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San Sebastian, Spain deployed two Wi-Fi hotzones in December 2004: in the downtown area and in a park. This is phase one of a municipal wireless broadband project. In Spain, a city has to get permission from the Telecomunications Market Commission (CMT) to to deploy a citywide network. The city must guarantee free competition (i.e. [...]
The Indiana anti-municipal broadband bill (HB 1148) is scheduled for a hearing in the House Local Government Committee on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 15:30. It is anticipated that the hearing will be held in Room 156-A of the State Capitol in Indianapolis. I recommend this article in the South Bend Tribune (which quotes former [...]
Earthlink and SK Telecom (South Korea) have entered into a partnership to bring integrated 3G and Wi-Fi service to US customers (see Om Malik’s blog). While a number of mobile operators such as T-Mobile offer Wi-Fi subscriptions to their customers, no one has managed to integrate a cellular voice/data service with Wi-Fi. Earthlink and SK [...]
If all else fails, what do you do? Sue. That’s exactly what BellSouth is doing to stop the rollout of the Lafayette FTTH project, according to The Advocate. If all else fails, what do you do? Sue. That’s exactly what BellSouth is doing to stop the rollout of the Lafayette FTTH project, according to The [...]
Police officers in Indianola (Iowa) now have citywide wireless broadband access according to the Des Moines Register. In the past, police officers could only get text-based data, but now they can get mug shots, database information and images from security cameras on laptops in squad cars. Indianola has approximately 13,000 residents; the police department is [...]
Curt Pringle, mayor of Anaheim (California), says he would like to see the city offer Wi-Fi broadband access to all residents but without the controversy that hounded Philadelphia. Anaheim envisions a private-public partnerships, but has not provided any details. The city is developing a wireless network for public safety (police and fire department personnel) and [...]
While several states have passed or are thinking of passing laws restricting the rollout of municipal broadband networks, New Hampshire is moving quickly to upgrade its broadband infrastructure to help rural areas keep jobs and residents. While several states have passed or are thinking of passing laws restricting the rollout of municipal broadband networks, New [...]
A North Carolina appellate court has ruled that the city of Laurinberg can offer municipal broadband service, rejecting BellSouth’s claim that state law precludes municipalities from doing so. The court stated:A North Carolina appellate court has ruled that the city of Laurinberg can offer municipal broadband service, rejecting BellSouth’s claim that state law precludes municipalities [...]
SBC and Skycable/AOL are among the bidders for Wireless Wisconsin, the public Wi-Fi network that Madison and the state of Wisconsin are deploying this year. No taxpayer money will be used since the winner of the bid will actually pay the city and the state for the right to run the network. This arrangement resembles [...]
Tempe, Arizona is looking for a wireless ISP to enter into a license agreement with the city to develop, implement and operate an outdoor citywide wireless broadband network. The infrastructure will utilize city light poles and/or buildings, along with existing power taps located on designated light poles. Please go to the Tempe website to download [...]
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Someone in Thailand: Engenius, Zyxel, Ubiquiti which do not guarantee g...
Rory Coanway: Singapore is far more dense than the U.S. and make...
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Rory Conaway: Do we know what access point they are using?...
me: Wimax uses adaptive modulation the speed is direct...
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