Despite early problems in the deployments, Michigan communities are looking to muni wireless projects to help them rise above the state’s sagging economy. A network in Macomb went on hold after the community exhausted funding. Washtenaw and Oakland counties are moving ahead despite early delays. Livingston County recently announced a new project and Livonia is evaluating an initiative.Despite early problems in the deployments, Michigan communities are looking to muni wireless projects to help them rise above the state’s sagging economy. A network in Macomb went on hold after the community exhausted funding. Washtenaw and Oakland counties are moving ahead despite early delays. Livingston County recently announced a new project and Livonia is evaluating an initiative.
According to a report in the
The providers are deploying the networks at no cost to the taxpayers, anticipating revenue from the sale of advertising and subscriptions to higher-speed service. Oakland has gotten great uptake, registering more than 13,000 users for the free service.However, according to the report in the
Oakland’s provider, MichTel Communications has sunk $70 million into the network. A little more than 18 miles of the network has been built-out. There’s about 900 miles to go.
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It’s just too bad that Michtel doesn’t know anything about stability or even security. It’s just too easy for someone to hook up a virus filled laptop up to their network and start knocking off any system that connects to it. They can’t even keep their own network running in Pontiac. Servers dropping left and right and no Network Admin.