MuniWireless

TechWeb is holding its second annual Blog-X awards where people get to nominate their favorite independent tech blogs. If you don’t know yet, Muniwireless is a blog and it is published independently of a major publishing company (one of the criteria for nominations). I need your votes!TechWeb is holding its second annual Blog-X awards where people get to nominate their favorite independent tech blogs. If you don’t know yet, Muniwireless is a blog and it is published independently of a…

On Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. in the Chicago City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall (121 North LaSalle Street) the Joint Committee composed of the Committee on Economic Capital and Technology Development and the Committee on Finance will hold their fourth and final public hearing regarding the possible construction of a citywide wireless network.On Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. in the Chicago City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall…

Minneapolis has chosen two finalists for its citywide Wi-Fi project: Earthlink and US Internet (a local ISP). The city will ask each finalist to set up a pilot hotzone in Minneapolis. Where the hotzone will be located has not been determined but according to James Farstad, consultant to the city, it will be a location where eight to ten applications Minneapolis has chosen two finalists for its citywide Wi-Fi project: Earthlink and US Internet (a local ISP). The city will…

Imagine an inter-community wireless network connecting multiple different locations and available to thousands of residents, all put in place within weeks of a massive disaster (from scratch), utilizing volunteer labor, off-the-shelf hardware, and input and help from numerous different organizations — a coalition of emergency responders. That’s what happened, and thanks to Brent Chapman and Raymond McKay, here’s the network architecture in (relatively) easy-to-understand form. Click here to download a .pdf for more in-depth perusal.

Posted by Sascha Meinrath

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber has issued an Request for Information (RFI) regarding the installation, maintenance and operation of a large Wi-Fi hotzone in downtown and adjacent areas. Responses are due on Monday, December 5, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. To get a copy of the RFI, click here to download the RFI in PDF format and here to see a The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber has issued an Request for Information (RFI) regarding the installation, maintenance and operation of a…

Ferrysburg and Spring Lake have been unwired by the same folks responsible for creating a community-wide Wi-Fi network in Grand Haven, Michigan. According to the press release, which is confusing because it talks about Rio Rancho, New Mexico in the same paragraph as the three towns in Michigan, Azulstar (formerly Ottawa Wireless) has rolled out a network that now spans Ferrysburg and Spring Lake have been unwired by the same folks responsible for creating a community-wide Wi-Fi network in Grand…