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 [...]
Gainesville municipal utility issues RFP for wireless network
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 [...]
Island network teaches and serves
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 [...]
New York City hotspot upgrades for voice, video, games
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.
Muni wireless tabled in Connecticut
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 [...]
EarthLink leaves hole in muni wireless plan
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 [...]
World’s tallest building deploys Wi-Fi mesh
Firetide’s Wi-Fi mesh is climbing 2000 feet through concrete, aluminum and steel to provide real-time voice and video communications on the world’s tallest building. Who says Wi-Fi can’t handle architecturally challenging environments? Firetide announced today that its mesh has been selected to provide data and voice communications, as well as video surveillance, up and down [...]
Bristol extends its muni network
The Council House of the city of Bristol in the U.K. is deploying a wireless broadband network to deliver free service to downtown visitors and residents while it serves the committee rooms, council chamber and conference hall via a secured channel for city employees. The Council House of the city of Bristol in the U.K. [...]
States begin rolling out telehealth initiatives
States across the U.S. are announcing new telehealth initiatives as the Federal Communications Commission provides funds for new deployments. Michigan and Maine are the most recent states to announce funding.States across the U.S. are announcing new telehealth initiatives as the Federal Communications Commission provides funds for new deployments. Michigan and Maine are the most recent [...]
Trenton, NJ gets citywide Wi-Fi network
Trenton, New Jersey has selected e-Path Communications to deploy a citywide wireless broadband network for the city’s own use and for public Internet access. Trenton, New Jersey has selected E-Path Communications to deploy a citywide wireless broadband network for the city’s own use and for public Internet access. Although E-Path will be bearing the cost [...]
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- 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
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- 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
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- Brescia, Italy deploys large outdoor Wi-Fi hotzone November 6, 2011
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