Archive | November, 2009

Alphimax provides free tool for analyzing wireless point to point links, finding vendors

By on November 4, 2009 in Industry News, LTE, Resources

Here’s a very useful, free online tool for WiMAX service providers (and anyone installing point to point links) from Alphimax. The online tool called PtP Estimator allows you to determine quickly whether a point-to-point link will work between two locations that you specify. No need to climb towers, go through time-consuming discussions with vendors, only [...]

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Are smart meters “thieves”? Bakersfield thinks so

By on November 3, 2009 in Consumer

There’s a bit of controversy in Bakersfield, California over the smart meters installed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Residents are blaming the faulty meters for increased utility bills. Read these articles from the San Francisco Chronicle: * PG&E’s ‘smart meters’ make dumb mistakes * ‘Smart meters’ or cunning PG&E thieves? * Smart meters are [...]

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Cisco launches simulation game: myPlanNet 1.0

By on November 3, 2009 in WiFi News

Cisco has launched myPlanNet 1.0, a simulation game in which you play the CEO of a service provider who must manage the company as it evolves from the “stone age” of dial-up, through the broadband- and mobile-connected eras, into the dawning of the “medianet age.” Connect your citizens with the next-generation IP network and guide [...]

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Miami Beach offers free citywide Wi-Fi

By on November 1, 2009 in City & County WiFi Networks

After a long period of planning and deployment, Miami Beach (Florida) has launched its citywide free Wi-Fi service. The network provides free Wi-Fi access with 95% outdoor coverage and 70% indoor coverage up through the second floor of buildings. The city is also using the network for public safety and other municipal departments, allowing employees [...]

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