MuniWireless

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 kilometers) of Broward County, Florida. The goal of the project is to provide broadband Internet access to residents, improve public safety and law enforcement, as well as efficiency in local government services, provide access to underserved communities and establish an entrepreneurial friendly environment that promotes economic development.

OneBroward consists of the following eight organizations: Broward College,…

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…

Wi-Fi on public transport used to be a novelty, not anymore. A number of bus companies in the UK are providing free Wi-Fi to their passengers (see Glasgow, London, Reading (UK)). Now, the city of Tallahassee, Florida wants to encourage commuters to use public transport by offering free Wi-Fi. The cost to the city: a one time fee of $20,700 for purchase and installation, $12,580 in the first year and $10,800 annually thereafter. Parvus Corporation is installing and running the Wi-Fi…

Dade County, Fla., is abandoning plans for countywide wireless broadband access in favor of creating four temporary hot spots in public parks.

Muni wireless is epected to be implemented in Miami Beach by the end of the year. Broward County may join the local school district, area universities, and hospitals in an area-wide Wi-Fi network to facilitate municipal services. And Plantation is considering Wi-Fi network as a way ro revitalize areas of town.Muni wireless is epected to be implemented in Miami Beach by the end of the year. Broward County may join the local school district, area universities, and hospitals in an…

Gainesville Regional Utility, a public utility owned by the city of Gainesville, Florida has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a wireless network that will be used for traffic synchronization, public safety and public Internet access. Gainesville Regional Utility (GRU), a municipal utility owned by the City of Gainesville, FL, has released an RFP for a wireless network that will be used for the following applications:

Traffic synchronization: Gainesville will acquire 200 IP-based traffic signal controllers (Models 980 and 981)…