The Wireless Silicon Valley Task Force today released a Request for Proposal for the development of a multi-use, high-speed, wireless data network that will cover 1,500 square miles and reach 2.4 million people. The network will enable residents, visitors and workers to connect anytime, anywhere and on the go throughout the Silicon Valley.The Wireless Silicon [...]

The City of Mesa, AZ has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a privately financed, owned, and operated citywide Wi-Fi network for use by city staff, residents, businesses, schools and community organizations. The City of Mesa is the 40th largest city in the United States and is located in the Phoenix metropolitan area.The City [...]

The New York Times reports that Suffolk County, New York is planning to deploy a countywide Wi-Fi network that will bring Internet access to residents, businesses and visitors over the 900-square mile area. This will be one of the largest deployments in the US (see eastern Washington state which is the largest existing network, and [...]

Santa Monica, California has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a vendor to deploy, operate and maintain a ubiquitous wireless mesh broadband network in the city. Santa Monica covers an area of 8.3 square miles and has 87,000 residents; it lies on the coast within greater Los Angeles. Responses to the RFP are due [...]

According to this article on Yahoo, Pittsburgh’s downtown Wi-Fi plan is not going as planned. Not popular with the city council, it seems.According to this article on Yahoo, Pittsburgh’s downtown Wi-Fi plan is not going as planned. Not popular with the city council, it seems. Anyone who can tell us what happened in Pittburgh? Please [...]

James Enck, who runs the terrific Eurotelco Blog, points out that OFCOM, the UK regulator, has produced yet another fine survey of the UK telecom/media landscape, breaking out availability and uptake by region and nation: “Wales has lower mobile penetration, but a higher level of mobile-only homes, at 14% versus 8% for the UK as [...]

Nothing sells more dead trees (newspapers) than bad news. This article, originally reported by Travis Reed of the Associated Press, has now wormed its way through the mainstream media, notably the Washington Post, the San Jose Mercury News and the San Francisco Examiner.Nothing sells more dead trees (newspapers) than bad news. This article, originally reported [...]

As expected, Chicago will be releasing a draft RFP very soon. Here’s the text from the website: As expected, Chicago will be releasing a draft RFP very soon. Here’s the text from the website: “The City of Chicago has developed an initiative to make affordable broadband services available throughout the City. The City intends to [...]

St. Petersburg, Florida will be issuing a bid for a citywide Wi-Fi network, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Not surprising given that Orlando and Miami Beach have issued bids and St. Cloud already has a network (free access) up and running. The article also points out that the Dunedin, Florida citywide network is finally [...]