MuniWireless

Researchers from Microsoft, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Washington have been testing whether people can use applications, such as VOIP and web browsing, while sitting in a moving vehicle in an area that has an outdoor wide-area Wi-Fi network. The passengers in their experiment rely on outdoor Wi-Fi base stations for connectivity. Their conclusion: people experience frequent disruptions in connectivity because Wi-Fi handoffs are difficult to achieve. As a result, the researchers developed a protocol…

As our Fire Island Wireless network is closing out its 5th and most successful season, I would like to share a few things I’ve learned as they apply to the Long Island Wi-Fi project. Even though the plug has not been pulled officially, the writing is on the wall for the Long Island Wi-Fi project, and it is an obituary. Cablevision is launching its Optimum Wi-Fi network, offering complimentary access to 2 million wired subscribers over the tri-state area, not…