[IP] Philadelphia building world's largest hotspot
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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 1, 2004 10:24:17 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Philadelphia building world's largest hotspot
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Philadelphia building world's largest hotspot
The city of Philadelphia is developing an ambitious plan to build the
world's largest wireless Internet hotspot. It would cost about $10
million and cover all of the city's 135 square miles. The plan calls
for placing hundreds, if not thousands, of APs around the city atop
lampposts and rooftops. The plan would be especially helpful in poor
neighborhoods, where high-speed Internet access is now rare. The fee
structure has not yet been determined, but the city would likely offer
the service for free or at costs much lower than the $35 to $60 per
month charged by commercial providers.
Philadelphia is following in the footsteps of other urban centers, even
though the scale is much larger. Last year, for example, Cleveland
added 4,000 wireless transmitters in the University Circle, Midtown,
and lakefront districts. The service is free. New York City officials
are negotiating to sell wireless carriers space on 18,000 lampposts for
as much as $21.6 million annually. Los Angeles plans a similar
city-wide cloud. Of course, wireless broadband as a cheap public
utility will require far greater public access to the airwaves than is
currently available, particularly unlicensed spectrum at low
frequencies.
Link to A.P. story:
<http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&u=/ap/20040901/
ap_on_hi_te/wireless_cities&printer=1>
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