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• Is muni Wi-Fi coming back to Concord, California?

  
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  More than a year after MetroFi shut down the municipal Wi-Fi network in Concord (CA), the city is thinking of bringing it back but with a twist: the network will be used only for public safety and other municipal applications. Funds for the network will likely come from the federal government. This time, however, ...
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• MPAA: Another One Bites the Dust

  
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  The citizens of Coshocton, Ohio are without free Internet after a single download prompted the Motion Picture Association of America to shut down the a Wi-Fi node, says the Coshocton Tribune . About five years ago, the county made a free wireless Internet connection available in the block surrounding the ...
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• 3G’s Data Dilemma: The Re-Birth of Citywide Wi-Fi?

  
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  Dailywireless editor Sam Churchill has been reading some interesting observations by Robb Henshaw on WiMAX.com and Going Wireless , so we asked the Marketing Director at Proxim Wireless to write a few articles for Dailywireless, too. Robb’s perspective is different from most cellular carriers. It may also ...
  3 days ago

• Wi-Fi Security Tips

  
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  Free Wi-Fi public Wi-Fi networks are now available at book stores like Barnes and Noble and Borders , coffee shops like Starbucks (with a rewards card), and airports using Google’s Free WiFi or JiWire’s Ads for Access . Top 10 Security Tips for Public Hotspots Make sure you’re connected to a ...
  4 days ago

• iPhone Drives Car

  
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  Make shows how to drive a car using an iPhone . John Boiles , a member of Austin, TX, based engineering collective Waterloo Labs , uses his iPod to control steering, brakes, and acceleration on a full-size automobile . The gas and brake pedals are activated with slider controls. Steering takes advantage of the ...
  4 days ago

• Q&A with Kenneth Carnesi on the Harvard Square WiFi hotzone, what went wrong with muni WiFi and more

  
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  Last week, I spoke to Kenneth Carnesi, CEO of Anaptyx , a Boston-based firm that deployed the Harvard Square WiFi hotzone. Anaptyx continues to run the hotzone as its service provider. Since they began offering free WiFi service in Harvard Square in June 2008, 83,068 people have used the network. Here is my Q&A ...
  5 days ago

• Clearwire Wins More 2.6GHz in Auction 86

  
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  On October 30, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission completed the auction of 78 licenses for unassigned Broadband Radio Service (“BRS”) spectrum. The auction, designated Auction 86 , raised a total of $19,426,600 with 10 winning bidders winning a total of 61 licenses. The auction, started on 10/27/2009 ...
  5 days ago

• Seven More States Get Broadband Mapping Grants

  
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  On Friday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced seven new state recipients of the state broadband data and development grant program . These grants fund state efforts to map broadband availability and speeds in all 50 states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia. The ...
  5 days ago

• Are smart meters “thieves”? Bakersfield thinks so

  
  MuniWireless — Authority: 495
  There’s a bit of controversy in Bakersfield, California over the smart meters installed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Residents are blaming the faulty meters for increased utility bills. Read these articles from the San Francisco Chronicle: * PG&E’s ’smart meters’ make dumb mistakes * ...
  1 week ago

• Negroponte: OLPC Dropping XO-2

  
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  The dual-screen XO-2 design has been killed by One Laptop Per Child , reports Xconomy and OLPC News . The Generation 2.0 XO laptop was to be a book-like pair of touchscreens, but would likely have been too expensive to build. Version 2.0 has been replaced by two things, according to Negroponte : Model ...
  1 week ago

• Miami Beach Turns on Free Wi-Fi

  
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  Like a blast from the past, the City of Miami Beach is offering free WiFi throughout the city ( maps ). Last week, the city began a soft launch by neighborhood, with a 90-day reliability testing period. The official “wire-cutting” was on Friday, October 30 in front of Miami Beach City Hall. The City of Miami ...
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• Miami Beach offers free citywide Wi-Fi

  
  MuniWireless — Authority: 495
  After a long period of planning and deployment, Miami Beach (Florida) has launched its citywide free Wi-Fi service. The network provides free Wi-Fi access with 95% outdoor coverage and 70% indoor coverage up through the second floor of buildings. The city is also using the network for public safety and other municipal ...
  1 week ago

• FCC Considers Auctioning Off TV Frequencies

  
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  The Federal Communications Commission , citing a need for more spectrum, is mulling an auction on broadcast television frequencies for more broadband, reports Reuters . According to an analysis by consultants at The Brattle Group ( pdf report ), the market value of the spectrum held by broadcasters is an ...
  2 weeks ago

• EU to Germany: Open 2.6GHz to Fixed Wireless – Or Else

  
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  The European Commission this week filed a legal procedure against Germany for failing to allocate the 2500-2690 MHz radio frequency band for a wide range of radio services , including fixed wireless services. Under EU radio spectrum harmonisation rules ( pdf ), all EU countries have to ensure that all kinds ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Stimulus Channel

  
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  SmartGridNews.com , billed as “the Web’s most comprehensive source of stimulus news”, is said to be a one-stop resource for industry professionals and consumers for tracking stimulus money, analysis, news and tools. The Stimulus Channel features stimulus toolkits for all 50 states, with links to state ...
  2 weeks ago

• Rural Broadband Alliance: Show Us the Money

  
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  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration , along with the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service , is still sorting through nearly $28 billion worth of applications for broadband stimulus grants –nearly seven times the $4 billion available for the program in this first round. ...
  2 weeks ago

• NetMotion: Mobile VPN for Windows 7

  
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  NetMotion Wireless , today announced their mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN), now has a beta application of Mobility XE supporting Windows 7 . NetMotion’s flagship product, Mobility XE , is a mobile VPN solution that provides secure, remote access to a mobile workforce. Unlike traditional IPSec and SSL ...
  2 weeks ago

• Obama Announces $3.4B in Electric “Smart Grid” Grants

  
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  President Barack Obama today announced today $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a “smart” electric grid that will save consumers money on their utility bills, reduce blackouts and carry power supplies generated by solar and wind energy, the White House said. It marks the largest award made in a ...
  2 weeks ago

• WiMAX SmartGrid Coming to 700K Australians

  
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  Motorola , General Electric and Grid Net are part of a group of companies installing smart meters in almost 700,000 households and businesses in Australia by 2013 . Officials with the companies say the initiative will be the first smart grid based on the WiMax wireless platform . The plan ( pdf ), developed ...
  3 weeks ago

• Craig Settles on Net Neutrality Rulemaking

  
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  Craig Settles , is a well regarded industry analyst, and President of broadband strategy consulting firm Successful.com . He is author of the of Fighting the Next Good Fight for Broadband: A Planning Guide and the Fighting the Next Good Fight Blog . Today he comments on yesterday’s Net Neutrality Decision by ...
  3 weeks ago

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