The city of Toledo set the record straight Thursday after The Toledo Blade misleadingly reported that “Toledo taxpayers could pay up to $2.16 million over five years” if the city council approves a license contract with MetroFi and a city councilman jumped on the story to make political hay.
Streaming video across a household wireless network is something that’s generally not recommended. D-Link is trying to change that by putting 802.11n technology to work.Streaming video across a household wireless network is something that’s generally not recommended. D-Link is trying to change that by putting 802.11n technology to work.
As you may know, 802.11n is the new longer-range, high-speed Wi-Fi specification, a significant upgrade from traditional 802.11b/g devices. D-Link’s Xtreme Duo MediaBridge device, called the DAP-1555, connects to existing routers, enabling…
Aurora, Ill.’s muni Wi-Fi network is running behind schedule due to ComEd’s foot-dragging on pole attachment agreements with MetroFi, the company deploying the network. Chances are, the city will miss its September target date for completion.Aurora, Ill.’s muni Wi-Fi network is running behind schedule due to ComEd’s foot-dragging on pole attachment agreements with MetroFi, the company deploying the network. Chances are, the city will miss its September target date for completion.
This echoes the situation in California where the Diamond Bar…
Only three more days before our conference in New England, which takes place this year on June 3-5 in Newton, Massachusetts, just outside Boston. There are workshops and case studies, as well as sessions on next generation devices and rural deployments. Only three more days before our conference in New England, which takes place this year on June 3-5 in Newton, Massachusetts, just outside Boston. There are workshops and case studies, as well as sessions on next generation devices and…
The European Commission has ruled that the use of public funds by the Welsh Assembly Government for public sector use does not constitute state aid. Like the earlier decision concerning the Prague muni Wi-Fi network, the Commission blessed this project because the network will not be open to the public. The European Commission has decided that the procurement of a high bandwidth network service by the Welsh Assembly Government for public sector organisations in Wales does not constitute state aid…
Ketchum, Idaho, could have a downtown muni wireless network by mid-July. The network is largely due to the efforts of volunteer, Heidi Dhose, who is working on a proposal for the city. Under the plan, service providers would contribute about 80 percent of the $100,000 needed to build the infrastructure. The city would be responsible for the remaining 20 percent for the infrastructure, $60,000 in estimated management costs per year and $12,000 per year for the service.
Dhose, an IT professional,…
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