citywide wi-fi philadelphia

Free muni wi-fi projects a pipe dream?

News Philadelphia was the first city to make bridging the digital divide its primary objective for building a citywide wi-fi network. A day after EarthLink announced a massive restructuring that would essentially put almost half its employees out of... [03 Sep 2007]

London gets free wi-fi network

News 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... [16 Jul 2007]

Vonage taps into EarthLink's citywide wi-fi

News 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... [09 Jan 2007]

EarthLink CEO loses cancer battle

News 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. [04 Jan 2007]

Cash pouring into citywide wi-fi

News 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. [26 Oct 2006]

Bandwidth boost for citywide wi-fi networks

News 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. [17 Aug 2006]

Bologna unplugged: Italian city goes wi-fi

News Citywide wi-fi networks are on the rise as some officials begin to view internet access as a utility. In the US, metro wireless networks are in the works in Chicago, New Orleans and Philadelphia, as well as in some smaller communities. [08 Jun 2006]

Citywide wi-fi gets a helping hand

News A new wi-fi start-up called Wavion Networks came out of stealth mode on Monday and said it has developed technology to solve many of the problems big cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco face when deploying citywide wi-fi. [23 May 2006]

Citywide wi-fi: More tricky than it sounds

News The number of cities interested in building their own wireless networks is on the rise but judging from the few cities that have begun offering service, deploying a citywide wi-fi network is more complicated than it may first appear. [02 May 2006]

EarthLink, Google to provide San Francisco wi-fi

News We are thrilled that the city of San Francisco has accepted our joint bid with EarthLink to provide wi-fi access citywide," Google said in a statement. It currently operates wi-fi networks in Philadelphia, as well as in California cities Anaheim... [07 Apr 2006]

Google, Earthlink hook up for San Fran wi-fi

News Google said in a statement: "In this proposal, Google will provide a free wi-fi service citywide and EarthLink will serve as the premium service provider. EarthLink spent $10m to $15m to build a wi-fi network in Philadelphia that covers 135 square... [23 Feb 2006]

New York flirts with fat pipes for all

News Other cities, such as Philadelphia and San Francisco, plan to build citywide wireless networks based on wi-fi technology. New York City on Wednesday took a step closer to a comprehensive plan for bringing broadband to its citizens. [22 Dec 2005]

Vonage debuts wi-fi phone

News Even with citywide deployments, wi-fi won't be everywhere. As cities, like Philadelphia and San Francisco, start blanketing their cities with wireless internet access, users will have access to wider wi-fi coverage. [13 Dec 2005]

Mobile WiMax: It's up to standard

News Some WiMax supporters see the technology as both a complement to mobile telephone networks and a replacement for citywide Wi-Fi. Many cities, such as Philadelphia and San Francisco, have already started working on plans that include using mesh wi... [09 Dec 2005]

New Orleans plans free wi-fi

News And, unlike other citywide wireless networks that have been proposed in cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco, New Orleans plans to operate the network itself. Proposals for citywide wi-fi have been popping up all over the US in the past... [30 Nov 2005]

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