Scott Rafer wrote in his blog, License-Exempt Soweto: Scott Rafer wrote in his blog, License-Exempt Soweto: “Ever the optimist, I hope the new Firetide system really works and is as standards-compliant as advertised. Chris Shipley must have looked at a ton of other mesh products and chose this one. She almost always makes good calls, [...]

OneCleveland, a non-profit project of Case Western Reserver University, has launched what it calls the largest hotspot in the US, in Cleveland’s University Circle. It consists of 1,230 Cisco access points and six partners: ideastream (which runs a TV and radio station in Cleveland), the City of Cleveland, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, The [...]

Adel, Georgia (population: 5,300) launched a city-owned wireless broadband network for residents and businesses. Fed up with the lack of broadband options in the city, Adel decided to take advantage of its fiber optic ring to build out the network which is called Southlink.us. The city is selling broadband service for as low as $24.95 [...]

Pittsburgh has a wireless hotzone in its Cultural District, thanks to wireless ISP Telerama Internet and The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. An arts presenter, real estate and economic development catalyst, the Trust manages the fourteen-square block area downtown that consists of grand public spaces, theaters, art galleries, restaurants, and architecturally significant buildings, including the Heinz Hall [...]

We reported a few months ago that Adelaide was busy setting up a giant hotzone. Well, it’s up and running. We reported a few months ago that Adelaide was busy setting up a giant hotzone. Well, it’s up and running. The city launched citilan, Australia’s largest public wireless local area network (WLAN). The citilan WiFi [...]

The city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands is busy deploying a superfast downtown Wi-Fi hotzone that is connected to the city’s fiber optic network. The project was launched last week by Kenniswijk, a government-funded initiative to bring “fiber to the home” and WinQ, a wireless ISP, and is designed as a test project (until December [...]

Voice over Wi-Fi just got a boost from Netgear. The company announced a new “smart” switch aimed at small and medium businesses that features Quality of Service (QoS) and port trunking. Voice over Wi-Fi just got a boost from Netgear. The company announced a new “smart” switch aimed at small and medium businesses that features [...]

ZDNet reports that Coldwater, Michigan (pop. 10,000) became the first municipality in the US to offer Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone service to residents. The purpose is to create an alternative to Verizon Communications, the only provider of telephone service in Coldwater.ZDNet reports that Coldwater, Michigan (pop. 10,000) became the first municipality in the US [...]