 Articles written by Peter Orne
Wireless Government
Microsoft Director Sees Blueprint Emerging for Digital Inclusion in Cities
Maria E. Wynne, Senior Director of the Office of Economic Development and Innovation, U.S. Public Sector, for Microsoft, believes that municipalities can better organize their digital-inclusion initiatives—to connect seniors and youth, ethnic minorities, and the marginalized—in a sustainable fashion. More
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From Piraí to Paraty, Brazil's Proderj Pushes 100% Digital State
Proderj's Digital Cities Project is integral to a goal to make Rio de Janeiro Brazil’s first 100-percent fully digital state. In an interview, Tereza Porto, Proderj’s president, traces the origins of the Project from rural Piraí, in 2002, to Paraty, which launched a one-square-kilometer pilot project in July. More
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Brookline Mesh Network Is Multi-Use for Public Safety and People
Brookline is the first municipality in the United States to have a border-to-border multi-use first responder Wi-Fi network that uses licensed 4.9-GHz frequencies for police and fire, and standard Wi-Fi for consumers. More
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FCC Commissioners Battle Over US Broadband Ranking
Two FCC commissioners, writing nine months apart, debate the merits of an ITU ranking on US broadband penetration and assess the role of government versus the free market in bridging the digital divide. More
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Four Wireless-Enabled Applications at the Metropolitan Scale
Participants at the 12th W2i Digital Cities Convention in Chicago examined applications for public-safety, traffic management, emergency medical response, and education to be enabled at the largest scales — applications that will improve quality of life for millions of Americans in the 21st century. More
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W2i Takes International Best-Practice Sharing to South Korea
The 13th Digital Cities Convention in Seoul brought together broadband-wireless field practitioners from Asia-PAC and North America for a day and a half of deployment updates and best-practice sharing on the wireless infrastructure and applications opportunity for cities. More
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Regulator to the Rescue? Brazil’s Pro Wi-Fi Rules for Cities
In March, Brazil’s regulatory authority ANATEL approved new rules allowing the country’s 5,500 municipalities to offer broadband-wireless access to their constituencies through a convenient and affordable licensing procedure. More
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EarthLink’s Gulf States Manager: Q&A with Steve Powell
Steve Powell joined EarthLink Municipal Networks (EMN) this spring as General Manager for the Gulf States. In this role, Powell oversees three of EarthLink’s most important agreements: Houston, New Orleans and Corpus Christi. A long-time Houston resident, Powell has more than a decade of experience in telecommunications and networking. More
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Cambria County: AllCoNet's Pennsylvania Cousin Rolls Out
County commissioners announced that they would build a $10-million countywide wireless network to bring its public-safety telecommunication infrastructure into compliance with an FCC mandate—and bring Cambria County into the 21st century. More
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Traffic, Medical Applications Spark Tucson Digital City: Q&A with Francisco Leyva
 Similar to the automated-meter-reading story in Corpus Christi, Tucson’s broadband-wireless planning began with an effort to tackle a municipal chore—traffic-signal monitoring—more efficiently and cost effectively, while opening the way for more Wi-Fi-mesh-enabled applications such video streaming on ambulances. Tucson’s project manager provides an update on this emerging digital city. More
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