 Articles written by Peter Orne
Wireless Government
Wireless Competition, Low-Cost Internet, Coming to Mexico City: Q&A with Sam Podolsky
 On April 2nd, Mexico City Mayor Carlos Ebrard signed a deal with China’s ZTE to establish a broadband-wireless network across the city to provide affordable Internet access and enhance public safety. At the Digital Cities Convention in Chicago, May 22–23, Sam Podolsky, President of the Mexico City Council of Competitiveness and Economic Development, will talk about the City’s plans at a Global Town Hall Meeting. More
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Innovation Center a Cornerstone of Boston RFI
While the OpenAir Boston team held a two-hour downtown meeting to share with the vendor community its goals for a citywide network—economic development, digital inclusion, city services—the view out the office-tower window was notably toward Cambridge and its high-wattage universities. More
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Wireless Web-Based Advertising: Q&A with Berge Ayvazian
Yankee Group’s chief strategy officer will lead a structured brainstorm discussion for Web-based advertising executives, city CIOs and community-portal directors at the Digital Cities Convention in Chicago this May, tackling models, municipalities, and the meaning of “free.” More
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Denver to Get Wi-Fi: Q&A with Ricochet's Evans
Ricochet Networks has received approval from the City of Denver to roll out Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and other broadband services across the metro area. W2i spoke with Judi Evans, Ricochet’s president, shortly after the agreement was reached. More
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The Mobile WiMAX Story in Grand Rapids, MI
The City of Grand Rapids had been moving toward a Wi-Fi mesh implementation, and then staff and consultants made a mobile WiMAX site visit, and the city changed course. Q&A with CIO Tom McQuillan. More
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Wireless in Education: Houston Schools Tap Wi-Fi
At one of Houston's most underfunded school districts, Director of Technology Don Green sees how the city's wireless plans paired with Web-based accounts can extend learning and opportunity into the homes of 10,000 students and their families. More
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A Wireless Task List for the Legal Department
Jenae Naumann, Assistant City Attorney in Tempe, Arizona, provides an outline for local-government stakeholders — the beginnings of a checklist to take to the legal department at the start of a broadband-wireless plan. More
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U.S. Proposed Broadband Legislation in 2007
MultiState Associates, a U.S.-based state and local government-relations and procurement resource service, provides a state-by-state overview of proposed broadband legislation in 2007 More
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Putting Technologists to the Test
Interview with Accessibility Guru Kevin Carey More
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Tackling a Telco, Connecting Rural Macedonia
Interview with Access Champion Glenn Strachan More
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