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The Boston Wireless Task Force has released its report to Mayor Thomas Menino in which it recommends that the city search for a nonprofit corporation to own and operate Boston’s citywide wireless broadband network following a carrier-neutral, open access, and wholesale-only business model. Here is an excerpt from the report:The Boston Wireless Task Force has released its report to Mayor Thomas Menino in which it recommends that the city search for a nonprofit corporation to own and operate Boston’s citywide…

The Aspen Daily News reports that Aspen city officials are looking into bringing Wi-Fi service throughout the city, just like in Vail:The Aspen Daily News reports that Aspen city officials are looking into bringing Wi-Fi service throughout the city, just like in Vail:

Vail is partnering with CenturyTel, a company that provides phone support for Aspen, to install 86 wireless “nodes” throughout the municipality. The contract between CenturyTel and Vail has yet to be signed, but both sides have said they…

I enjoy reading Tom Evslin’s blog, Fractals of Change, and this post on how voice over Wi-Fi will affect the cellular folks is a must-read. He was inspired by the NYT article “Wi-Fi in Your Handset” to add his thoughts to the discussion.I enjoy reading Tom Evslin’s blog, Fractals of Change, and this post on how voice over Wi-Fi will affect the cellular folks is a must-read. He was inspired by the NYT article “Wi-Fi in Your Handset” to add…

I’ve been meaning to post a book review of Pip Coburn’s The Change Function, but because of my busy schedule (Muniwireless Silicon Valley Conference followed by holiday in the Provence) it’s only today that I’ve managed to write it. I’ve been meaning to post a book review of Pip Coburn’s The Change Function, but because of my busy schedule (Muniwireless Silicon Valley Conference followed by holiday in the Provence) it’s only today that I’ve managed to write it.

The thesis of…

Here we go! According to this article, Nokia has started Wi-Fi/GSM roaming in Oulu (in Finland, near the polar circle):Here we go! According to this article, Nokia has started Wi-Fi/GSM roaming in Oulu (in Finland, near the polar circle):

Mobile subscribers with handsets enabled for so-called unlicensed mobile access, or UMA, can make calls over the Internet when they are in range of an unlicensed wireless network such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. When they move out of range, the connection would…

Read Katie’s post on GigaOM about the network: “So I’m posting this from Rengstorff Park in Mountain View and the connection is pretty good: between 2 and 3 bars out of 4 on my Mac. Works well enough from here. I might drive around a bit and follow the nifty map that Google set up and update this post later. Read Katie’s post on GigaOM about the network: “So I’m posting this from Rengstorff Park in Mountain View and the…