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Nine “Safe Rooms” Planned for Digital Cities Convention in Washington, DC
By Peter Orne  Wireless Government

Even if for a morning or an afternoon, the opportunity for peers from the public and private sectors, and even competitors to meet together for a few hours and will continue as a robust part of the Digital Cities Convention experience at the Washington Marriott Hotel next month.  More



White Paper Offers Guidance for Statewide Wireless Initiatives
By Bob Panoff  Community Needs & Technology Choice

Amid the emergence of statewide broadband connectivity councils, authorities and other state-government-backed programs, "An Approach to Statewide Networks" offers a timely review of implementation pathways. More


Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
Graphic: Multistate LogoPalo Alto (CA) RFP for High-Speed Broadband
The City of Palo Alto is seeking proposals from qualified firms for the development, construction and operation of a citywide ultra-high speed bandwidth system. Such a network must provide minimum symmetrical bandwidth of 100 megabits per second per end-user connection, and make affordable and available to the customer in Palo Alto: high speed data transport and Internet access; and voice, data, and video services. Proposals due November 28, 2006. More


Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» Illinois $25M Network to Aid Rural Hospitals
» U.S. Has No Idea How Wired It Is
» Houston's Wi-Fi Deal with EarthLink Fades


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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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