Google Joins Group to Offer Free Wi-Fi in Milpitas (CA)
Last week, The Milpitas Post Web site reported that a nonprofit group, made up of Google, I-Net Solutions, and some wireless equipment makers, is working with the city to operate the network to provide free wireless service to residents.
From CNET, August 28, 2008
Clearwire Has Cash for 'at Least' 12 Months
Clearwire LLC says it will have "adequate liquidity for at least the next 12 months," assuming that the deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. and the associated $3.2 billion financing closes as expected in the fourth quarter.
From Unstrung, August 28, 2008
Newark, Video and the Future of Crime Fighting
The surveillance system is the centerpiece of Mayor Cory Booker's ambitious plan to use cutting-edge technologies to slash Newark's violent crime rate.
From Yahoo Business, August 28, 2008
Colorado to Have Large Healthcare Information Network
With an award from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Colorado will soon have one of the largest healthcare information networks in America. A consortium led by the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) will develop the Colorado Telehealth Network and move Colorado one step closer to achieving one of Gov. Bill Ritter's administrative promises, which was to significantly expand broadband communication to rural areas of the state.
From Governement Technology, August 28, 2008
City of Philadelphia Receives GIS Award
The city received the honor for its leadership and innovation in developing enterprise geographic information system (GIS) deployments that improve numerous government functions and city services.
From Governement Technology, August 28, 2008
City of Houston Turns on Free Downtown Wi-Fi
When Earthlink walked away from its plans to cover Houston's 600 square miles with Wi-Fi Internet access, it gave the city $5 million as a payoff. Mayor Bill White said he would use that money to set up wireless access "bubbles" in public places such as parks, as well as in low-income areas.
From Houston Chronicle, August 28, 2008
FCC: Commissioners Tate, Adelstein Fates Uncertain
FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein, a Democrat, and Deborah Taylor Tate, a Republican, are swinging in the election-year winds.
From SNL, August 28, 2008
Sacramento's Bid for Comprehensive Wi-Fi Goes Bye-Bye
The City Council voted Tuesday to terminate a contract with a technology consortium that planned to blanket the city with a free wireless network.
From Sacbee.com, August 26, 2008
Municipal Fiber Networks Bounce Back
Despite some high-profile failures, the deep-seated need for broadband keeps municipalities on the fiber-to-the-home-track.
From Telephony Online, August 25, 2008
New York Comptroller Advises to Scrap $2 Billion Network
New York State should ditch a $2 billion plan for a statewide wireless network for emergency workers unless a unit of Tyco Electronics Ltd can fix the already delayed system's technology problems, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said on Thursday.
From Reuters, August 25, 2008
