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Sunday, October 15, 2006
Wi-Fi Service Breaches ISP Conditions. Fon.com's WiFi routers are apparently in violation of the conditions of seven of U.K.'s top 10 Internet service providers. The company's routers enable sharing of broadband connections with third parties, which is allowed by Blueyonder from Telewest and Orange Broadband. But others like BT, NTL and Tiscali prohibit connection sharing while AOL would only permit that if the access is sold.
[NetStumbler.com]
It will be interesting to watch how the ISP community's attitude toward social routing networks a la FON will evolve if they actually become a mass phenomenon. One can see how the FONs of the world will welcome Open Networks, as one can view a Fonero as just a micro-instance of a reseller ISP.in a city-wide network.
5:43:53 PM
Update: Winston-Salem, North Carolina chooses IBM-Cisco to deploy network.
Another win by established players at the expenses of startups like Tropos or BelAir. Though late in getting their municipal mesh solution to the market, CISCO is definitely asserting itself as a trusted solution with municial buyers and wireless ISPs.
The WinstonNet Wireless Initiative chose a consortium consisting of IBM, Cisco and Azulstar to build and operate the citywide wireless broadband network that will expand to include outlying communities in Forsyth County. The city will also use the network for municipal applications such as public safety. Contract negotiations will begin this month. WinstonNet issued the [...] By noemail@noemail.org (Esme Vos). [MuniWireless]
5:31:38 PM
West Des Moines, Iowa issues RFP for expansion of wireless network.
Another example of a municipality deciding to use public funds to develop a city-wide network (as opposed to a Public/Private model where the ISP owns the network.). Given San Francisco's and Philadelphia's lackluster tranck record in meeting the project timeline, it seems that public administrations may look at the ownerip model as a quicker way to market.
"West Des Moines, Iowa is looking for a vendor to design and build a wireless broadband network that expands the existing network in the business district. Proposals are due on 29 November 2006. Download the RFP from here (PDF format)."
[MuniWireless]
5:23:44 PM
It will be interesting to watch how the ISP community's attitude toward social routing networks a la FON will evolve if they actually become a mass phenomenon. One can see how the FONs of the world will welcome Open Networks, as one can view a Fonero as just a micro-instance of a reseller ISP.in a city-wide network.
5:43:53 PM
Update: Winston-Salem, North Carolina chooses IBM-Cisco to deploy network.
Another win by established players at the expenses of startups like Tropos or BelAir. Though late in getting their municipal mesh solution to the market, CISCO is definitely asserting itself as a trusted solution with municial buyers and wireless ISPs.
The WinstonNet Wireless Initiative chose a consortium consisting of IBM, Cisco and Azulstar to build and operate the citywide wireless broadband network that will expand to include outlying communities in Forsyth County. The city will also use the network for municipal applications such as public safety. Contract negotiations will begin this month. WinstonNet issued the [...] By noemail@noemail.org (Esme Vos). [MuniWireless]
5:31:38 PM
West Des Moines, Iowa issues RFP for expansion of wireless network.
Another example of a municipality deciding to use public funds to develop a city-wide network (as opposed to a Public/Private model where the ISP owns the network.). Given San Francisco's and Philadelphia's lackluster tranck record in meeting the project timeline, it seems that public administrations may look at the ownerip model as a quicker way to market.
"West Des Moines, Iowa is looking for a vendor to design and build a wireless broadband network that expands the existing network in the business district. Proposals are due on 29 November 2006. Download the RFP from here (PDF format)."
[MuniWireless]
5:23:44 PM
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