MuniWireless

iProvo is not taking the Reason Foundation’s attack on its effort lying down. This week,¬¨‚Ćthe municipal broadband¬¨‚Ćagency in Provo, Utah,¬¨‚Ćissued a 29-page counter-attack to the 26-page report, Spinning Its Wheels,¬¨‚Ćthat the foundation released last month. “Fatally flawed” and “poorly researched” were just two of ¬¨‚Ćthe descriptions iProvo applied to Spinning Its Wheels in its own¬¨‚Ćreport, called Setting the Record Straight.iProvo is not taking the Reason Foundation’s attack on its effort lying down. This week,¬¨‚Ćthe municipal broadband¬¨‚Ćagency in Provo, Utah,¬¨‚Ćissued a…

Jeff Pulver says: Some will argue that Net Neutrality was never intended to apply to IPTV networks – that the IPTV network too closely resembles a cable network, and that the Bells should be free to cut exclusive or discriminatory deals with content channels . . . But, if the entire network becomes an “IPTV” network, then is AT&T’s commitment Jeff Pulver says: Some will argue that Net Neutrality was never intended to apply to IPTV networks – that the…

The Federal Communications Commission has approved (4-0) the merger of AT&T and BellSouth. While some advocates of net neutrality are claiming victory, others are disgusted with the FCC’s failure to impose conditions that would truly open up the merged firm’s broadband networks to competition. The Federal Communications Commission has approved (4-0) the merger of AT&T and BellSouth. While some advocates of net neutrality are claiming victory, others are disgusted with the FCC’s failure to impose conditions that would truly open…

More on Nortel’s enhancements to its Wi-Fi infrastructure. The telecom equipment is getting serioius about the muni market–and in a big way.More on Nortel’s enhancements to its Wi-Fi infrastructure. The telecom equipment is getting serioius about the muni market–and in a big way.

Just this week, we reported on the company’s recent partnership with Accela¬¨‚Ćto bring a suite of municipal service applications to¬¨‚ĆNortel’s Municipal Wireless Solution. Now comes a report in the RFID Journal that the company is working on solutions…

John DiGuiseppe, founder and president of the Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Watch  in California wants muni wireless to aid first response and crime watch efforts in his city.John DiGuiseppe, founder and president of the Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Watch  in California wants muni wireless to aid first response and crime watch efforts in his city.

¬¨‚Ć”WiFi access is a wonderful tool for public safety in our community,” DiGuiseppe told the Thousand Oaks Acorn.

But Capt. Ron Nelson of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department isn’t ready to scrap the…

Wi-Fi Networking News¬¨‚Ćthis week¬¨‚Ćput coal¬¨‚Ćin the stockings of munis with Wi-Fi projects plagued by delays: San Francisco, the state of Illinois which has temporarily backed off a plan¬¨‚Ćfor wireless Internet access at highway rest stops, and Oakland County, Michigan,¬¨‚Ćwhich has bumped back¬¨‚Ćits target date¬¨‚Ćfor completion¬¨‚Ćto 2008.Wi-Fi Networking News¬¨‚Ćthis week¬¨‚Ćput coal¬¨‚Ćin the stockings of munis with Wi-Fi projects plagued by delays: San Francisco, the state of Illinois which has temporarily backed off a plan¬¨‚Ćfor wireless Internet access at highway rest stops,…