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Wireless Minneapolis a Growing Source of Promising Practices
By James Farstad  Value-Added Networks

Drawing on experience in the City of Minneapolis, this is the first in a series of informational posts that will serve to illustrate key challenges in community broadband initiatives and will highlight, in retrospect, both effective and ineffective actions that have been taken in the Wireless Minneapolis program.  More



In Europe, Trains and Restaurants Drive Wi-Fi Growth
By Robert Horvitz  View from Europe

The explosive growth of Wi-Fi in Europe's public spaces is accelerating, despite premature reports of its death at the hands of 3G.  More


Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
Graphic: Multistate LogoEureka (CA) City Council Approves Wi-Fi Study
On March 4, 2008, the Eureka City Council approved a modified recommendation to award a contract for Wireless Network Feasibility Study to CTC Inc. contingent upon Council’s subsequent appropriation of $57,500 of non-general fund money for the project.

  

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Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» Minneapolis Looks Like a Wi-Fi Winner
» US Broadband Users Want More Zip
» Municipal Wi-Fi to Reach 30,000+ Square Miles by 2012
» Because of Terrorism Threat, Comcast Won't Share Broadband Data
» Thanks to Verizon, U.S. in Top 10 in Global FTTH Push
» Rural Internet, Environment Clash in Maryland
» Anderson (IN) Deploys Wi-Fi-Enabled Automated Meter Reading
» Philadelphia Wi-Fi Project ''For Sale'' Sign Goes Up
» Los Gatos (CA) Rolls Out Multipurpose Network
» West Virginia Broadband Bill Up for Second Round
» South Carolina Wireless Broadband Bill Passes House


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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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