MuniWireless

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 with NetLogix on a proposal for the city.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 with NetLogix on a proposal for the city.

Under the plan, service providers, including NetLogix, would contribute about 80 percent of the…

BaltimoreCounty, Maryland, began providing free public Internet service at hot spots this week as jurisdictions, including the city of Baltimore, eye city-wide deployments.BaltimoreCounty, Maryland, began providing free public Internet service at hot spots this week as jurisdictions, including the city of Baltimore, eye city-wide deployments.

According to a story in the Baltimore Examiner, five “hot spots” were launched in collaboration with TowsonUniversity. County officials demonstrated it by logging onto the countyWeb site “from the shade of an umbrella at a picnic…

Communities in Silicon Valley are still waiting to see the model agreement they’re expected to sign to participate in Wireless Silicon Valley. That, and design delays, are putting the project behind schedule.Communities in Silicon Valley are still waiting to see the model agreement they’re expected to sign to participate in Wireless Silicon Valley. That, and design delays, are putting the project behind schedule.

One-square-mile test areas in Palo Alto and San Carlos were to have been completed by the end of…

This session will discuss the impact wireless multi-service networks have had in Allegany County and Cambria County. Involving public safety, economic development and bridging the digital divide. It will explore the business model that has made the AllCoNet network in Allegany County among the most successful municipal networks in the country, and provided a…

Galatsi, Greece, home of the 2004 Olympics, is proceeding with its municipal wireless network.Galatsi, home of the 2004 Olympics is forging ahead with deployment of its municipal wireless network, one of the first in Greece.

The four-square mile network will provide free service to students and municipal employees and fee-based broadband service to residents and businesses, according to a Strix Systems press release. The first phase was implemented in fall, 2006.

Click here to read the press release.

The European Commission has approved the use of public funds for Prague’s municipal wireless network and ruled that these do not constitute state aid. Unfortunately, the network can be used only to serve the public sector (municipal purposes). The European Commission has approved the use of public funds for Prague’s municipal wireless network and ruled that these do not constitute state aid.

Since the initial plans raised competition concerns, key modifications were made. In particular, the project will only serve the…