MuniWireless

2006 MuniWireless State of the Market Report

The 2006 MuniWireless State of the Market Report is available now. See below for the data points captured in the report.

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Market Overview

The state of the U.S. market’s size and growth potential from 2005 through 2008 Factors driving the market’s growth, and issues that could inhibit its progress Municipalities that are leading the way in deploying public wireless networks for both municipal and public usage Key technology, financial and legal…

The city of San Francisco has released its long-awaited Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) feasibility study, estimating buildout costs of over a half billion dollars. After poring over the 200+-page reportThe city of San Francisco has released its long-awaited Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) feasibility study, estimating buildout costs of over a half billion dollars. After poring over the 200+-page report, and a long and enlightening conversation with Joanne Hovis, president of study author CTC, we have a few initial insights to report.

For those of you…

Most municipal wireless RFPs and requirements state the need for “seamless” roaming. I don’t know about you, but I always find the term “seamless” vague and a bit marketing-oriented. Also, I’ve seen municipalities and system integrators argue and shout at each other over the actual meaning of “seamless” during a time when the network is in the process of being installed. That’s not a good situation for either side of the deployment effort. Most municipal wireless RFPs and requirements state…

Gwinnett County, Georgia is seeking a private company (or a group of companies) to build, own and run a community wireless broadband network throughout portions of the county. Gwinnett County (pop. 700,000) is one of America’s fastest-growing counties for the past 20 years. It is located 30 miles north of Atlanta.

Gwinnett County, Georgia is seeking a private company (or a group of companies) to build, own and run a community wireless broadband network throughout portions of the county. Gwinnett County…

Google is offering businesses in Mountain View $50 in free advertising (even if they don’t have a website). Merchants have to create an Google AdWords account and select keywords that determine when Mountain View residents see their ads:

“For example, someone searching on Google.com for the keyword Italian food may see an ad for an Italian restaurant in Mountain View.” Google is offering businesses in Mountain View $50 in free advertising (even if they don’t have a website). Merchants have to…

LifeStyle Networks is deploying a citywide wireless mesh network in Mumbai, India (pop. 18 million). This is going to be a challenge given the dense population. The company announced that they chose Strix Systems for the mesh radios (note: there are already 1000 radios in operation). LifeStyle Networks is deploying a citywide wireless mesh network in Mumbai, India (pop. 18 million). This is going to be a challenge given the dense population. The company announced that they chose Strix Systems…