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 What if citywide broadband-wireless had been less about reducing the cost of broadband to citizens and principally about communities making an investment in technology to pull value from obvious and unexpected places? In his new W2i Digital Cities workshop, Jim Farstad, president of rClient and Wireless Minneapolis's project leader, says that, in one case, the value came through a reduction in litigation costs — averaging $16,000 a case — for crimes that are now caught on mesh-enabled surveillance cameras. More
Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
 Dover (NH) RFP to Complete Public Wireless Phase 1
The City of Dover (NH) is requesting proposals to complete Phase 1 of a City of Dover Public Wireless Network. The City, the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and Dover Main Street applied for a New Hampshire Division of Economic Development Telecom & Technology Match grant in June 2007. The first phase is for public use downtown; the second phase is for government use.
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Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» W. Virginia Governor Signs Internet Law (600 Kbps)
» Vermont Telecom Authority Awarding Broadband Grants
» Broadband Study: Slow Going in Southwest Virginia
» Norway: 99.8 Percent Broadband Connected
» Kerry Fights for Broadband in Western Massachusetts
» Gainesville Municipal Utility Issues RFP for Wireless Network
» Granite City (IL) Going Wireless
» Portland (OR), MetroFi at a Standstill
» AT&T, Cisco Team on Telepresence
» U. Washington: ISPs Manipulating Web Pages
» Fiber-Optic Broadband Service Outpaces ADSL in Japan
» AT&T Creates Its Own Browser
» AT&T: Internet to Hit Full Capacity by 2010
» Free Nationwide Wi-Fi? Rep. Cannon Asks Wi Not?
» London Wi-fi Cameras to Track Drivers' Average Speed
» The New York Times: Wi-Fi Woes in Long Island
» Former EarthLink City Wi-Fi Comes Down to Earth
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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