Michigan ISP 20/20 to Use Siemens Solutions
Siemens Communications today announced that Internet Service Provider 20/20 Communications of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is using Siemens solutions and services on the "Wireless Washtenaw" project in Michigan's Washtenaw County. Siemens and 20/20 have already begun installing wireless infrastructure in Ann Arbor, Saline, and Manchester as part of a pilot program that county officials expect will pave the way for full-scale deployment of services in 2007.
From Yahoo! Finance, January 23, 2007
WiMAX, Wi-Fi More Energy-Efficient
Energy costs represent the third most significant operating expense (OPEX) item for cellular carriers today, and fluctuating energy costs are a significant area of concern for business planners.
From ABI Research, January 19, 2007
San Francisco Report Kicks up Dust
San Francisco's municipal Wi-Fi project doesn't pass the sniff test as administered by city budget analyst Harvey Rose.
From Wireless Week, January 15, 2007
Chicago Bidding Period Closes
"You wouldn't be surprised to learn that SBC Internet Services, which is doing business as AT&T Internet Services, is itching for this contract. You also wouldn't be surprised that EarthLink Municipal Networks is as well. You may not be familiar with a Los Gatos, Calif. Wi-Fi company called nextWLAN Corporation, which has also placed a bid."
From MidwestBusiness.com, January 09, 2007
Op-Ed: St. Cloud Stirs Momentum in Florida
Those pluses have drawn the interest of many other cities, including Kissimmee, Winter Springs and Apopka, the latest to announce plans for a citywide system expected to launch within a year.
From Orlando Sentinel, January 07, 2007
Welcome to Wi-Fi-Ville
Corpus Christi's pilot worked so well that it dreamed big, using tax dollars to fund a $7.1 million, 147-sq.-mi. network that went live last month. Now park sunbathers can Web surf and this town of 300,000 is home to one of the largest wireless systems in the world
From Time Magazine, January 05, 2007
EarthLink Statement on San Francisco Deal
This agreement catapults San Francisco into a leadership position in wireless technology: the network ensures universal, affordable wireless broadband access for all San Franciscans, especially low-income and disadvantaged residents; and through the Mayor_s digital divide program, children and students will have the digital tools to ensure that they have access to everything that the Internet has to offer the growing minds of the City's promising future.
From EarthLink.net, January 05, 2007
San Francisco Examiner Editorial
We applaud the mayor for resisting a half-baked municipal plan, but we do wish he'd found a way to open the market to other Wi-Fi providers, which some techies think feasible. Still, if the political alternatives are the Google/Earthlink deal or some Putin-like effort to seize the Wi-Fi industry for the people of San Francisco, residents should not hesitate to press for the former.
From San Franscisco Examiner, January 05, 2007
Locating Pals at MIT, Privately
A new friend-spotting software program will debut on the MIT campus today, allowing people to enjoy the social benefits of sharing their location without showing up on Big Brother's radar screen.
From The Boston Globe, December 13, 2006
Two South Jersey Counties Mull Joint Wi-Fi Plan
"This is coming. It's the next thing. We want to be ahead of it," said Stephen Sweeney, a Gloucester County freeholder and state senator. "We looked at it as an opportunity that would basically put us on the map in New Jersey."
From The Star Ledger, December 13, 2006
