MuniWireless

Arezzo, Italy is working with FON to bring municipal Wi-Fi service across the city. Arezzo will install FON in strategic locations and encourage people to share their connections. Visitors and locals who are not Foneros can still access the network for free (for 15 min) by watching a 15 second ad or they can buy a daily pass for 3 Euros.

Arezzo is a beautiful, historic town in Tuscany which is very popular destination among people who are staying in Florence,…

Alta Langa, a mountainous area in north western Italy that is home to more than 8000 people in 21 small villages scattered over more than 218,740 square kilometers, is the site of an ambitious municipal mesh network.Alta Langa, a mountainous area in north western Italy that is home to more than 8000 people in 21 small villages scattered over more than 218,740 square kilometers, is the site of an ambitious municipal mesh network.

Wi-Next, an open-source wireless company, will provide access…

Alcatel-Lucent and a consortium of Italian sub-contractors will build an urban Wi-Fi broadband network in Trento, Italy.Alcatel-Lucent and a consortium of sub-contracting companies, including Essentia and Sensi, will build an urban Wi-Fi broadband network in the Italian province of Trento.

According to an Alcatel-Lucent press release, the companies will deploy 1,600 WiFi access points in what is expected to be one of the largest provincial wireless networks in Italy.

Click here to read the press release.