The launch of the iPhone drew large crowds outside Apple stores yesterday. Those eager to get their hands on the coolest device on earth got in line very early. By 6:00 pm on June 29, the crowd outside the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco had spilled out onto the street and caused a huge [...]
Lafayette, La., completes bond sale for FTTH deployment
The city of Lafayette, Louisiana, and the LaFayette Utilities System (LUS) have completed the sale of $110.4 million in bonds to finance that city’s Fiber to the Home and Business project. This clears the way to start the deployment.The city of Lafayette, Louisiana, and the LaFayette Utilities System (LUS) have completed the sale of $110.4 [...]
When will 802.11n Wi-Fi really matter?
When will the next-generation Wi-Fi standard — 802.11n — finally be ready for prime time? And how will municipalities make the leap from current wireless mesh solutions to 802.11n gear? I reached out to multiple wireless mesh experts for some perspective. When will the next-generation Wi-Fi standard — 802.11n — finally be ready for prime [...]
Toledo, Ohio, delays approval of muni Wi-Fi contract
The future of the proposed municipal Wi-Fi network in Toledo, Ohio, is on hold pending the city’s ability to produce a financial plan to justify its deployment. One exists but it’s been sucked into the swirl of politics and ego surrounding last week’s departure of the city’s IT director.The future of the proposed municipal Wi-Fi [...]
Wavion, ACD partner on new architecture
Wavion, Inc. and ADC Telecommunications Inc. are partnering to create an open architecture for municipal Wi-Fi networks.Wavion, Inc. and ADC Telecommunications Inc. are partnering to create an open architecture for municipal Wi-Fi networks. The new architecture integrates ADC’s SG-1 Service Gateway product with Wavion’s WS410 spatially adaptive outdoor access point. Click here to read the [...]
Muni Wi-Fi drives Internet everywhere trend
A recent New Scientist article says that muni Wi-Fi in the US is off to a bad start. The article bases its conclusion on a few delays in major cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco. The truth is more complicated but the mainstream press like to reduce complex issues to sensational screaming headlines.The New [...]
New EarthLink CEO evaluates muniwireless strategy
A pending decision by new EarthLink CEO Rolla Huff could dramatically impact the municipal wireless market — for better or for worse — within the next 60 to 90 days. A decision by new EarthLink CEO Rolla Huff could dramatically impact the municipal wireless market — for better or for worse — within the next [...]
Hopling Technologies
Company Profile: Hopling Technologies Hopling Technologies is a global leader in wireless networking equipment for enterprises, operators and service providers, focused on bringing sophisticated wireless solutions to the public- and private-access market. Solutions based on a new kind of robust virtual coherent and converged wireless IP-based infrastructure ‚Äö?Ñ?¨ one that is scalable, secure, affordable and [...]
EarthLink’s new CEO: Mr. Public Broadband?
Effective today, EarthLink has a new president and CEO. He’s now responsible for setting EarthLink’s strategic direction. And he’s buying 100,000 shares of EarthLink stock to prove his commitment to the company. So who is this new leader and what are his views on public broadband? Effective today, EarthLink has a new president and CEO. [...]
- Hotels are upgrading WiFi infrastructure to meet iPad, iPhone users’ needs January 23, 2012
- Edgewater Wireless signs deal with leading Brazilian distributor after successful trial January 19, 2012
- New Tropos 1410 Delivers Secure Field Area Networks for Smart Grid and Other Industrial Applications January 18, 2012
- Santa Clara, CA muni Wi-Fi network gets a second chance January 13, 2012
- 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
- Tales from the Towers, Chapter 30: Fear of 2.4GHz for Public Safety Defies Logic November 21, 2011
- Tesco rolls out free Wi-Fi in the UK December 3, 2011
- Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood deploys large outdoor free Wi-Fi network November 10, 2011
- The end of voice as a cash cow November 10, 2011
- Smartphones and tablets to drive 350% increase in Wi-Fi hotspots by 2015 November 10, 2011
- 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
- Better late than never: SF finally sets up Wi-Fi hotzone November 6, 2011
- Brescia, Italy deploys large outdoor Wi-Fi hotzone November 6, 2011
- Verizon doubles amount of downloadable data: weak sales? November 8, 2011
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doug berman: Having deployed hundreds of outdoor AP networks. I...
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Meeting Fairy: Very good point on wifi access. Now, this is not g...
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Someone in Thailand: Engenius, Zyxel, Ubiquiti which do not guarantee g...
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Rory Coanway: Singapore is far more dense than the U.S. and make...
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Esme Vos: That is something I'm trying to find out....
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Rory Conaway: Do we know what access point they are using?...
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me: Wimax uses adaptive modulation the speed is direct...
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