MuniWireless

Hundreds of wireless experts, municipal representatives, system integrators, venture capitalists, and interested individuals are meeting this week in San Francisco for the MuniWireless Conference. Here at the Opening Keynote, Esme Vos, Jim Baller, and Harold Feld are regaling a packed house with stories from the muni-wireless trenches.Hundreds of wireless experts, municipal representatives, system integrators, venture capitalists, and interested individuals are meeting this week in San Francisco for the MuniWireless Conference. Here at the Opening Keynote, Esme Vos, Jim Baller, and…

U.S. cities, towns and counties will spend nearly $700 million over the next three years to build municipal-owned wireless broadband networks. Moreover, the U.S. market will enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 134 percent between 2004 and 2007 and will exceed $400 million by 2007 as more municipalities, including larger cities like San Francisco and Portland, embark on wireless U.S. cities, towns and counties will spend nearly $700 million over the next three years to build municipal-owned wireless broadband…

Free Press has just posted a map of the US showing community Internet and municipal broadband networks. These are wired (fiber) and wireless networks, including those used for municipal purposes (such as Ripon and Corpus Christi). The map also breaks down the networks according to owner (government, public-private, etc.), implementation (fiber or wireless), network status (active or not) and unlicensed Free Press has just posted a map of the US showing community Internet and municipal broadband networks. These are wired…

“If Google does offer free wireless Internet access, it could change the political, social and economic fabric of the country. And that’s not a bad thing.” So begins Chris Nolan’s piece in eWeek about Google’s rumored entry into the world of citywide Wi-Fi. She writes:“If Google does offer free wireless Internet access, it could change the political, social and economic fabric of the country. And that’s not a bad thing.” So begins Chris Nolan’s piece in eWeek about Google’s rumored…

FirstMile.US today announced the appointment of Vinton G. Cerf to the board of directors. He joins Jim Baller, Steve Corbat??, Susan Estrada, Dewayne Hendricks and Lynn St.Amour to supervise the activities and affairs of the non-profit.FirstMile.US today announced the appointment of Vinton G. Cerf to the board of directors. He joins Jim Baller, Steve Corbat??, Susan Estrada, Dewayne Hendricks and Lynn St.Amour to supervise the activities and affairs of the non-profit.

Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist…

Portland has finally issued its RFP for a citywide wireless network (Wi-Fi and WiMax). The deadline for submission of proposals is 31 October 2005 (Halloween). There is a mandatory pre-bid conference on 26 September 2005.Portland has finally issued its RFP for a citywide wireless network (Wi-Fi and WiMax). The deadline for submission of proposals is 31 October 2005 (Halloween). There is a mandatory pre-bid conference on 26 September 2005.

To view the bid documents, you have to go through a cumbersome…