MuniWireless

A Wi-Fi service provider is turning Portland’s free muni Wi-Fi network into a business opportunity in Oregon by opening a retail store selling mobile USB units and indoor, outdoor and portable anntennas and other computer devices and services.An Oregon Wi-Fi service provider is turning Portland’s free muni Wi-Fi network into a business opportunity by opening a retail store selling mobile USB units and indoor, outdoor and portable anntennas and other services.

The provider, ExpressNets, is a lovely example of how private…

Gainesville Regional Utility, a public utility owned by the city of Gainesville, Florida has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a wireless network that will be used for traffic synchronization, public safety and public Internet access. Gainesville Regional Utility (GRU), a municipal utility owned by the City of Gainesville, FL, has released an RFP for a wireless network that will be used for the following applications:

Traffic synchronization: Gainesville will acquire 200 IP-based traffic signal controllers (Models 980 and 981)…

WiFi has arrived on the Carribean island of Antigua/Barbuda. The multi-purpose network, which brings commercial service to more than 40 percent of the island’s population, will also be used to support computer-based instruction in 21 educational computer labs, three of them mobile.WiFi has arrived on the Carribean island of Antigua/Barbuda. The multi-purpose network, which brings commercial service to more than 40 percent of the island’s population, will also be used to support computer-based instruction in 21 educational computer labs, three…

WiFi Salon, the group which brought free wireless access to 17 New York City parks, is upgrading its offering in Greenwich Village’s Washington Square Park to support VoIP calling, video streaming and gaming.

Concerns ranging from whether there was a sustainable local market for muni wireless to fights over access to utility poles have prompted New Haven, Connecticut, to move plans for muni wireless down its priority list. Concerns ranging from whether there was a sustainable local market for muni wireless to fights over access to utility poles have prompted New Haven, Connecticut, to move plans for muni wireless down its priority list.

A story in the Yale Daily News reports that city priorities…

Jefferson Parish Council in Louisiana has moved plans for a muni wireless network to its back burner after it failed to attract a big bidder to the project. It specifically was fishing for EarthLink but (no surprise) EarthLink did not bite.Jefferson Parish Council in Louisiana has moved plans for a muni wireless network to the back burner after it failed to attract a big bidder to the project. It specifically had its eye on EarthLink.

The parish planned to provide free…