The city council of Riverside, California has agreed to take over the Wi-Fi network that AT&T has deployed across the city. Steve Reneker, CIO of Riverside, also informed in that the takeover will occur on 15 September 2010. If you have not yet done so, please read last week’s interview with Steve Reneker.
The Minneapolis Wi-Fi network has been completed after more than 2 years and $20M. The city’s service provider, US Internet, also claims they have 16,500 subscribers and that the number is growing. They hope to reach 30,000 in three years.
The municipal government is an anchor tenant, paying US Internet $1.25M per year (for 10 years) for its own use of the network. The city is adding the police and fire departments to the network. It took a long time for…
Ruckus Wireless has unveiled an outdoor dual-band (5.8 GHz and 2.4 GHz) 802.11n Wi-Fi access point (the ZoneFlex 7762) with dynamic beamforming to overcome problems that have plagued outdoor Wi-Fi deployments, especially over large, densely populated areas such as city centers, resort complexes, school campuses, and concert venues. According Ruckus, wireless broadband service providers can deliver Wi-Fi service over increasingly larger outdoor areas at a much lower cost using dual-band 802.11n and still experience a two- to four-fold increase in signal range and…
Marion, North Carolina is offering free Wi-Fi service in its downtown area. The network was set up by Trificient Technologies, which was one of the respondents to an RFP issued by the city. The city used a grant from the North Carolina STEP Program to pay for the cost of deployment. According to the Asheville Citizen Times, the service is available along Main Street with speeds varying from 1.5 Mbps to 6 Mbps.
ConnectAkron launches downtown Wi-Fi hotzone
Meanwhile in Akron, Ohio,…
Several weeks ago, I posted the Request for Information issued by the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) seeking providers for free Wi-Fi service in NYC parks. The DoITT has just posted their responses to questions asked by prospective bidders:
Question #1: Is the WiFi Salon equipment still in place at locations that were actually built? Has it been abandoned? If so, can it be used by the successful bidder?
Answer: The WiFi Salon equipment is no longer in…
Naperville, Illinois has turned on its downtown Wi-Fi service again after network owner, MetroFi, shut down last year. The city decided not to dismantle the network; instead, they got a local provider named WOW Access to take over the network and reactivate the service.
Click on the graphic to see the area covered by Wi-Fi:
Related stories:
Naperville says no more free Wi-Fi for you! (11 June 2008)
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