MuniWireless

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, voice, and data services.

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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 across Wilkes-Barre at no cost to the city. But since the contractor’s income would be derived from subscriber revenues, it was possible that the city…

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 network.

Rep. Dwight Loftis, a Greenville Republican who co-authored the bill, told The Greenville News that he hopes the state can exchange access to its network…

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 for 07-PCJPB-T-054, CALTRAIN WIRELESS NETWORK SERVICES, per specifications on file at the Office of the Director, Contracts & Procurement, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, P.O. Box 3006,…

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 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…

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 into user behavior in San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia and (possibly) Toronto.Keith Hampton, assistant professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of…