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Chicaco has just released the draft RFP for the construction of a citywide wireless broadband network. Please review the draft and send constructive comments to:Chicaco has just released the draft RFP for the construction of a citywide wireless broadband network. Please review the draft and send constructive comments to:

This is the link to the website the City has set up containing additional information about the Wireless RFP process:

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/wirelessrfp

And this is a direct link to the Draft RFP document:

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/wirelessrfp/ChicagoWirelessDraftRFP.pdf…

Peter Cochrane, Seamless Freedom: The Wireless Revolution (18 May 2006)Peter Cochrane, Seamless Freedom: The Wireless Revolution (18 May 2006)

Former BT Chief Technologist Peter Cochrane’s keynote presentation at The Wireless Event

Join celebrated futurologist and former BT Chief Technologist Peter Cochrane for a tour de force of the Wireless Revolution. As an engineer Peter is passionate about an open future for spectrum, “the Invisible Wealth of Nations”. “Smart digital radio technologies give us a whole raft of new freedoms”, he enthuses, “but the…

The City of Summit, New Jersey (pop. 21,000; 6 square miles; 25 miles west of NYC) is looking for a commercial vendor to plan, install and operate a wireless broadband network through the city. The goals are to bring inexpensive broadband, increase the choices for broadband access in the city, reduce the local government’s communications costs and improve municipal service The City of Summit, New Jersey (pop. 21,000; 6 square miles; 25 miles west of NYC) is looking for a…

St. Paul, Minnesota has posted a study that analyzes the options available to the city in deploying a wired and/or wireless citywide broadband network and examines the impact of such a network upon its economic development.St. Paul, Minnesota has posted a study that analyzes the options available to the city in deploying a wired and/or wireless citywide broadband network and examines the impact of such a network upon its economic development.

The study (110 pages) also contains detailed estimates on how…

New Orleans will be getting a citywide Wi-Fi network after all, thanks to the city council’s decision to hire EarthLink to build out the network. The city has been involved in a dispute with BellSouth, the local incumbent, over a communications network (that provided among other things VOIP and Internet access) set up by the city to handle emergency communications New Orleans will be getting a citywide Wi-Fi network after all, thanks to the city council’s decision to hire EarthLink…

We have extended the early bird discount for our conference to May 29. Our conference takes place on June 19-21 at the Santa Clara Marriott.We have extended the early bird discount for our conference to May 29. Our conference takes place on June 19-21 at the Santa Clara Marriott.

This means if you sign up for the pre-conference intensive seminars and the conference itself on or before that date, you will save up to $200. Do not wait!

Go to www.mw06sv.com to…