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 traffic jam. I was one of those who just had to see how insane the hype had become. I posted a photo of the crowds…
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 million in bonds to finance that city’s Fiber to the Home and Business project. This clears the way to start the deployment.
“The fact that investors…
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 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…
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 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…
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 press release.
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=156528
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 Scientist posted an article on 24 June 2007 entitled American Wi-Fi gets off to a bad start. What led the author to this conclusion? A…
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