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The citywide Wi-Fi reality check
May 27, 2005
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Google blankets city with free Wi-Fi
November 17, 2005
Google gives its Bay Area hometown the gift of free wireless Internet access.
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Google Inc.
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city
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New Orleans to offer free Wi-Fi
November 30, 2005
The Big Easy is building its own wireless Internet network--and it plans to offer free access to all citizens.
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Tropos Networks
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BellSouth Corp.
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Philadelphia
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EVDO
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wireless Internet
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equipment
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AT&T Corp.
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Internet access
Cities deploying Wi-Fi face challenges
May 1, 2006
Cities already offering Wi-Fi service to residents struggle in the early days to meet users' bandwidth and reliability expectations.
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EarthLink Inc.
Baltimore proposes 'inclusive' Wi-Fi plan
June 28, 2006
Similar to an effort in Philadelphia, Baltimore's draft plan focuses on bringing Internet to low-income families.
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Philadelphia
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Connected Corp.
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family
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bank
Bologna gets free citywide Wi-Fi
June 7, 2006
The city of Bologna announces free high-speed Wi-Fi across the city.
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EarthLink Inc.
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Wi-Fi
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Vonage to sell Wi-Fi phone
December 13, 2005
Company teams up with UTStarcom to develop a Wi-Fi phone that can be used over any public Wi-Fi network.
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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Wi-Fi
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UTStarcom Inc.
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handset
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phone line
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IP
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Anaheim opens Wi-Fi network
June 30, 2006
With cut of ceremonial cable, Calif. city joins growing list of others with citywide wireless Internet network.
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California
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CEO
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U.S.
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video
AT&T, start-up team in citywide Wi-Fi bid
July 21, 2006
AT&T and MetroFi have drafted a joint proposal to bid on the citywide Wi-Fi network being built in Riverside, Calif.
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AT&T Corp.
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EarthLink Inc.
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S.F. keeps pushing citywide Wi-Fi
August 17, 2005
San Francisco joins a growing group of cities planning to offer citywide Wi-Fi access for free or at low cost to consumers.
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Philadelphia
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BellSouth Corp.
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AT&T Corp.
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office
Wi-Fi used for location services
June 20, 2005
Skyhook says it has software that is more accurate than GPS for location-based services.
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VoIP
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signal
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router
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location
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city
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IEEE 802.11
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database
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wireless router
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laptop computer
Facing economic realities of muni Wi-Fi
May 3, 2007
Companies building and operating citywide Wi-Fi networks are re-evaluating their strategies, looking for ways to make money from the endeavor.
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EarthLink Inc.
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Wi-Fi
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reality
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contract
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Wi-Fi network
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profit
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service provider
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CEO
Taking Wi-Fi power to the people
October 27, 2006
Spanish start-up FON will give away Wi-Fi routers to spur the creation of its grassroots network in San Francisco. Photo: Wi-Fi giveaway
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community
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broadband
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Google Inc.
EarthLink hooks Atlanta up to citywide Wi-Fi
January 25, 2007
The home of the Braves is the eighth city the Internet service provider has signed up to deploy a Wi-Fi network.
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California
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Community Wi-Fi comes to San Francisco
August 15, 2007
Company called Meraki will give away wireless routers in attempt to blanket the city with free Wi-Fi access.
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San Francisco
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EarthLink Inc.
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Wi-Fi
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volunteer
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city
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Wi-Fi router
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Wi-Fi network
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router
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broadband
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Google Inc.
U.K. cities to get blanket Wi-Fi coverage
January 3, 2006
European wireless provider The Cloud will bring wireless broadband access to residents in nine cities.
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U.K.
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city
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Wi-Fi
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Internet Service Provider
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broadband
Philly moves forward with Wi-Fi plan
March 2, 2006
The city outlines its planned Wi-Fi project and signs the final contract with EarthLink.
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Philadelphia
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EarthLink Inc.
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city
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broadband service
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Wi-Fi
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Comcast Corp.
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cable television
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broadband
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DSL
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wireless network
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training
Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan
April 7, 2005
After a contentious fight with Verizon, Philadelphia releases a report outlining its ambitions for citywide wireless Internet access.
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city
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Verizon Communications
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nonprofit organization
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fiber-optics
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street
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Comcast Corp.
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project
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service provider
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DSL
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training
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Internet Service Provider
Mobile WiMax gets green light
December 8, 2005
IEEE approves the 802.16e standard. Product and interoperability testing will begin in the first quarter of 2006.
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standard
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mobility
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chipset
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city
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Motorola Inc.
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PDA
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Intel
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radio
Citywide Wi-Fi isn't dead yet
September 25, 2007
Even as EarthLink is scaling back deployments, some cities and regional networks are pushing forward with plans to build citywide Wi-Fi networks.
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Philadelphia
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EarthLink Inc.
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Wi-Fi network
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Wi-Fi
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Minneapolis
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city
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consultant
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