| Technology advancement is great BUT Doesn't this city read the news to see how many tens of city wifi projects have costs millions, but failed terribly? I'm sure this will be another such case in a few years if that. |
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| Muni WiFi fails because it's a technology designed for 300' radius. WiMAX is made for this. I feel sorry for cities suckered into using WiFi for a city-wide deployment. WiMAX is now ready and is the way to go. Being new it will of course have it's challenges, but you don't move forward until someone takes the first step. |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to jc100
said by jc100:Doesn't this city read the news to see how many tens of city wifi projects have costs millions, but failed terribly? I'm sure this will be another such case in a few years if that. I tend to believe that most muni efforts are a big waste of time (and I have said so many times), however this is a slightly better scenario. All the failed muni efforts have attempted to blanket hundreds (and in some cases thousands) of square miles with a wifi; a technology designed for in home use. Wimax on the other hand is meant for large, outdoor deployments and is much better suited for something like this. However, the fact that its a muni deployment might just doom it from the start, unless some real planning goes into it.
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 LordFlux
join:2005-04-20
Warner Robins, GA | reply to wimaxxxerrr
said by wimaxxxerrr :
I feel sorry for cities suckered into using WiFi for a city-wide deployment.
Agreed. Dublin, Georgia is one of those cities. The town received a $318,750 grant from GTA... the city chipped in with an additional $159,375 grant. So far, they have WiFi downtown and plan to spread it across 40% of the city by 2009. ( »www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=23944 ) |
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