MuniWireless

Lexington, Kentucky is getting a giant hotzone and maybe even citywide wireless broadband service. This is not a municipal project. Lexington Wi-Fi, a local WISP, will be delivering the service which initially covers 8 square kilometers (the Beaumont Farms area off Harrodsburg Road and includes a business district, shops, restaurants, two residential neighborhoods and a 500-unit apartment complex). If Lexington Lexington, Kentucky is getting a giant hotzone and maybe even citywide wireless broadband service. This is not a municipal project.…

The Cass?‚Ć de la Selva project began with a series of questions: What can the municipal government of a small town (population: 1,000 to 15,000) do to ensure that its residents participate in an information society? What can it do to bridge the gap between Internet users and people who have never used computers? Should town councils simply wait for The Cass?‚Ć de la Selva project began with a series of questions: What can the municipal government of a small…

Municipal wireless broadband networks are making headlines these days. In just one week, the New York Times and Businessweek have written articles about citywide Wi-Fi networks (note: I was interviewed for both articles).Municipal wireless broadband networks are making headlines these days. In just one week, the New York Times and Businessweek have written articles about citywide Wi-Fi networks (note: I was interviewed for both articles).

The Businessweek article by Cathy Yang and Heather Green - Welcome to Broadband City - focuses…

Slashdot has a new post called “Persuading a city to go wireless”. Dozens of people have posted their suggestions as well as concerns (cost, security, quality of service). A number of people have posted excellent links. Slashdot has a new post called “Persuading a city to go wireless”. Dozens of people have posted their suggestions as well as concerns (cost, security, quality of service). A number of people have posted excellent links.

Go to http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/04/09/25/220258.shtml.

It must be a really slow news day because of the number of publications reporting about Verizon Wireless’ “fast” data service which has been expanded to a number of cities. It must be a really slow news day because of the number of publications reporting about Verizon Wireless’ “fast” data service which has been expanded to a number of cities.

The New York Times reports in Verizon Wireless Expands High Speed Data Network:

The network will download data at 300 to…

You have probably read the MIT Technology Review article which presents a one-sided view of municipal wireless broadband projects. I posted my rebuttal to the article and invited people to send in their comments (Who pays for wireless cities?). I urge you to read the comments posted by people who are involved in planning and deploying networks (as opposed to You have probably read the MIT Technology Review article which presents a one-sided view of municipal wireless broadband projects. I…