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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
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
On a recent trip to Montana, I discovered some of the projects underway to bring wireless to rural areas in Big Sky Country. I also had an opportunity to reflect on the differences between urban and rural deployments. More
Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
Tampa (FL) Wireless Network for CCTV, Proposals Due August 15, 2007 Tampa (FL) seeks a vendor to furnish, install, integrate and test a point-to-point (PTP) wireless network segment at the City of Tampa's Westshore Boulevard closed-circuit television (CCTV) network. A prebidders conference will be held August 3, 2007. More
Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» Massachusetts Announces $25 Million for Broadband Connections
» FCC Agrees with Google: The Airwaves Will Be Open
» Tianjin To Be the First Wireless City in China
» Wireless T-1 Replacement Offered in Portland
» Expanding Capabilities of Municipal Wireless Networks
» Getting on the Internet Now Easier in Escanaba and Gladstone, Wisconsin
» Wi-Fi, Sponsored By...
» Chicago Pushes Wi-Fi Despite Other Cities' Struggles
» Argentine City Uses Linux, OSS For Its Free Municipal Wi-Fi
» Wireless Prague : A Lesson for Other Muni-Wireless Projects in Europe
» Where’s the Gold? EarthLink CEO Calls Timeout on Metro WiFi Projects
» Ohio Governor Wants High Speed Internet Extended Statewide
» Wi-Fi Traffic Testing Application on Tap
» Startup Brings Free Wi-Fi to the Streets of San Francisco
» City Network Goes Open Source
» City Services Drive Network in St. Louis
» An Alternative to Mesh
» Next Generation Wireless Technology Expands into Northeastern US
» US and UK Municipal Wireless Spending to Reach $6.4 Billion by 2012
Published electronically every Thursday, the W2i Government Broadband Wireless Report (The W2i Report) explores the issues surrounding the planning and implementation of broadband-wireless infrastructures, applications and services for cities, communities and regions. The W2i Report features commentaries and interviews with CIOs, wireless field practitioners, industry experts, and local-government association leaders, as well as a dozen independent bloggers. It includes data bases on leading case studies, business opportunities (RFPs) and headlines. All broadband-wireless stakeholders — from local-government officials and IT managers to the ecosystem of equipment and application vendors and systems integrators — are encouraged to subscribe.
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