MuniWireless

Southlake, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, is also using Wi-Fi for video surveillance in its downtown area. They are using equipment from Bridgwave Communications; the systems integrator is Redmoon, a wireless ISP based in Plano, Texas. Wireless video surveillance is one of the most sought-after applications among cities. However, as many UK cities have discovered, it’s not enough to put up cameras. You need people to monitor the images and do something about them to make it effective in fighting…

About Grande Prairie

The fabric of this community which is located 450 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, Alberta is a fusion of pioneer spirit and new energy fuelled by rapid growth. Grande Prairie’s population grew by almost 30 per cent over the five years before the 2006 federal census, which recorded this city as the second fastest growing in Alberta. This growth put Grande Prairie third among mid-sized urban centres in Canada. The municipal census during 2007 verified that the population has…

Arriva, a train operator in Scandinavia, is offering free Wi-Fi service to passengers traveling across Denmark, starting with the trains that run between Aarhus, Thisted and Tønder in Jutland. Arriva carries more than 7 million passengers each year.

The backhaul for Arriva’s Wi-Fi service is 3G HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) from 3 (www.3.dk) (which is 60% owned by Hutchinson, a Hongkong based telecommunications company). Because almost all of Denmark has HSPA coverage, the Arriva trains will not use satellite as…