Verizon Promises 100% NYC FiOS Coverage By 2014
After lengthy, closed door negotiations between Mayor Bloomberg and Verizon, the city today announced they've agreed to Verizon's citywide franchise plan.
From DSL Reports, May 02, 2008
Commentary on Cisco and AT&T Telepresence
"My imagination started whirring last week as I read about AT&T's recent partnership with Cisco Systems for managed telepresence services."
From Telephony Online, May 02, 2008
EC Approves £3.4 Million Public Funding for Broadband in Scotland
The measure is the final step to bring affordable broadband services to all Scottish citizens.
From eGov Monitor, May 02, 2008
Colorado Wireless Communities Plans Delayed
Plans to install citywide wireless Internet networks in Boulder, Broomfield and other local municipalities have hit a stumbling block because the Boulder-based vendor picked to install the system can't raise enough money.
From The Daily Camera, May 02, 2008
Temple University Forum to Discussion Wireless Philadelphia
The Media Mobilizing Project and Temple University's School of Communications and Theater are co-hosting a public forum, which will be the beginning of an ongoing dialogue about the future of Philly WiFi and the city's promise to provide affordable broadband access to all residents.
From Media Mobilization Project, May 02, 2008
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
