In a short time frame, "Citywide" WiFi has morphed to Cityscale in some parts of
the industry, and now we see the term "Metrozone" being introduced, as well.
Will
it stick?
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Metrozones
Strategies, technologies and case studies for city-wide wireless networks
Pub. Date: December 2005
Size: 90 pages
Formats: Hardcopy, PDF
Price: $195
Challenges to the hotspot business model have helped drive the move towards
wider
area hotzones, aided by the emergence of new Wi-Fi technologies, such as
extended
range access points and, more importantly, Wi-Fi mesh.
Hotzones, particularly in urban areas of dense population - where they are
referred to as metrozones - are becoming increasingly attractive to non-cellular
commercial operators. However, the agenda is also increasingly being driven by
public sector metrozones run by local authorities or other bodies, sometimes as
non-profit concerns, and usually with subsidized rates.
Therefore, the main bodies with interests in metrozones have different and
sometimes conflicting objectives. These bodies can be summarised as follows:
* Major telcos, cellcos or ISPs looking to complement their wireline
businesses and keep control of the Wi-Fi market away from their start-up
challengers
* Commercial WISPs seeking to build a profitable business purely on wireless
* Municipal and other authorities, whose chief aims are to improve
efficiency
and public safety, and to make their towns more attractive to business, as well
as to bridge the digital divide with low-cost residential access
* Community or academic organizations offering free or low-cost access for
social reasons
This research paper looks at the key trends driving metrozones, particularly in
the US, which is leading the world in real world roll-outs. It examines the
legislative issues, the different and sometimes conflicting business models, the
major WISPs and the technology options, particularly the introduction of WiMAX
to
the picture. In particular, overviews are provided for the following metrozone
developments:
* Paris metro deployment by CapGemini and Cisco
* Telebria in the UK
* WebNet's deployment in Abbotsford, Canada
* Municipal metrozone in Portland, Oregon
* Municipal metrozone in Dayton, Ohio
* Developments in Kentwood, Grand Rapids and Muskegon in Michigan
* Municipal partnerships in Atlanta, Madison and Jackson
* Earthlink in Philadelphia
* Champaign-Urbana's community wireless network
* Google's moves in the metrozone market
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