Did you know that Austin Wireless City has more free hotspots in Austin, Texas than T-Mobile? According to Rich MacKinnon, president of Austin Wireless City, T-Mobile has 34 for-pay Wi-Fi locations in Starbucks, Kinko’s, Borders, and the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The Austin Wireless City Project has 36 free Wi-Fi locations in small and medium, independently-owned [...]

Intel and Alcatel are teaming up to deliver WiMAX equipment. No date yet on when exactly we will be seeing the gear, but the first products are expected by the second half of 2005. Intel and Alcatel are teaming up to deliver WiMAX equipment. No date yet on when exactly we will be seeing the [...]

The Port of Seattle has deployed a wireless network through out its 190-acre (77 hectare) containerized marine terminal. They use four Vivato 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi switches and two Vivato bridge routers. The Vivato switch is the same one used for Spokane’s giant downtown hotzone. Tideworks Technology, an international full-service terminal management and planning software solutions [...]

Municipalities, utilities and telcos are using fiber backbones as a platform for wireless broadband in rural and urban areas, according to Dailywireless. The article cites Preferred Connections, a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) which just launched wireless broadband service from Eugene to Oakridge, Oregon this week. The article also goes into great detail about the [...]

Municipal utilities are beginning to deliver wireless broadband as an added service to residents. In the US, the Franklin Public Utility District (PUD) in Washington State has deployed a wireless broadband network using its extensive fiber optic network as a backbone, according to Al Bonnyman of Community Broadband Networks. The PUD will offer wholesale capacity [...]

Is there a race to build the largest municipal wireless broadband network? It seems that way these days. Hermosa Beach and Cerritos (both in California) recently announced the launch of their city-wide wireless broadband networks. Now Spokane, Washington says their 100-block downtown hotzone is the one to beat. Is there a race to build the [...]