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 A five-year, $25-million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to OneCommunity will be used to create a Knight Center of Digital Excellence in Akron, Ohio, and to spur digital inclusion in cities around the United States. W2i Executive Director Daniel Aghion spoke with OneCommunity President and CEO Scot Rourke about the dimensions of the grant and the road ahead. More
To facilitate a "top-to-bottom" dialog between state and local wireless champions, W2i launched a series of Digital Cities Joint State Briefings to bring together local authorities and state-level wireless directors. The first kicked off in Tallahassee on March 26. More
Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» OneCommunity: Knight Center Commits $25M for Inclusion
» Is In-Vehicle Wi-Fi a Boon For Commuters?
» Singapore Reserving $724M for Next Generation Broadband
» Workers, Wi-Fi and Coffee Shops: The Perfect Blend
» Study Gives High Marks to U.S. Internet
» Cambria County Receives Innovation Award
» NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Is Dead, Assembly Speaker Says
» Rural California Counties Receiving Broadband (CETF)
» Google Weighs In on U.S. Wireless Networks
» Sprint's WiMAX Service Expected by Autumn
» FCC Standard: 768 Kbps Still Isn't Enough
» Boston Comes Up Short in Wi-Fi Effort
» Survey Says: U.S. Needs Broadband Boost and Redistribution
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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