MuniWireless

Twenty-two vendors have responded to the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Gainesville Regional Utility in November 2007.

1. Solutrea Inc. 2. CONXX, Inc. 3. Presidio 4. Northrop Grumman 5. Sentinel Technologies, Inc. 6. CSG DATA Networks, Inc. 7. Honeywell International, Inc. 8. Federal Signal Corporation 9. Coleman Technologies, Inc. 10. Big Wireless 11. MetroFi, Inc. 12. Integral Wireless Solutions 13. AFL Telecommunications 14. Alcatel-Lucent 15. IBM and Nortel 16. Motorola, Inc. 17. M/A-COM, Inc. 18. Adesta, LLC 19. Systems…

Metrofi’s trials in Portland are not news. It was widely reported last year that the company would not continue to build out the network without an anchor tenant commitment from the city. But a catch-up article in the Portland Business Journal last week prompted an interesting analysis of models for ad-supported networks on DailyWireless.org.

The analysis, in part, draws data that was presented at the MuniWireless conference last year and discusses the possibilities for advertising on the WiMAX network that Clearwire…

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:

Much of the decision-making around those questions starts with the municipality’s strategic goals for the network. A city or county that wants to deploy an ambitious WiFi cloud…

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2.4 gigahertz The portion of the radio spectrum in the United States typically used by service providers for highspeed wireless communications such as wireless networks, cordless phones, surveillance equipment and others.

3G Short-hand name for the third generation of mobile communications. 3G networks are designed to transmit video and data at high speeds across cellular networks.

4.9 gigahertz The portion of the radio spectrum in the United States allocated specifically for use by public safety organizations, such as police,…