MuniWireless

Municipalities looking to roll out wireless solutions may be forced to rethink their networks when WiMax comes knocking, according to Wireless IQ. This is a concern expressed to me by several municipal officials. They are going to deploy 802.11b networks anyway and then move to WiMAX when 802.16 gear becomes affordable. Their reason for jumping in now is that 802.11 Municipalities looking to roll out wireless solutions may be forced to rethink their networks when WiMax comes knocking, according to…

The North Miami Beach Police Department has deployed the first metropolitan-scale Wi-Fi network in Florida for law enforcement. They are using Tropos Networks equipment which is based on the 802.11b standard. With a wireless network, officers log on to state and national databases via Wi-Fi equipped laptops in order to check drivers’ licenses, vehicle registrations, and suspects’ photos. The North Miami Beach Police Department has deployed the first metropolitan-scale Wi-Fi network in Florida for law enforcement. They are using Tropos…

Isn’t this scary? Wi-Fi Networking News writes about clueless executies who can’t figure out how to work the wireless PDAs supplied to them at the Davos conference. In the original article, DeWayne Hendricks reveals: Isn’t this scary? Wi-Fi Networking News writes about clueless executies who can’t figure out how to work the wireless PDAs supplied to them at the Davos conference. In the original article, DeWayne Hendricks reveals:

Chief executives who are travelling without assistants and the usual office support…

Another UK village has decided to deploy their own broadband network - this one is wireless. The village is Kingsclere in Hampshire and they managed to get a ¬¨¬£15,000 grant for their project from the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA). Another UK village has decided to deploy their own broadband network - this one is wireless. The village is Kingsclere in Hampshire and they managed to get a ¬¨¬£15,000 grant for their project from the South East England Development…

The Seattle Monorail Authority (SMA) is looking for vendors, systems integrators, consultants and partners to respond to a Request for Statement of Qualification to design and operate monorail wireless broadband communication services for riders (RFQ). The deadline for submitting responses is 13:00 PST on February 6, 2004. The SMA will review submittals between February 6 and February 13, 2004 and The Seattle Monorail Authority (SMA) is looking for vendors, systems integrators, consultants and partners to respond to a Request for…

I am a huge fan of O’Reilly’s books and the website, which is a fountain of information for gadget freaks, tech heads and people who like to tinker around with hardware and software. So, when I came across “Wireless Mesh Networking”, an article posted on the O’Reilly website and written by Tomas Krag and Sebastian Buttrich, I just had to I am a huge fan of O’Reilly’s books and the website, which is a fountain of information for gadget freaks,…