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Comcast is now offering free Wi-Fi service in several New Jersey train stations to people who already subscribe to its cable service. If you are not a subscriber, too bad for you. Comcast has plans to work with Cablevision, which already has several Wi-Fi hotzones, to expand Comcast’s reach. Related news: Cablevision doubles size of [...]
If you’re ready to WiMax out a bit, please join us on a photo tour from our geek tour of some of Clearwire’s Portland, Ore., tower sites — some visual info that may help you understand why WiMax has a cost-of-deployment advantage over other wireless technologies. Or, you may just like looking at towers, boxes [...]
As you all know, Minneapolis’s citywide Wi-Fi network is not exactly “citywide”. A few areas are taking much longer to unwire. One such neighborhood is Prospect Park, which will get Wi-Fi access by March 2009. US Internet, the service provider who runs Minneapolis’s network, has also released some interesting statistics about their subscribers: USI wireless [...]
Consulting firm Maravedis reports that at the end of Q3 2008, the number of WiMAX subscribers around the world rose to 2.68 million, “a more modest 13% growth over the first quarter and a 91% increase over Q3 2007.” Maravedis analysts say that the pace of growth is slowing down and WiMAX operators are finding [...]
Two important issues in large-scale municipal wireless have been: (1) can a given technology provide a usable data communications service and (2) how much does it cost to deploy such a service? A useful network service provided at an affordable price is a necessary condition for a successful network offering. Many of the early muni [...]
Most new utility meters are capable of automated meter reading or automated meter infrastructure (controlling). Before embarking on a project to implement a wireless AMR or AMI network, you need to do extensive due diligence on the vendors’ meters. Ideally, all municipalities would enjoy blanket radio or RF coverage to listen and manage all of [...]
The European Commission has earmarked € 1 billion to bring broadband to rural areas. 93% of Europeans have some form of high-speed connection to the Internet (cable, DSL, fiber) but in some countries, less than half of rural communities (30% of the rural EU population) have high speed access). Traditional phone networks are not available [...]
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