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Broadband deployment has great potential as an economic development tool, and my experience at a Wi-Fi-enabled, air-conditioned stopover point on the Aegean Coast revealed that the people and investments involved are quite different from those active in IT and telecommunications deployment. More
Before the public gives a final verdict on the failure or success of local-government broadband-wireless networks, let's continue to watch closely the current reevaluation of business models by service providers and local governments, as well as the viability of networks—in Minneapolis, Brookline, Riverside—built on improving workforce productivity and including anchor tenancy. More
Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
 Sandoval County (NM) to Issue RFP for Completion of Network and RFP to Sue Dandin Group
On July 19, 2007, Sandoval County Commissioners voted to pursue a lawsuit against the Dandin Group over an unsuccessful broadband network deployment. State Auditor Hector Balderas is now investigating the use of state and county funds and bond proceeds. The county has already spent $1.2 million of the $2 million budgeted on construction of the backbone. There will now be a five-member oversight committee that includes County IT Director Hoag and IT specialists from the University of New Mexico, Intel, Cisco International, and the state.
The county is expected to release a request for proposals to companies interested in completing the project. The date of the Commission vote to approve the RFP is unknown and may be in September 2007.
On July 19, 2007, Commission Chairman Don Leonard announced the county would issue an RFP seeking bids from attorneys specializing in government law with the intent to file litigation against Dandin Group. Read a back story from the Alburquerque Journal. More
Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» Beech Grove (IL) Selects Provider for Its Digital City Initiative
» Costa Rican Provider Chooses WiMAX Solution
» Earthlink Holds Up Wireless Projects in Alexandria, Arlington
» Criticism of Public-Private Partnerships Behind the Times
» Companies Requiring Anchor-Tenancy from Cities
» Burr Ridge (IL) Moves Ahead with Mesh Video Surveillance
» City Governments Should Stay Out of Wi-Fi
» Improvements to Large-Scale Wireless Access and Mobility Deployments
» Launch of Mobility ''Solution Set'' for Wireless Mesh Applications
» Nassau, Suffolk Counties Hire Startup to Deploy Wireless
» A Need to Bridge the Digital Divide in Western New York
» Chapel Hill to Offer Free Wi-fi Access
» Earthlink's Wi-Fi Delays Put Houston Project in Question
» St. Petersburg Citywide Wi-Fi Plan is on Hold
» New Zealand Wi-fi Network Could be Just Around the Corner
» 25 Pune Municipal Offices May Go Wireless
» Orlando's Downtown Wi-Fi Must Wait Until October
» Sprint to Sink $5B Into 10-Year WiMax Plan
» New Report Gives Analysis of Forces Driving and Inhibiting Municipal Wireless Initiatives
» Firm Seeks FCC Review of Free Internet-Service Plan
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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