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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...
[September 1, 2005, 3:00]
Municipal Networks: Simplifying Wireless Deployments
White Papers As cities consider deployment of wireless municipal networks, they face a complex challenge in integrating components from multiple vendors that must all seamlessly work together. This webcast will show municipal network managers how to simplify...
[January 5, 2006, 23:00]
Municipal Wi-Fi: In Search of a Rationale
White Papers This paper provides a critical assessment of the economic rationale for municipal government involvement in these services and provides a context for examining their development. This paper finds that municipal Wi-Fi networks do not meet the...
[May 10, 2006, 1:00]
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?
[May 10, 2006, 1:00]
City of Baden-Baden Relies on Backup Software From Symantec to Secure Municipal Data
White Papers An increasing percentage of the municipal tasks are carried out electronically - from office communication, records management, and car insurance to social services and environmental issues. The German City of Baden-Baden has around 54,000...
[August 29, 2006, 0:00]
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...
[August 4, 2006, 1:00]
Intel to publicly back municipal broadband
Talkback One thing needs to be clear about these municipal owned fiber networks. These network infrastructure is just an infrastructure. The municipalities are not providing any kind of service, or at least should not.
[January 13, 2005, 14:12]
NYC launches municipal data mash-up contest
Blog Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York, has announced NYC Big Apps, an annual contest to produce applications using data from the City to increase access and transparency. The City intends to release a number of data sets covering various services...
[July 1, 2009, 17:13]
Frequently Asked Questions about Customer Owned Dark Fiber, Condominium Fiber, Community and Municipal Fiber Networks
White Papers Dark fiber is optical fiber, dedicated to a single customer and where the customer is responsible for attaching the telecommunications equipment and lasers to "light" the fiber. Traditionally optical fiber networks have been built by carriers where...
[October 5, 2003, 0:00]
Bidding, Purchasing, Execution: Streamline Municipal Government Purchasing With EDM and Workflow
White Papers Intelligent automation makes sure the administrative process of procuring the goods and services one needs is as cost-effective as the goods one buy. With streamlined administration in place, one can procure the most suitable, highest quality goods...
[July 10, 2009, 1:51]
Using ECM to Help Municipal Government Offices Reduce Paper and Improve Information Management
White Papers A strong Enterprise Content Management system can ensure that the department is complying with privacy and accountability requirements, as well as other measures that are specific to government offices.
[May 19, 2009, 1:18]
WiFi Clouds and Zones: A Survey of Municipal Wireless Initiatives
White Papers This study is one of the first to analytically describe how businesses, governments, communities, and other organizations are using wireless technology to create large WiFi and wireless internet clouds.
[September 1, 2005, 3:00]
Intel to publicly back municipal broadband
News Chip giant Intel on Wednesday plans to provide a high-level perspective on the ongoing debate over the role of the public and private sectors in providing broadband services. In a speech at the Wireless Communications Association in San Jose...
[January 12, 2005, 13:00]
Chinese Municipal Agency Increases Productivity With Enterprise IM Solution
White Papers The Shenzhen Administration for Industry and Commerce (Shenzhen AIC) provides business registration services in Shenzhen, an economically powerful municipality in Southern China. Off late, to complement traditional phone and e-mail and to enhance...
[November 4, 2008, 0:01]
Polish Municipal Government Leverages LightPointe Optical Wireless Solution to Extend Network & Preserve Historic Town District
White Papers The government Municipality of Nowy Sacz encompasses a picturesque, historic township in the heart of the Beskid Sadecki Mountain range in southern Poland. In September 2004 the city's elected town council decided to relocate some of the Nowy Sacz...
[June 16, 2006, 0:00]
Parking Meter Company Creates New Business Model With Wi-Fi
White Papers Photo Violation Technologies wanted to encourage sales of high-tech parking meters to municipal customers and find a cost-effective alternative to cellular technology. The challenge was to gain better control of wireless network operations and...
[June 18, 2008, 1:01]
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. What a great idea, eh?
[August 29, 2007, 16:31]
Shanghai Government Commission Moves Forward With Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
White Papers Shanghai Sci-Tech Information Centre (SSTIC) provides information systems for the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission to support the advancement of e-government and an information-based society.
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
Norfolk enchants with free Wi-Fi
Leader Few issues in today's technology space can compete with municipal Wi-Fi for sparking argument. America has led the way here, most notably with Philadelphia's ambitious drive to create its own municipal wireless network in the face of strident...
[August 2, 2006, 14:30]
The City of Milan Is "Easier" Thanks to Citizen Relationship Management Platform
White Papers The city has a population of about 1.3 million, and it delivers municipal services to more than 3 million people. In order to streamline call processing and deliver better municipal services, city set up a dedicated phone number for city services...
[July 27, 2009, 1:20]
