Hopling Technologies, makers of IP-based wireless networking equipment, has introduced a line of building-to-buildings WiMAX ready products.Hopling Technologies, makers of IP-based wireless networking equipment, has introduced a line of building-to-buildings WiMAX ready products. According to a company press release, the Xnet Raptor products target point-to-multipoint connectivity and high capacity access applications, such as real-time video, [...]
Muni Wi-Fi’s evolving business case
Rebids on Wilkes-Barre’s proposal for a municipal wireless network are due today. Glenn Fleishman at Wi-Fi Net News sees the new round of bids as part of an evolving trend among service providers seeking multiple revenue streams from muni projects.Airport Infrastructure Management agreed last year to install, operate and maintain a seven square-mile wireless network [...]
South Carolina seeks state-wide wireless network
The South Carolina state house this week approved a bill to build a border-to-border wireless broadband network .The South Carolina state house this week approved a bill to build a border-to-border wireless broadband network . A state Wireless Technology and Communications Commission will do a feasibility study and investigate a public-private partnership to deploy the [...]
Caltrain seeks proposals from vendors for Wi-Fi service on commuter trains
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers board (JPB) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors. JPB desires to enter into a contract with one chosen proposer or proposer team to provide wireless network services to Caltrain: Notice is hereby given that the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board will receive proposals until 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 6, 2007 [...]
Licensed mobile WiMAX imposes possible limitations on municipalities
Widespread deployment of mobile WiMAX is in the licensed (2.5MHz and 3.5MHz) bands. In the U.S., for example, Sprint Nextel has an extensive holding of 2.5GHz spectrum, which covers a very large percentage (roughly 85 percent) of the households in the top 100 U.S. markets. How does this affect municipalities?Widespread deployment of mobile WiMAX is [...]
Social life of wireless urban spaces
Keith Hampton, assistant professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, is conducting research into the social life of wireless urban spaces. He wants to know how the use of wireless broadband in public areas influences social life and if it enables greater engagement with others. His team will be looking [...]
EarthLink to evaluate performance of muni Wi-Fi business
EarthLink will be looking closely at the performance of its municipal wireless broadband business in Philadelphia, Milpitas, Anaheim and New Orleans before plunging ahead with new projects elsewhere. But what would make a city attractive to EarthLink?EarthLink will be looking closely at the performance of its municipal wireless broadband business in Philadelphia, Milpitas, Anaheim and [...]
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Calls for U.S. national broadband policy intensify
A growing number of business and political leaders are calling for a national broadband policy. In fact, the U.S. descent as a world leader in broadband could be far deeper than this week’s OECD data indicate.Reactions are coming fast and furious in response to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report this week revealing [...]
List of respondents to Suffolk-Nassau counties RFP posted
The list of companies that responded to the RFP issued by the counties of Suffolk and Nassau (New York) has been posted (click here). EarthLink and MetroFi are among them. The list of companies that responded to the RFP issued by the counties of Suffolk and Nassau (New York) have been posted (click here). EarthLink [...]
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- Bright House sets up 2000 WiFi hotspots in Orlando and Central Florida January 12, 2012
- Wi-Fi connected TVs and more January 11, 2012
- French mobile operator offers 15 EUR per month unlimited voice, SMS and data January 7, 2012
- Growing pains plague OpenNet Singapore fiber broadband rollout January 5, 2012
- Libraries in Busan City, Korea go Wi-Fi January 4, 2012
- AllCity Wireless announces Solutions4ebiz will sell hosted WiDirect cloud services January 4, 2012
- Free Wi-Fi in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan: an update January 3, 2012
- Wi-Fi comes to Indian Wells, the world’s second largest tennis stadium January 3, 2012
- Wi-Fi comes to Balboa Park, San Diego January 2, 2012
- Kuala Lumpur requires WiFi in restaurants by April 2012 January 2, 2012
- Thai government deploys 20,000 Wi-Fi hot zones in Bangkok December 28, 2011
- Thai government deploys 20,000 Wi-Fi hot zones in Bangkok December 28, 2011
- Santa Clara, CA muni Wi-Fi network gets a second chance January 13, 2012
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- Tesco rolls out free Wi-Fi in the UK December 3, 2011
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- Seattle leasing dark fiber: a good start, but more needs to be done November 23, 2011
- Malaysian villages go Wi-Fi November 23, 2011
- Case Study: Eliminating Performance, Interference Issues With Multi-Channel Wi-Fi access points December 17, 2011
- Growing pains plague OpenNet Singapore fiber broadband rollout January 5, 2012
- Bright House sets up 2000 WiFi hotspots in Orlando and Central Florida January 12, 2012
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