MuniWireless

Delray Beach, Florida is still looking for alternatives to the Wi-Fi service that E-Path Communications was supposed to have delivered. Two months ago, the city canceled its contract with E-Path after endless delays. E-Path is also the service provider that Nassau and Suffolk counties (NY) hired to deploy a countywide wireless broadband network (probably never going to happen).

This week, the city has organized a special commission workshop to listen to proposals by AccessDelray,  a local non-profit organization that promotes community…

The city of Delray Beach, Florida has decided to terminate the contract with E-Path Communications, the company that the city hired to deploy a wireless hotzone. E-Path says they had problems getting wireless equipment on utility light poles. But the city is fed up with the company’s excuses.

E-Path’s countywide wireless deployment in Long Island, New York is also delayed. In the past I expressed serious doubts about Suffolk and Nassau counties’ decision to go with a provider that has very…

The city council of Delray Beach, Florida, has approved a contract with Delray Beach Wi-Fi Inc. to build a citywide Wi-Fi network this year.The city council of Delray Beach, Florida, has approved a contract with Delray Beach Wi-Fi Inc. to build a citywide Wi-Fi network this year.

The network, to be built in three phases by the company, a joint venture of e-Path Communications Inc., ATC International Inc. and The Vision Team LLC.

The chief goal of the deployment appears to be…