Ahead in Yuma
After May 1, people will be able to use two hours of free Internet each day at the West Wetlands, old downtown, Smucker Park and the Deyo Complex. They will need to provide a credit card to use it.
From Yuma Sun, February 10, 2007
ACLU Slams San Francisco Wi-Fi Plan
The ACLU of Northern California said in a letter to the supervisors on Tuesday that both EarthLink's paid service and Google's free offering would fall short of most of the group's recommendations on collection and sharing of personal data and possible tracking of users.
From Computerworld, February 08, 2007
“Get Long Island-wide Wireless Right”
Proposed municipal networks have been greatly ballyhooed in other places but ultimately fell short of expectations. That's why the decision by Suffolk and Nassau to go with a private-public partnership seems the smarter route.
From Newsday, February 05, 2007
Firetide Establishes Presence in China
Firetide, Inc., a leading developer of multi-service wireless mesh networks and wireless access points, today formally announced its presence in China to support rapidly growing demands for wireless infrastructures and mobile networking in China.
From Yahoo! Business, February 05, 2007
Wireless Internet for All, Without the Towers
Meraki Networks, a 15-employee start-up in Mountain View, Calif., has been field-testing Wi-Fi boxes that offer the prospect of providing an extremely inexpensive solution to the "last 10 yards" problem. It does so with a radical inversion: rather than starting from outside the house and trying to send signals in, Meraki starts from the inside and sends signals out, to the neighbors.
From New York Times, February 04, 2007
