MuniWireless

I receive emails from time to time asking if I know of studies that show the economic benefits of broadband. I know I’ve read some of them but I can never remember any one in particular. Today I came across a site that lists a few studies done in Europe, Asia and the US. For example, there is a study that investigates the effect of high-speed broadband on Korea’s economy and one on broadband in North Carolina. To see the…

From Nortel

Case Study:Published 2007

Summary: This report examines an oft-touted application that financially justifies a number of muni wireless initiatives, advanced meter infrastructure – AMI. You are probably familiar with the more commonly used term, AMR – automated meter reading. AMR is used a lot to describe anything related to reading a meter without having to walk up and eyeball it. AMI is different in that it more accurately describes the application that muni wireless is enabling.

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From Nortel

Case Study: Published 2007

Summary: The Special Areas Board* is a unique rural municipal area covering approximately 5 million acres in southeastern Alberta. The Special Areas Board is responsible for the administration of the area as it relates to providing all municipal services as well as the leasing of public lands within the area. Nortel supplied WiMAX technology and expertise to deliver a fixed broadband solution into an area of roughly 8,000 square miles.

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From Nortel

Case Study: Published 2007

Summary: The small, bayside city of Annapolis, Md., has played an integral role in American history since its incorporation in 1708. Named for then Princess Anne of Great Britain, the city was once temporarily the U.S. capital. Now Annapolis Wireless Internet is working to add its name to the city’s story. Seeing a need that had yet to be met, the company partnered with Nortel and set out to bring free, advertising-supported Wi-Fi Internet access to…

From Nortel

Case Study: Published 2007

Summary: A Nortel Municipal Wireless solution is now allowing the City of Greenville to provide free downtown Internet access. The city has deployed Nortel’s Wireless Mesh product - the Nortel Wireless Gateway 7250 - as well as Wireless Access Point 7220s and the Nortel Enterprise Network Management System, which enables network administrators to identify and resolve problems and performance bottlenecks before they impact network services.

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MetroFi Rolls Out Free Wireless Network in Concord, CA

From MetroFi