MuniWireless 101: Initiatives: Funding Options
Once a municipality decides it’s time to start the wheels in motion for a wireless network, the single most important next step is determining the network’s business model – specifically:
- Who will own and/or operate the network?
- Who will pay for the network’s build-out and/or ongoing management?
- Where will the funds come from?
Updates: Philly network buildout continues, Portland’s Wi-Fi access points face cold winter
A tale of two cities: Philadelphia's wireless network, acquired by a group of local investors, is being rolled out to parts of the city where ...
Lincoln, UK issues RFP for Wi-Fi network
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 ...
London mayor wants citywide Wi-Fi
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, criticized Prime Minister Gordon Brown's plan to give children up to £700 in computer vouchers to get them online. Johnson ...
Broward County non-profit issues RFP for community-owned broadband network
OneBroward. a non-profit organization, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a community-owned wired and wireless broadband network covering 500 square miles (1300 square ...
Why the Long Island Wi-Fi project is doomed: lessons from Fire Island
As our Fire Island Wireless network is closing out its 5th and most successful season, I would like to share a few things I’ve ...
Free citywide Wi-Fi coming to Milpitas, California
Milpitas is negotiating an agreement with a non-profit organization to bring free citywide Wi-Fi service covering 10 square miles with a potential 7000 ...
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