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Municipal Way-Fi.
Since 2003, the hype and hyperbole surrounding municipal Wi-Fi systems for broadband Internet access has been inescapable. City after city, counties, even consortia of jurisdictions have hopped on the bandwagon to jumpstart wireless initiatives. Fueling this frenzy, numerous Internet service providers (ISPs) have offered to build some networks for free, in exchange for exclusive and free use of city infrastructure such as utility poles, traffic lights, and fiber conduit. Ubiquitous, low-cost, or even free Internet access seems to be a foregone conclusion, as San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome famously proclaimed such access to be a "civil right."
Of late, momentum ...
- Municipal Wi-Fi vs. 3G; Municipal wireless projects have stumbled; 3G gets more...
- Magazine article from: Network World Cox, John October 26, 2007 700+ words
Byline: John Cox Municipal Wi-Fi -- understood as an outdoor Wi-Fi blanket of wireless...it all on the cheap with 802.11 wireless gear. But in 2007, municipal Wi-Fi projects began to stumble. Some dissolved in political battles...
- Tropos Webinar Invite: "Making the Case for Building a Municipal Wi-Fi...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 28, 2008 700+ words
...MAKING THE CASE FOR BUILDING A MUNICIPAL WI-FI INFRASTRUCTURE" WEBINAR WHO: Hosted by Municipal Wireless Broadband Expert Leonard Scott1 in...funding models, and the ROI of municipal Wi-Fi networks based upon real city...
- Municipal Wi-Fi Needs a Paradigm Shift, Says ABI Research.
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 4, 2007 700+ words
...equipment that's used for municipal Wi-Fi is questionable...Research report, "Municipal Wireless" (http://www...market_research/Municipal_ Wireless), examines the current state of municipal Wi-Fi networks, assessing...
- Municipal Wi-Fi networks: the goals, practices, and policy implications of the...
- Magazine article from: Communications & Strategies Bar, Francois Park, Namkee January 1, 2006 700+ words
...broad questions about municipal Wi-Fi networks in the...conclusion that the current municipal Wi-Fi movement should...restrictions. Key words: municipal wireless, internet policy...2005), there were 82 municipal Wi-Fi networks in the...
- Municipal Wi-Fi Will Extend Its Global Service Area to 30,000+ Square Miles by...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 7, 2008 700+ words
...included within the municipal Wi-Fi business case...networked service. Municipal Wireless (http://www...market_research/Municipal _Wireless)(Due to its length...current state of municipal Wi-Fi networks - assessing...
- GCi(TM) To Provide Retail Channel Support for EarthLink's Municipal Wi-Fi...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 18, 2007 700+ words
...support EarthLink's municipal Wi-Fi expansion into...EarthLink is providing Municipal Wi-Fi in Philadelphia...one of the leaders in municipal wireless broadband, and GCi...company's growing municipal Wi-Fi business in the...
- Municipal Wi-Fi thrives - on a small scale.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor September 13, 2007 700+ words
...projects, analyst forecasts for municipal Wi-Fi turned dark. Business...one of the biggest names in municipal wireless. In the same few days, the...including the company's head of municipal Wi-Fi. In St. Louis, a $12...
- Tropos Networks Webinar "Building Municipal Wi-Fi Through Public Services in...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 8, 2008 700+ words
...Inc.: WHAT: "BUILDING MUNICIPAL WI-FI THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICES...people - build out and operate a municipal Wi-Fi network? Join us to learn...Digital Cities and North American Municipal Wireless conferences. About Tropos Networks...
Source: HighBeam Research, Municipal Way-Fi.