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Matt Hamblen. June 05, 2007 (Computerworld) -- NEWTON, Mass. -- Municipal Wi-Fi systems, full of promise and hype over the past two years, have hit the wall of reality in the U.S. because of economics, politics and even the technology.
That was the message conveyed by city administrators, Wi-Fi evangelists and even some vendors of Wi-Fi antennas, software and related technology at the MuniWireless 07: New England conference here yesterday.
"Municipal Wi-Fi is coming to reality in the U.S.," said Esme Vos, founder of MuniWireless.com, which organized the conference. "Everything with muni Wi-Fi last year was very theoretical, but when you get around to setting it up in your hometown, administrators hit reality and say 'It is not as easy as I thought it would be.'" .......
Richard Martin InformationWeek Apr 27, 2007 12:00 PM
The Internet provider said it will focus on current municipal wireless projects as startups and established tech firms such as Google and Motorola also bid on city contracts.
Taking a breather in a hyperventilating market, EarthLink said Thursday it will focus on current municipal wireless projects and consider bidding on new citywide systems “on an individual basis” before deciding whether to move forward.”We are focusing on the networks we have on hand at this time,” the company said in a statement. “This includes those in build out (Anaheim, Philadelphia) and those we are working with on contracts/city council approvals (Houston, Pasadena, etc.).
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