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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

BelAir Networks, makers of mobile wireless broadband mesh solutions, has received $17.5 million in financing.BelAir Networks, makers of mobile wireless broadband mesh solutions, has received $17.5 million in financing. This new round of funding was led by new investors Export Development Canada and Wellington Financial which joined current investors Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund, [...]