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The man who saved Philly's Wi-Fi network
Jun. 19, 2008
Mark Rupp leads an investor group that swooped in this week and rescued Philadelphia's municipal wireless network, after EarthLink bailed out on the project.
Verizon expands FiOS footprint; Philly Wi-Fi saved
Jun. 19, 2008
Verizon plans to expand its 50Mbps FiOS Internet service to cover all 10 million homes and businesses that are currently within its FiOS network footprint; Philadelphia's mayor announced on Tuesday that the city's Wi-Fi ...
Microsoft / Yahoo heading for a shotgun wedding?
May. 16, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss the Yahoo stockholder revolt, why girls aren't interested in IT, and mourn the end of the Philly Wi-Fi network.
Philly's Wi-Fi net to be shut down
May. 13, 2008
Philadelphia's pioneering citywide Wi-Fi network is shutting down.
Philly's Wi-Fi net to be shut down
EarthLink prepares to pull the plug on Philadelphia Wi-Fi network.
By John Cox , Network World , 05/13/2008
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Municipal Wi-Fi 2.0
Apr. 21, 2008
Municipal Wi-Fi is dead. At least in terms of the model whereby cities award an exclusive contract to a service provider, who builds a citywide mesh network and hopes to make money selling broadband to consumers.
EarthLink redirect service poses security risk, expert says
Apr. 19, 2008
A vulnerability in servers used by EarthLink to handle mistyped Web page requests may have allowed attackers to launch undetectable phishing attacks against any Internet site, according to a noted Internet security ...
City takes back Wi-Fi net it sold to Earthlink
Apr. 17, 2008
Corpus Christi this week took back ownership of a municipal wireless mesh it built and then sold to Earthlink in 2007. The deal could spark realignments in the troubled municipal broadband market.
Former EarthLink city Wi-Fi comes down to Earth
Apr. 17, 2008
As two U.S. cities take over networks that were built out by EarthLink, they are putting the "municipal" back in municipal Wi-Fi.
Municipal Wi-Fi is on the ropes, analysts say
Mar. 03, 2008
Analyst offer up their opinion on the future of municipal wi-fi.
All sizzle, no cheesesteak
Mar. 03, 2008
A year after Philadelphia gave EarthLink the green light to build a citywide Wi-Fi network, the grand plan to deliver ubiquitous broadband to tourists, residents, businesses, government workers and low-income households ...
Philadelphia tries to bridge the digital divide
Mar. 03, 2008
Wireless Philadelphia is continuing to raise money and to equip low-income households with computers and broadband. At this point, the non-profit organization created under former Mayor John Street's administration, has ...
Dayton steps down as Helio CEO
Jan. 29, 2008
EarthLink founder Sky Dayton said he's stepping down as CEO of Helio, a move that appears to be part of the plan to reduce EarthLink's position in the mobile company.
Philly’s Wi-Fi net said to run into snags, delays
Nov. 19, 2007
Philadelphia's path-breaking citywide Wi-Fi network is running into snags and delays, according to a new Associated Press report.
News grab bag: FMC, free Wi-Fi, Google Phone and our perspectives
Sep. 12, 2007
Today, we'd like to highlight a few announcements and developments in the news that affect convergence. The first report comes from the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) which estimates that ...
Municipal wireless: Show me the money
Sep. 11, 2007
Failure of municipal Wi-Fi projects shows that proponents did not account for complexity and a proper revenue stream, says Network World columnist Johna Till Johnson.
Sleepless in the 'Twisted Lair'
Aug. 31, 2007
Jason and Keith talk about Vista finally getting its first service pack, whether a 17-year-old deserves a new car for hacking the iPhone, and explore the reasons why Keith isn't getting a lot of sleep these days.
Current EarthLink deal with SF looks dead
Aug. 29, 2007
EarthLink Inc.'s current contract to build a municipal Wi-Fi network in San Francisco appears to be dead following a restructuring of the struggling Internet service provider.
Municipal Wi-Fi too big a challenge in Texas?
Aug. 27, 2007
There's an old saying we Texans love: Everything's bigger in Texas. We like our chicken fried steaks big. We like our trucks big. And we like our sprawling cities big.
Philadelphia pushes for low-cost Wi-Fi for its poorest residents
Aug. 06, 2007
City sees Web access as important educational and economic tool.
That's how EarthLink rolls
Aug. 06, 2007
EarthLink overcomes challenges and rolls out citywide wireless for Philadelphia.
Philly goes wild for Wi-Fi
Aug. 06, 2007
Philadelphia is becoming one of the world's biggest Wi-Fi hot spots.
San Francisco sets Wi-Fi vote, but deal may fade
Aug. 06, 2007
San Francisco voters will be able to vote in November for free citywide Wi-Fi, a concept that the city has been working toward for three years but that may be dead in the water by the time of the election.
Cheese steak, Liberty Bell, Wi-Fi
Aug. 06, 2007
Will EarthLink recoup its $13.5 million investment to build out Philadelphia's Wi-Fi network?
EarthLink's caution reflects shift in muni Wi-Fi
Jul. 31, 2007
A harder line by EarthLink on its municipal wireless business signals a shift in an industry that has generated both high hopes and skepticism.
San Francisco Wi-Fi wait grows
Jul. 30, 2007
The next crucial votes on San Francisco's municipal Wi-Fi proposal will be delayed until next month while chosen contractor EarthLink becomes increasingly skittish about building wireless networks for cities.
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