http://www.silicon.com Results for citywide Wi-Fi en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60388870p,00.htm Cisco outdoor wireless solutions make it practical to deploy and manage Wi-Fi on a citywide scale. The network supports standard Wi-Fi client access, which enables the systems integrator to deliver services to the city government as well. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:01:41 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39168924,00.htm Apple's iPhone and other wi-fi enabled handsets coming into the market could boost demand for citywide wi-fi networks, said experts at the MuniWireless conference. Bill Gurley, a general partner at the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital, told... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39168554,00.htm Mancunians have been getting more tech-savvy of late, with the city council unveiling plans for a free citywide wi-fi network this year. Manchester has the most to offer UK IT companies hunting for a head office location, according to research. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:55:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39168328,00.htm A day after EarthLink announced a massive restructuring that would essentially put almost half its employees out of work, the company wriggled its way out of contracts with Houston and San Francisco to build their citywide wi-fi projects. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39168151,00.htm While EarthLink and Google are still hammering out details of their citywide wi-fi contract with San Francisco officials, a company called Meraki plans on blanketing the city with free wi-fi using volunteers who will deploy and manage the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39167961,00.htm Explosive expansion in the number of citywide wireless networks is being predicted as local government and ISPs get switched on to the opportunities ubiquitous wi-fi can offer - economic and otherwise. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:55:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39167846,00.htm Paris is currently building a free citywide wi-fi network in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent and mobile operator SFR. BT has built a number of citywide wi-fi networks up and down the UK in partnership with local councils, and the City of London has... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:41:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60292582p,00.htm The small, bayside city of Annapolis, Md.has played an integral role in American history since its incorporation in 1708. Named for then Princess Anne of Great Britain, the city was once temporarily the U.S.capital. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 25 May 2007 01:00:35 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39167280,00.htm Companies such as The Cloud are rolling out citywide wireless networks, while a number of local authorities are working with BT on the telco's Wireless Cities programme. Readers were asked whether they are worried about the health implications of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 24 May 2007 17:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39166843,00.htm The City of London's wi-fi network, which launched today, is one of the densest citywide wireless networks in the world. The network density compares favourably to other cities around the world that have also embraced citywide wi-fi, such as Taipei... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:30:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39165174,00.htm Instead, suggests the report by ABI Research - which is entitled Energy Efficiency Analysis for Mobile Broadband Solutions - operators may be forced to integrate WiMax and citywide (or metro) wi-fi into their networks. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39165029,00.htm Internet phone company Vonage said it plans to use EarthLink's citywide wi-fi infrastructure to provide wireless broadband service along with its voice over IP service to US customers. The companies have signed a three-year deal in which Vonage... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:15:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39164942,00.htm As regulatory changes prompted EarthLink to look for new ways to deliver its broadband service, Betty crusaded to bring citywide wi-fi to residents of several US cities and towns, including New Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francisco. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:40:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39164493,00.htm Manchester City Council has unveiled plans for a free citywide wi-fi network which will cover 90 per cent of the Greater Manchester area. W is for Wi-fi The Mancunian wi-fi initiative is inspired by programmes in San Francisco and Amsterdam, which... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:20:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39164436,00.htm The wi-fi network wholesaler is currently in talks with more than 30 European cities, with Stuttgart and Karlkkrona in Sweden the latest cities to introduce citywide wi-fi networks with the company. The Cloud is spending €100m over the next two... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60267888p,00.htm This paper proposes a service model (both data and voice) that uses two emerging wireless technologies (Wi-Fi and WiMAX) to deliver cost-effective broadband services. The paper focuses on the techno-economic modelling of Wi-Fi hot zones into a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:18 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39163564,00.htm Interest among US cities and counties to deploy their own public wireless networks is exceeding earlier expectations, said Esme Vos, founder of MuniWireless.com, which tracks the citywide wi-fi market. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:55:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39161850,00.htm But there was still no citywide street coverage as far as I could detect. Written in a coffee shop in Norwich and despatched to silicon.com via the UK's first free municipal wi-fi network. Only one coffee shop out of 20 in the city centre seemed at... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:00:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39161582,00.htm On Thursday, the company whose gear is being used to build citywide wi-fi networks in New Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francisco will announce new equipment that will provide a 50 per cent boost in capacity. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:45:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39159385,00.htm Citywide wi-fi networks are on the rise as some officials begin to view internet access as a utility. The Italian city of Bologna is to offer free high-speed wi-fi beginning on 12 June, according to an announcement on its website. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:20:02 +0000