MUNI WI-FI HITS WALL OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REALITIES
[SOURCE: Computer World, AUTHOR: Matt Hamblen]
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. Esme Vos, founder of
MuniWireless.com, which organized the conference, said "Municipal Wi-Fi is
coming to reality in the U.S. Everything with muni Wi-Fi last year was very
theoretical, but when you get around to setting it up in your home town,
administrators hit reality and say 'It is not as easy as I thought it would
be." Vos was quick to tell conference attendees in brief remarks and reporters
in interviews that none of the big U.S. cities with ambitious plans have fully
deployed their networks. Some cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco
have begun falling short of lofty political goals to serve poor neighborhoods
and to listen to grass roots political organizations as well, Vos and other
attendees pointed out.
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