MuniWireless

No, we don’t have any official confirmation, shipping dates, or any other such data to hang our headline on. But from the reporting we’ve done leading up to this week’s WiMax World show in Chicago, we feel pretty confident to predict that laptops with WiMax connectivity embedded inside should be available for purchase sometime before Halloween, probably first from Asus and Lenovo, with other potential entrants close behind.

Why are the delivery, pricing and other details still fuzzy? Blame it on…

As France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to launch a long awaited Digital Plan within a couple of weeks, the UK is now looking into playing a more active role in shaping broadband policies. “This does not translate into subsidies or structural changes in regulation, but rather a set of initiatives that could support and inform the activity of regulators,” says a detailed report made by Francesco Caio, at the request of Shriti Vadera Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Business…

You can buy the Apple 3G iPhone unlocked from the Apple store in Hongkong. Unfortunately if you try to order and get it delivered outside Hongkong, the Apple HK online store does not allow it. But I am sure there are retailers in Hongkong who would gladly ship it to you. The Apple HK online store says (see screenshot below): “iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from…

Pleasant Hill’s muni Wi-Fi network has been up and running for three months now, offering free (with banner ads)  Wi-Fi service to almost 70 percent of the city. There will be a paid option (no ads) very soon.

The city set up a muni Wi-Fi network in 2005 for the police department at a cost of $200,000 and had initially planned to spend close to $400,000 to expand the network to offer Internet access to the public. But it decided in…

As we creep closer to WiMAX World (Sept. 29 – Oct. 2 in Chicago), the PR machines are working harder than ever, spitting out press releases on new WiMAX products and services. Today I read (again) about Azulstar’s new WiMAX service in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque (New Mexico) and Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Ferrysburg and Spring Lake (Michigan).

To refresh everyone’s memories, Azulstar tried to roll out citywide Wi-Fi service in Rio Rancho and even bid on the Wireless Silicon Valley…

The city of Lincoln in the UK has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking bidders for the deployment of a wireless network that will cover the city center. Lincoln is in the eastern part of England and is best known for the gothic Lincoln Cathedral, built between 1192 and 1280.

(1) Lincoln Business Improvement Group (BIG) has received grant money that they will use to help fund the cost of building the…