On Oct 13, 2005, at 10:33 AM, Steven Clift wrote:
Hello Brighton & Hove, Minneapolis, and St. Paul Issues Forums all
together.
The one issue all of your forums have had in common is the discussion
of community wi-fi or wireless Internet connections.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,,1506911,00.html
What I'm seeing in this story is that the Brighton & Hove council:
1. Had a need - faster connections in the schools
2. Identified a possible solution - contacted a local wireless ISP
about fixed wireless
The result was that the city was able to purchase what it needed at a
lower cost than the other alternatives, and the local company found
the impetus it needed to expand its business model to include long-
range wireless. It doesn't interfere with the growing number of free
wireless hot spots in town. Everyone wins.
Note that this fixed wireless - it substitutes for running a copper
or fiber line to the building. Also note that the council already has
a fiber network.
This is really very different from the citywide wireless cloud
Minneapolis is seeking, though Minneapolis is also seeking fixed
connections that could be met in this way.
Becca Vargo Daggett
Seward
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