Argyroupoli, Greece (pop. 33,000) has rolled out a municipal wireless network called Arnet. The city is in the southern part of the greater Athens metropolitan area. Residents and visitors can expect up to 2 Mbps downstream and upstream speeds. With 67 wireless mesh nodes from Tropos, the network covers 85% of the city. Municipal funds have been used to build the network. The systems integrator for the project is Simple Waves Innovations, a network integrator in Greece. They designed and installed the city-wide Wi-Fi network along with Digital Sima, a networking and security company.
Tropos posted a white paper about the Greece WiFi project.
Hi Esme,
Arnet's yearly charges are: 50 euros for 384Kbps, 80 euros for 768Kbps, 100 euros for 1Mbps, 170 euros for 1.5Mbps and 200 euros for 2Mbps (excluding VAT). All speeds are symmetrical. Pricing is available here: http://www.arnet.gr/index.php?option=com_content&…