[IP] The problems with city and countywide Wi-Fi projects
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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: April 25, 2006 6:19:02 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] The problems with city and countywide Wi-Fi
projects
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[Note: This item comes from friend Esme Vos of MuniWireless.com.
Here is Esme's take on the story that I just posted about the city of
St. Cloud's problems with their citywide Wi-Fi network. DLH]
The problems with city and countywide Wi-Fi projects: must be a slow
news week
<http://muniwireless.com/municipal/1160/>
The Detroit Free Press has an article (21 April 2006) on recent
problems encountered by Oakland County bid winner, MichTel, in their
countywide Wi-Fi project:
Plans to blanket all 910 square miles of Oakland County with wireless
Internet are at a standstill after the firm in charge of the project
found it needs 20,000 additional access points to get the system
running. MichTel General Manager Tony Yangouyian said Thursday the
project has slowed considerably due to lengthy legal negotiations
with DTE Energy over access to its utility poles. MichTel needs the
poles to install its wireless access boxes. The county, which in 2005
awarded MichTel the contract to own, operate and maintain the
wireless network, is providing access to 2,700 spots.
Today, there’s an AP article on problems encountered by certain
residents of St. Cloud, Florida in getting access to the free
citywide network. One resident complained that he could not gain
access but of course, he did not buy the recommended equipment to get
the signal in the house (”Lusardi didn’t shell out the money for a
signal-boosting device St. Cloud recommends for those having trouble
connecting - City Hall sells them for $170.”).
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