Archive | March, 2007

Good news, bad news in Portland

The city’s usage metrics show Portland’s muni-network is delivering value to the residents who are using it but performance metrics, gathered by two Portland State University faculty members, show spotty coverage.The city’s usage metrics show Portland’s muni-network is delivering value to the residents who are using it but performance metrics, gathered by two Portland State [...]

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OpenAir Boston schedules RFI call for Monday

OpenAirBoston.net, Boston’s wireless non-profit, today issued a request for information looking for input and feedback on the forth-coming RFP for city-wide wireless.OpenAirBoston.net, Boston’s wireless non-profit, today issued a request for information (RFI) looking for input and feedback on the forth-coming RFP for city-wide wireless.. A listen-only informational call for potential integrators, equipment suppliers, and service [...]

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EarthLink gives free muni Wi-Fi service with your Nokia N800

EarthLink is offering free wireless Internet service until 1 January 2008 for Nokia N800 users in the following cities: Anaheim, Corpus Christi, Milpitas and New Orleans. EarthLink is offering FREE internet service for Nokia N800 users on the EarthLink Wi-Fi / Feather network until January 1, 2008. The EarthLink Wi-Fi / Feather network is currently [...]

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Summit, New Jersey issues RFP for municipal wireless network

Summit, New Jersey has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on March 29, 2007 to solicit responses from private sector vendors that have the desire, technical competence, business experience and financial wherewithal to plan, install and operate a wireless broadband networking environment throughout the City. The proposed network, titled the Summit Wireless Broadband Access Project, [...]

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San Marcos, Tx., to go wireless

San Marcos, Texas, plans to build a wireless cloud over the city to streamline the meter-reading process and enhance public safety services.San Marcos, Texas, plans to build a wireless cloud over the city to streamline the meter-reading process and enhance public safety services. In a city press release, Mayor Susan Narvaiz said”we want to establish [...]

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The critical need for post-installation pilot testing

In an earlier post, I discussed the benefits of performing pre-installation pilot testing when deploying a municipal wireless network. The results of this pilot testing are good for comparing competing solution providers, and you’ll often uncover technology issues and learn valuable lessons before selecting the winning bidder.In my earlier post on the benefits of pre-installation [...]

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Brazil makes muni Wi-Fi more affordable

Anatel, the Brazilian regulator, has passed new regulations that make it easier for cities to provide low-cost wireless broadband access. According to Anatel, a city has to offer services through a company approved by Anatel, or it can apply for a license to run a private wireless broadband network. The purpose is to encourage small [...]

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Location-based services enhance metro offerings

Municipalities are poised to make increasing use of location-based services as more and more wireless networks come online. New applications which identify the location of a Wi-Fi device are beginning to enter the market.Municipalities are poised to make increasing use of location-based services as more and more wireless networks come online. New applications which identify [...]

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Voice over Wi-Fi equipment revenues to reach $82 billion by 2012

According to a new report by Juniper Research, worldwide VoIP over Wi-Fi equipment revenues will reach over $82 billion by 2012 with North America leading the market at $35 billion in revenues, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) with $23 billion and Asia Pacific with $21 billion. According to a new report by Juniper Research, [...]

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Why independent testing is necessary

As more cities hire third parties to deploy their municipal wireless networks, they are finding it ever more necessary to do pre- and post-installation testing — not by the vendors who are in charge of the network, but by independent parties. At the Muniwireless Dallas conference, Phil Belanger (Novarum), Jim Geier (Wireless-Nets) and Neil Shaw [...]

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