Earlier this year, CNET published a report on the popularity of Wi-Fi hotspots in cities such as Athens (Georgia), Long Beach (California) and Ashland (Oregon). The Athens project, which is a public-private partnership that involves the county government, the University of Georgia, and local businesses, involves the creation of a “hotzone” similar to that in […]
Public Wi-Fi access business will be a bust
June 23, 2003 by
In a report released on June 19, 2003, Forrester states that the money being invested in public access Wi-Fi in Europe by companies seeking to profit from the uptake of wireless networking is largely wasted. Forrester claims that there just won’t be enough people who will carry Wi-Fi enabled devices to make these investments pay […]
NewburyOpen.net expands Boston WiFi service
June 23, 2003 by
Tech Superpowers Inc.’s NewburyOpen.net, a free WiFi network on Newbury Street in Boston, Mass., has expanded its reach with the addition of Colortek. NewburyOpen.net provides free AirPort-compatible WiFi wireless network access at several public points on the tony Newbury Street shopping area, located in Boston’s popular Back Bay neighborhood. Colortek specializes in digital film and […]
Lille metropolitan Wi-Fi hotspot network
June 20, 2003 by
In January 2003, Lille issued a public tender for the creation of a Wi-Fi hotspot network consisting of 2004 hotspots in the Nord Pas de Calais region by the end of 2004. Lille is European Capital of Culture in 2004 and wants to kick off the festivities by improving the region’s telecommunications infrastructure and enhancing […]
Network NYC: Building the Broadband City
June 20, 2003 by
This excellent staff report to the New York City Council recommends a sweeping change in the way the city of New York buys and utilizes telecommunications services. More importantly, if New York adopts its recommendations, the city’s agencies, residents, businesses and public organizations could see dramatically cheaper, faster and more efficient telecommunications (data and voice) […]
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