MuniWireless

Muniwireless.com is one year old. To celebrate, I am releasing the first anniversary report which lists over 80 regions, cities and towns that have deployed large wireless broadband networks. The report also analyzes trends in this area from the past twelve months with a look to upcoming developments in the next two years. Muniwireless.com is one year old. To celebrate, I am releasing the first anniversary report which lists over 80 regions, cities and towns that have deployed large wireless…

The La Defense area in Paris will have Wi-Fi coverage throughout its 30-hectare domain, according to Glenn Fleishman. For those of you who have not been there, La Defense is a giant office complex of massive, ugly concrete buildings at the end of Metro Line 1. A lot of people work there: 150,000 regular workers and 50,000 visitors a day. The La Defense area in Paris will have Wi-Fi coverage throughout its 30-hectare domain, according to Glenn Fleishman. For those…

Wireless Nederland is holding an open air festival on August 14 and 15 in Zeddam, Gelderland. Activities: build your own antenna, long range Wi-Fi contests, a barbecue and a war-driving event on the 15th. To sign up, visit the Wireless Nederland website.Wireless Nederland is holding an open air festival on August 14 and 15 in Zeddam, Gelderland. Activities: build your own antenna, long range Wi-Fi contests, a barbecue and a war-driving event on the 15th. To sign up, visit the…

Urbana, Illinois is funding a hotzone which will connect half-a-dozen sites in the downtown area to the Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network (CUWiN). The money will be used to provide wireless connectivity in several indoor and outdoor areas along with the nodes needed to connect these areas to the CUWiN infrastructure. The city voted to allocate $18,600 from the city’s 2004-2005 Urbana, Illinois is funding a hotzone which will connect half-a-dozen sites in the downtown area to the Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless…

Just a few days more before the Wireless Internet and Municipal Public Safety Conference in San Mateo, California on June 29 and 30. I am chairing a panel whose speakers include representatives from cities with municipal wireless broadband networks.Just a few days more before the Wireless Internet and Municipal Public Safety Conference in San Mateo, California on June 29 and 30. I am chairing a panel whose speakers include representatives from cities with municipal wireless broadband networks.

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Steve Stroh has a written an interesting piece about the standardization of mesh wireless networks (802.11s). I recommend this piece to everyone.Steve Stroh has a written an interesting piece about the standardization of mesh wireless networks (802.11s). I recommend this piece to everyone.

Apparently, there is a movement to standardize mesh wireless networks, especially now that people are deploying more of them. The problem is that one vendor’s mesh does not necessarily work with another vendor’s solution so if you want…