The Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) of New York City has unanimously approved the proposed 12-year franchise contract between CityBridge (a consortium that includes Control Group and Titan Outdoor) and the city of New York, despite allegations of favoritism and conflicts of interest. The scandal-plagued bidding process for the project that aims to turn […]
Controversial NYC Wi-Fi payphone contract approved amidst allegations of favoritism
December 10, 2014 by
Garrett County, MD RFP for broadband network
December 7, 2014 by
Garrett County, Maryland has issued a public tender for a broadband network. The deadline for responses is 13 January 2015 at 14:00 (local time). Below is a summary of the RFP which you can download from the Garrett County website (you have to register to download the document). I posted the RFP on Scribd so […]
NYC Wi-Fi payphone project: conflicts of interest?
December 5, 2014 by
A few days ago, New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) announced the winning bidder of the NYC Wi-Fi payphone tender (to turn payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots): the CityBridge Consortium. Many questions are being raised about the selection of CityBridge. One of the members of the CityBridge consortium is a company called […]
Sacramento issues RFI for small cell, public Wi-Fi network
August 11, 2014 by
Sacramento, California invites interested parties to respond to the Request for Information (I15071011001) City of Sacramento Community Wireless Broadband Network. Interested parties should provide proposals for the design, installation and maintenance of a carrier neutral Wireless “Small Cell” and public Wi-Fi communications network throughout city. It is anticipated that this project could potentially utilize the […]
Amtrak RFP for Wi-Fi trackside solution on Acela Fleet
May 31, 2014 by
Amtrak RFP for improved Wi-Fi on Acela trains Amtrak has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a vendor that can provide a wireless backhaul system alongside the railway tracks of the Amtrak Acela Fleet in the Northeast corridor to deliver reliable and faster Wi-Fi service to passengers in its trains. The Amtrak RFP documents […]
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