Whole Network Most Recent TOP10 Ultrawideband Wi-Fi WiMax/WiBro

 

San Francisco Faces Wi-Fi Showdown

Filed in archive Wi-Fi by jeff goldman on November 21, 2006

30514689.jpg

Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith today looks at the likelihood of a political showdown in San Francisco regarding the nature of its much-delayed Wi-Fi network.

According to the San Francisco Examiner's Adam Martin, "The Board of Supervisors may soon vote to make San Francisco's proposed public Internet service the property of The City. The move would fly in the face of efforts by Mayor Gavin Newsom's office to contract with Google and EarthLink to create a free wireless Internet, or Wi-Fi, service citywide."

Wi-Fi analyst Craig Settles of Successful.com says the city has no one to blame but itself. "Had the people driving this initiative taken their time to first do the type of focus groups Philadelphia did with the diversity of constituent groups, plus executed one or two pilot projects, there would not have been the steady drumbeat of constituent and activist discontent that has lead to the Supervisors' current decision," he says.

Still, at MuniWireless.com, Esme Vos points out, "The SF Board of Supervisors is doing what boards of supervisors (or similar bodies) in other municipalities do -- which is to question the reigning mayor's decisions."

And Griffith notes that San Francisco is at least being far more fiscally responsible about the decision-making process than Philadelphia appears to have been. "Philadelphia... recently sent out invitations for a $200 per person launch party for Wireless Philadelphia to take place next week," he writes.



Advertisement


Permalink: San Francisco Faces Wi-Fi Showdown
Tags: San+Francisco  Newsom  WiFi  WiFi  Wi+Fi  wireless  Google  EarthLink  public  Internet  network  citywide  mun 

Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/43337



Advertisement


Advertisement


CW ToolbarInstall
RSSrss   | See all blog subscribe options
Googlegoogle   |   What is RSS?
Yahoo!yahoo
AddthisAddThis Feed Button
BloglinesBloglines
Newsletter

Use our search feature to look for other interesting posts

Just this blog Whole network
Advertisement -
Book yours here..


 
  • Would you like to see your text link here? Let us know!
Advertisement
Book yours here.



  • Testimonials

  • 'I would highly recommend you to this well written and informative site.'
Subscribe to this blog on your phone


  • Other blogs in the same channel in the Creative Weblogging Network

Advertisement -
Book yours here..






Advertisement - Book yours here..
 
Tagcloud: 4G 700 MHz Bluetooth Emerging Tech Fixed-Mobile Convergence Mobile RFID Sponsored Posts Ultrawideband Wi-Fi WiMax/WiBro WirelessHD