Novarum’s newest comparisons of muni network performance won’t officially be out until next month but Belair Networks and USI Wireless, respectively the hardware supplier and service provider for Minneapolis’ storied high speed network, are claiming the top performance among city networks. Novarum officials confirmed that the claim is premature. Still, good things appear to be [...]

The state of Georgia has just announced several generous grants to extend wireless Internet access in cities. Savannah, Ga., received a $600,000 to unwire a corridor of the city and the city of Statesboro was granted $323,298.00 to deploy a city-wide WiMAX network. Savannah’s grant from grant from the Georgia Technology Authority will be used [...]

Dade County, Fla., is abandoning plans for countywide wireless broadband access in favor of creating four temporary hot spots in public parks.

The public access wireless network in Decatur, Georgia, went live this week, according to Karl Edwards, president of Excelsio Communications, the consultant helping the city develop a comprehensive wireless strategy. The first phase of the deployment covers a one-square-mile area, and will be followed shortly by the initial rollout of municipal applications for public safety [...]