A number of cities around the world have boasted of plans to roll out Wi-Fi networks to make life easier for their citizens. But Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is the first city to actually do it, according to Wi-Fi hotspot directory JiWire, which flew a crew in to test the system, known locally as [...]

EarthLink has started delivering citywide Wi-Fi service in Anaheim and it is the company’s first citywide network (click here for the full article on CNET). Last year I posted details on the negotiations between EarthLink and Anaheim, notably that EarthLink has an exclusive deal, but I am not sure if these are the terms that [...]

At the MuniWireless conference in Silicon Valley (June 19-21, 2006), I gave out the first MuniWireless Award. The Award is designed to reward a person or persons who have contributed substantially in some way to furthering public broadband. At the MuniWireless conference in Silicon Valley (June 19-21, 2006), I gave out the first MuniWireless Award. [...]

BART/Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), the manager of the Capitol Corridor intercity passenger train, has chosen four companies to deploy wireless Internet access on trains between Auburn and San Jose:BART/Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), the manager of the Capitol Corridor intercity passenger train, has chosen four companies to deploy wireless Internet access on [...]

Watch my video interview conducted by David Weinberger at Supernova 2006 (June 21-23, 2006) in San Francisco.Watch my video interview conducted by David Weinberger at Supernova 2006 (June 21-23, 2006) in San Francisco. To see all of the interviews, go to the Supernova 2006 blogcast page. Among the interviewees, you will find Craig Newmark (founder [...]

Corpus Christi, the first city in the US to implement a citywide wireless broadband network with automated meter reading, is negotiating with EarthLink Municipal Networks (EMN), a division of EarthLink, Inc. to pilot a program that provides residents and businesses with retail Wi-Fi Internet service. EarthLink plans to offer access for $20 per month.Corpus Christi, [...]

The Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma City (pop. 600,000) has issued an RFP to create a wireless broadband network for public access in various parts of the city: Central Business District, Bricktown, Arts District/Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City National Memorial, the Oklahoma River (from I-35 to Broadway) and the Native American Cultural Center. The city wants [...]

Glenn Fleishman interviewed me yesterday and posted it as a podcast on his site, Wi-Fi Networking News. You can tell we had a great time doing this podcast. He is doing a series of podcast interviews with people in the wireless area and this is the third of that series.Glenn Fleishman interviewed me yesterday and [...]