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Energy inefficiency could kill pure cellular

...which have been invested in so heavily by operators. However, Metro — or municipal — Wi-Fi is fast becoming a reality as BT rolls out its... Read more

12 January, 2007 by David Meyer

Westminster gets all meshed up

City of Westminster's municipal Wi-Fi scheme is finally ready to move out of its pilot... Read more

27 November, 2006 by David Meyer

Hertford to get public Wi-Fi network

Vtesse, a fibre provider that is gearing up for national contracts, is establishing the network to gauge the level of demand for such services Read more

12 March, 2010 by Richard Thurston
Intel's wireless future

Intel's wireless future

Gordon Graylish, Intel's vice president and general manager for EMEA, talks about the challenges facing the company, from its Wi-Fi initiatives to the EU antitrust case Read more

4 December, 2006 by David Meyer

The wheels come off muni Wi-Fi

Municipal Wi-Fi. What a great idea, eh? The problem is, someone's... Read more

29 August, 2007

Living in the wireless city

...other than schoolchildren were able to access the Internet for free through municipal Wi-Fi, two key questions remain. The first is: what would they... Read more

19 December, 2006 by David Meyer

Boris promises Wi-Fi blanket for London

...was extended to cover 10,000 users in a housing estate. Other municipal wi-fi plans have not gone so well. A plan to light... Read more

19 May, 2010

School sets up free Wi-Fi broadband for pupils

...the network is Wi-Fi based, no customer premise equipment is required. Municipal Wi-Fi has had a chequered past, with many projects being mothballed... Read more

23 February, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Swindon promises city-wide Wi-Fi mesh network

The network, to be developed through a public-private partnership, will aim to give all Swindon residents free internet access and potentially allow wireless CCTV and smart metering Read more

17 November, 2009 by David Meyer

Google-backed project bringing net access to billions

...future option. Google has aggressively pushed for more widespread internet access, including municipal Wi-Fi and other wireless networking, which the company believes will increase... Read more

10 September, 2008 by Stephen Shankland

Muni Wi-Fi - can we build it?

...investors. The content delivery firm, which was central to recent trials of municipal Wi-Fi in Exeter, now has £10.5m in equity funding plus... Read more

17 September, 2007

Solis Energy develops solar-powered Wi-Fi

...to restore communications lines. The company is now pitching those products for municipal Wi-Fi projects. It also sells a product to run streetlights on... Read more

28 August, 2007 by Michael Kanellos

City-wide Wi-Fi networks set to soar

...a 22km stretch of the River Thames in London. According to Datamonitor, municipal Wi-Fi can help local governments deliver on efficiency targets by lowering... Read more

26 July, 2007 by Natasha Lomas
Photos: Mobile mania at 3GSM

Photos: Mobile mania at 3GSM

...version, which will be available to local authorities looking to roll out municipal Wi-Fi on the cheap, or operators wanting to offer home broadband... Read more

16 February, 2007 by David Meyer and Rupert Goodwins

BT Fusion gets Wi-Fi upgrade

...spokesperson said. The Wireless Cities initiative, announced six months ago, will see municipal Wi-Fi extended across the centres of 12 UK cities by the... Read more

14 December, 2006 by David Meyer

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