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As the broadband-wireless industry reassesses the tangible drivers behind citywide implementation, this week W2i takes a look back at local-government business models intended to deliver a measurable return on investment from day one. These models, often deployed on the basis of a local-government mobile-workforce productivity improvement or a technology upgrade, may include low-cost residential access as a secondary outcome and digital inclusion as a windfall benefit. More
The marriage of municipal wireless and digital inclusion has become a taken-for-granted institution, assumed to be most appropriate, as natural a pairing as soup and sandwich. Perhaps it's time we question that assumption. More
The W2i Digital Cities Convention in São Paulo provided a platform for VIPs, technology, regulatory, institutional thought leaders and Brazil and U.S. field practitioners to share best practices on the broadband-wireless opportunity for local communities across Brazil. More
Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
 Lansing (MI) Public Safety Wireless Data Communications Infrastructure RFP
The City of Lansing, Michigan, on behalf of numerous public safety agencies within Ingham County, Michigan, is seeking proposals to create a high-speed wireless data communication infrastructure for the purposes of enhancing law enforcement communication in the field. Proposals are being sought from national wireless carriers only. Proposals from distributors, agents, brokers, or retail stores will not be considered. It is required that the traffic not be transmitted over a network available to the general public. All traffic must be segmented into private customer networks, with the ability to route data traffic to individual destinations based on the needs of each partner agency. At a minimum, the vendor shall have a nationwide network of wireless data transmission facilities. No frequency is specified. More
Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» What's Eating Citywide WiFi, Part 1
» Roanoke's Wi-Fi Lingers on Fritz
» Municipal Broadband Uptake Grows in South Africa
» Companies Heat Up The Race For WiMax
» Free Wi-Fi to Launch in Ketchum, Idaho
» Turning Nashua's Wi-Fi Dream to Reality Will Take Some Time
» Sderot in Israel's Western Negev to Receive WiMAX
» Will WiMAX End Wi-Fi, Cellular Woes?
» Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Network Saves Lives in Tucson
» Concord (CA) Provides Free Wi-Fi To Residents
» EarthLink Ends Pasadena Wi-Fi Deal
» Cable-To-Wi-Fi May Aid Municipal Wireless Deployments
» LastMile Raises £4M in Equity Financing
» Sharing Taps Community to Provide Free Wi-Fi
» Municipal Wireless Mesh Network Capacity Expected to Rise from 1.5 Mbps to More than 100 Mbps
» EU Watchdog Calls for Urgent Action on Wi-Fi Radiation
» Harrisonburg Still Waiting For Wireless Suitor
» Mesh 2.0: Resetting Expectations for Municipalities
» Wireless Internet Network Coming to O'Fallon, Missouri
» Cities Are Rewriting Their Wireless Stories
» Wi-Fi Philly: Too Many Questions
» Sprint Spinoff Embarq Outshines Parent
» UK Company Proposes Cellular Backhaul for Muni Wi-Fi
» Chandler Wi-Fi Network Nears Startup
» Muni Wi-Fi Thrives, On a Small Scale
» SF Formally Ends Wi-Fi Plans
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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