Longmont (CO) Completes Citywide Wi-Fi Deployment
Kite Networks, a wireless subsidiary of MobilePro Corp., has completed the initial phase of its Wi-Fi deployment for Longmont, Colorado. The the Wi-Fi mesh network, covering approximately 22 square miles of Longmont, was completed in less than 90 days.
From Government Technlogy, December 12, 2006
Reaction to Report: Survey May Not be Impartial
A new report "warns that cities considering municipal WiFi shouldn't fool themselves into believing that the experience will be as routine as running water, gas and electricity systems." The report should come with a Thatcher Warning; it's not ideologically neutral.
From The Register, December 10, 2006
Chicago Moves Closer to Citywide Wi-Fi
Just a decade ago, the Internet threw open the doors of opportunity like no other technology in recent memory. Now Chicago wants to bridge the digital divide through a public-private partnership that would offer municipal wireless at low or no cost. And while the city has not yet reached the Jan. 2, 2007 bidding deadline, the project has stirred controversy among some experts.
From Chicago Defender, December 07, 2006
Report: Municipal Wi-Fi Not Just Another Utility
A new report warns that cities considering municipal Wi-Fi shouldn't fool themselves into believing that the experience will be as routine as running water, gas and electricity systems.
From Network World, December 06, 2006
Albany Rolls Out Municipal Wi-Fi Mesh Network
Cisco announced that Albany, the state capital of New York, will begin deployment of Ciscos ServiceMesh solution to provide free Internet access to residents and visitors, as well as to use the wireless network as a platform for city endeavors, including public safety services and new forms of economic development.
From Broadband Wireless Exchange, November 30, 2006
Two Front-Runners in Bid for Houston
San Francisco-based EarthLink Municipal Networks is going head-to-head with Convergent Broadband, a local group headed by former Reliant Energy CEO Don Jordan that has ties to business leaders in Houston.
From Houston Chronicle, November 29, 2006
Albany, New York, Lighting Up with Cisco
Cisco today announced that Albany, the state capital of New York, will begin deployment of Cisco's ServiceMesh solution to provide free Internet access to residents and visitors, as well as to use the wireless network as a platform for city endeavors, including public safety services and new forms of economic development.
From MarketWire, November 29, 2006
Indian Skype Users Get Wi-Fi Phone
Netgear has launched a new Wi- Fi phone for VoIP software, Skype. The phone, SPH101, will be available to Indian Skype users for Rs 16,900 (MRP) at the 48 Rashi branches across India.
From Tech2.com, November 29, 2006
US: Broadband Not Always Full Speed Ahead
The United States still lags behind many countries when it comes to broadband speeds and prices. In 2005, it ranked sixth globally on a price-per-kilobit basis, according to the International Telecommunications Union. Prices were cheaper in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Iceland and Sweden, countries where the government took an active role in promoting broadband use.
From New York Times, November 18, 2006
UN: Broadband Is a Utility Like Water, Electricity
Broadband is becoming so vital for businesses and offers such competitive advantages that it is being compared to utilities such as water and electricity, the Information Economy Report 2006 (1) contends -- and that is disturbing news for developing countries, where broadband access is scarce and the basics needed to provide it at reasonable cost are often lacking.
From UN Conference on Trade and Development, November 16, 2006
