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Municipal Wi-Fi Networks: The Goals, Practices, And Policy Implications Of The U.S. Case
White Papers This paper explores three broad questions about municipal Wi-Fi networks in the U.S.why are cities getting involved, how do they go about deploying these networks, and what policy issues does this new trend raise?
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Municipal Wi-Fi: In Search Of A Rationale
White Papers This paper finds that municipal Wi-Fi networks do not meet the criteria of public utilities. This paper provides a critical assessment of the economic rationale for municipal government involvement in these services and provides a context for...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
The Wheels Come Off Muni Wi-Fi
Blog Municipal Wi-Fi. Cities like London are rolling out muni Wi-Fi predominantly as connectivity for municipal workers, like traffic wardens - if citizens get free access then that's a bonus. And if it doesn't.then it goes the way of Chicago's planned...
[August 29, 2007, 16:31]
BT Fusion Gets Wi-Fi Upgrade
News BT's fixed-mobile convergence system, Fusion, has now gone Wi-Fi, effectively linking it up with the provider's UK hot spots, municipal wireless networks and — potentially — global hot spots. The Wireless Cities initiative, announced six months ago...
[December 14, 2006, 12:49]
Mesh Technology Primer - The Evolution Of Wi-Fi: From Hot Spots To Hot Zones To Municipal Networks
White Papers Proxim's ORiNOCO Mesh Creation Protocol is a dynamic, low overhead solution that addresses the major challenges of deploying Wi-Fi cells outdoors for municipal broadband networks. The paper applied significant innovation to solve the issues of self...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
City-wide Wi-Fi Networks Set To Soar
News The report The Future of Municipal Wireless Networks from analyst Datamonitor forecasts spending on city-wide Wi-Fi in the UK and the US will swell from $900m (£439m) this year to $6.4bn in 2012 — a year-on-year growth rate of 48 percent.
[July 26, 2007, 19:04]
Tropos Networks Signs Sumitomo Densetsu As Distributor In Japan
White Papers Based on their expertise in installing mobile communication infrastructure and relationships with municipalities, Sumitomo Densetsu will first target the municipal Wi-Fi market. Tropos MetroMesh meets the needs of Sumitomo Densetsu's demanding...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
A Manager's Guide To Wireless Hotspots - How To Take Advantage Of Them While Protecting The Security Of Your Corporate Network
White Papers Some of these, namely municipal hotspots, span entire cities. In urban environments, wireless Internet access is an easy find for anyone with a notebook or handheld computer that supports the wireless LAN protocol known as Wi-Fi.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Five Keys To Successful Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Deployment
White Papers The maturation of the municipal broadband market, as well as Tropos' leadership in driving these deployments, has provided one with the real-world knowledge of how Wi-Fi can be successfully deployed over a metro-scale.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Pioneering Multi-Use Metro-Scale Wi-Fi City Of Corpus Christi, Texas
White Papers Corpus Christi, Texas, rated one of the nation's top ten digital savvy cities in a Center for Digital Government poll, is innovating its technology infrastructure to increase municipal government efficiency, boost city workforce effectiveness and...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Hot Spot Pricing 'should Be Halved'
News Another analyst, Matt Yardley of Analysys Consulting, told ZDNet UK that municipal Wi-Fi projects such as that currently underway in Norwich could have an impact on the market as people begin to expect cheaper or free connectivity.
[September 8, 2006, 17:15]
UK's 'biggest' Muni Wi-Fi Network Goes Live
News Norfolk Open Link claims it is avoiding competition with the private sector, which has been a major obstacle to municipal Wi-Fi projects in the US. Central zones have gained a full mesh network, whereby hundreds of nodes (fixed to lamp posts...
[August 1, 2006, 17:20]
Photos: Mobile Mania At 3GSM
News What you're looking at is a prototype of the consumer 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 via HSDPA.
[February 16, 2007, 13:46]
Tech Giants Push For Digital Cities
News Intel, which has been an advocate for municipal wireless networks for several years, is also working closely with Muniwireless.com, an online site devoted to municipal wireless broadband, to help develop case studies focused on Wi-Fi network...
[August 19, 2005, 9:50]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog This is the sort of thing — the municipal network, not the dime-hustling — which is causing enormous upset in America, where the telephone companies and ISPs are fighting tooth and claw to prevent local government from installing similar systems.
[August 25, 2006, 19:20]
Ubilium Municipal Wireless Solution
White Papers The Ubilium solution provides a comprehensive back-end engine to do just this and help operators power their broadband networks such as the wireless mesh backbones necessary for municipal Wi-Fi projects.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Municipal Wireless - Just The Facts, Please!
White Papers The phenomenon of municipal wireless is so new that few people are in a position to have the facts. Having provided the wireless routers used in more than 135 metro-scale broadband wireless (or Wi-Fi mesh) networks around the world, Tropos Networks...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Providing Seamless Connectivity For Peel Regional Police Department
White Papers Peel Regional Police is the second largest municipal police organization in Ontario, Canada, with roughly 1,800 uniformed members and 700 civilian staff. This case study describes how the department leveraged NetMotion Wireless' Mobility XE mobile...
[June 30, 2008, 14:33]
Energy Inefficiency Could Kill Pure Cellular
News However, Metro — or municipal — Wi-Fi is fast becoming a reality as BT rolls out its "Wireless Cities" programme across the UK. Instead, suggests the report by ABI Research — entitled Energy Efficiency Analysis for Mobile Broadband Solutions...
[January 12, 2007, 13:22]
Metropolitan Wireless LAN/MAN Deployment
White Papers Municipal IT and communications managers have demonstrated mobile work force productivity improvements enabled by strategically placed WLAN (Wireless LAN) HotSpots in city hall, police and fire stations, motor pool garages and fueling stations.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
