MuniWireless

Overview

Business models – how municipal wireless networks are funded and operated – is a critical issue for municipalities, service providers, integrators, community groups, applications developers and product manufacturers. Decisions on the network’s ownership and operation are complex and require significant attention in order to ensure successful initiatives. The 2007 Business Models Report is MuniWireless.com’s latest information product to provide critical insight into the many factors that must be weighed when it comes to selecting the proper business model.

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Philadelphia’s Chief Information Officer Terry Phillis will be staying on as Mayor John Street passes the mantle of city administration to Mayor-elect Michael Nutter. Tops on his agenda for 2008: charting a post-Earthlink a course for Wireless Philadelphia.Philadelphia’s Chief Information Officer Terry Phillis will be staying on as Mayor John Street passes the mantle of city administration to Mayor-elect Michael Nutter. Tops on his agenda for 2008: charting a post-Earthlink a course for Wireless Philadelphia.

Phillis, who replaced Dianah Neff as…

Glenwood Springs, Colorado, may expand the city’s broadband network to run fiber to every home..The project would require about $22 million in capitol expenses and bond funding. Glenwood Springs, Colorado, may expand the city’s broadband network to run fiber to every home. The project would require about $22 million in capitol expenses and bond funding.

This week the council received a presentation that justified the expense in terms of the pay-back the project would deliver to the community, returning approximately $10…

Muni wireless is epected to be implemented in Miami Beach by the end of the year. Broward County may join the local school district, area universities, and hospitals in an area-wide Wi-Fi network to facilitate municipal services. And Plantation is considering Wi-Fi network as a way ro revitalize areas of town.Muni wireless is epected to be implemented in Miami Beach by the end of the year. Broward County may join the local school district, area universities, and hospitals in an…

The Bush administration is claiming it has “met the goal” of achieving universal broadband access by the end of 2007. Clearly, the administration has failed miserably to fulfill its 2004 promise to provide affordable access by the end of this year. But don’t tell them that. Meredith Baker, acting administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, said last month, “I think we’ve met the goal.”The Bush administration is claiming it has “met the goal” of achieving universal broadband access…

Broadband connectivity is coming to Curitiba University and its surrounding neighborhoods in Parana, Brazil.Broadband connectivity is coming to Curitiba University and its surrounding neighborhoods in Parana, Brazil.

The Associcao Paranaense De Cultura (APC) has signed a contract with NewMarket Technology, Inc. to build a wireless broadband pilot that is expected to expand to other cities in the Brazilian state of Parana.

In a press release announcing the project, Bruce Noller, NewMarket Managing Director of Operations, said that Curitiba has won numerous awards…