This is Chapter 8 of Rory Conaway’s series, “Tales From The Towers”, about setting up a large scale Wi-Fi network. If you have not yet done so, read Chapter 7: One Size Does Not Fit All. Our network is pretty inexpensive but it suffers from first generation bandwidth problems of losing 50 percent of the [...]
Tales from the Towers, Chapter 8: Half of something is better than nothing, but why settle?
July 5, 2010 by
Tales from the Towers, Chapter 7: One size does not fit all
June 28, 2010 by
In this installment of Rory Conaway’s “Tales From The Towers”, he discusses the different types of antennas that can be used for large scale Wi-Fi networks. Before we continue developing the system further, it’s a good idea to discuss all the various antenna designs that go into a municipal design process. I’ve described one type [...]
More Wi-Fi in trains, this time in Australia
June 22, 2010 by
Wi-Fi on public transport is such a hot topic these days and there isn’t a railway operator in the world that is not deploying or actively looking into installing Wi-Fi on their trains. Now, Railcorp, a state-owned enterprise in Australia that runs the passenger rail service covering Sydney, its suburbs, the Central Coast, Hunter, the [...]
Tales from the Towers Chapter 6: Free is not a business plan
June 9, 2010 by
Our system is installed and our credit card maxed out. Now, we have to either pay for it or figure out how it’s going to save what we invested in it. As an income based system, it’s pretty easy to figure out a direct correlation between expenses and revenue. If there is some kind of [...]
Minneapolis citywide WiFi network featured in The Atlantic
June 4, 2010 by
The Atlantic is running a series called The Future of the City and one of the articles is about the Minneapolis muni WiFi network owned and managed by US Internet. The article is an interview with Minneapolis city CIO, Lynn Willenbring, who explains why the city decided on the anchor tenant model (US Internet owns [...]
San Francisco Bay gets Wi-Fi service
June 1, 2010 by
Sunrise Wireless has deployed a Wi-Fi network across the San Francisco Bay making it the largest marine broadband network in the United States. Passengers on ferries that regularly cross the Bay can now get Wi-Fi access on their laptops and portable devices. Initially Wi-Fi service will be free of charge. Sunrise has deployed a network [...]
US Internet takes over Riverside citywide Wi-Fi network
May 28, 2010 by
US Internet, the service provider that runs the Minneapolis citywide Wi-Fi network, has been chosen by Riverside to take over AT&T’s network in the city. AT&T had turned over the network to Riverside at no cost. The city sought a replacement for AT&T via a public tender, and choose US Internet. The city is paying [...]
Gahanna, Ohio gets citywide Wi-Fi service
May 24, 2010 by
Gahanna, Ohio is the latest Ohio community to get large scale Wi-Fi coverage, thanks to a local ISP called HighSpeedAir. The service is open to residents, businesses and government employees of Gahanna. Part of the city’s Broadband Initiative, the primary goals of this system are to enhance public safety and improve the city’s operational efficiencies, while also offering [...]
Tales from the Towers Chapter 5: Reality, What a Concept
May 21, 2010 by
In the last article, access points were installed, WDS links set up for hopping, and we were ready to access the Internet. Although TriadLand is ready to rock, we now need to connect the users. First we need to connect the network to some type of Internet service and then come up with a way [...]
Dublin, Ohio becomes largest Wi-Fi hotzone in Central Ohio
May 20, 2010 by
Dublin, Ohio has the largest Wi-Fi hotzone in central Ohio according to the press release issued by HighSpeedAir, a family-owned business based in Dublin, Ohio, which is responsible for deploying the network. The primary goals of this network are to enhance public safety and improve the city’s operational efficiencies, while also offering a valuable broadband service [...]
