MuniWireless

The New South Wales government has scrapped plans to set up free Wi-Fi hotzones in the central business district of Sydney and other NSW cities. The government looked at proposals from 15 providers but decided not to go ahead for financial reasons. The article in the Sydney Morning Herald says “in the US, free wireless schemes in Chicago, Houston and San Francisco have been dumped after failing commercially” is not accurate. These networks were never built so they have never…

Blogs are buzzing about AT&T’s Tuesday unveiling of its wireless municipal network in Riverside, Ca. as the telco’s first major foray into the muni space. With one down, the telco has other deployments pending in Napa, Ca., and St. Louis, Mo., and appears to be making a hard run for Chicago’s planned deployment.Blogs are buzzing about AT&T’s Tuesday unveiling of its wireless municipal network in Riverside, Ca. as the telco’s first major deployment in the muni space. We’ve written a…

Chicago is taking an aggressive run at closing the digital divide. The city recently released a 65-page report that offers a blueprint for that city and specifics that other cities will want to read and consider.At our recent MuniWireless conference in Boston, a lot of interest was expressed in how communities planned to address the digital divide. After all, it is one thing to make broadband and quite another to give the disadvantaged tools to put it to good use.

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Proxim has announced five new deployments, including installations in Denver, London and Sweden, as well as Radford Virginia and the village of Bellwood, outside of Chicago.Proxim has announced five new deployments, including installations in Denver, London and Sweden, as well as Radford Virginia and the village of Bellwood, outside of Chicago.

The London deployment, in which the company is partnering with service provider, Global Reach Group, will provide connectivity along the ThamesRiver for commercial, public safety and private boat traffic. Click…