San Francisco’s RFP is now available for downloading here (pdf). The proposal seeks to provide a universal, affordable, wireless broadband network throughout the City and County of San Francisco. Responses are due Feb. 21, 2006. San Francisco’s 49 square mile “cloud” is expected to cost $10 million to $18 million, similar to Philadelphia’s 135-square-mile cloud, [...]
Electronic Arts couldn’t beat Jamdat, so last week it made the largest acquisition in its history, paying $680 million for the Los Angeles-based game maker (pdf), reports Business 2.0. The deal gives EA, the world’s largest publisher of PC and console videogames, a lead in the burgeoning $2.6 billion market for cell-phone videogames. EA and [...]
The Free Ride Data Acquisition Vehicle (Frida V) is a bicycle equipped for efficient exploration and mapping of public urban spaces. It carries a small computer, GPS positioning device, 802.11 wireless network transciever and a basic audiovisual recording unit. The consolidated software and hardware assembly enables automated mapping of stumbled wireless networks, easy creation of [...]
The FCC told Congress that it plans to begin examining whether some of the 24 megahertz of 700 Mhz spectrum could be used for a nationwide interoperable broadband network. “Emergency-response providers would benefit from the development of an integrated interoperable nationwide network capable of delivering broadband services throughout the country,” the agency said. A group [...]
Computerworld says product certifications from the WiMax Forum will be a little late. The first WiMax certified products are now expected in mid-January, said Mo Shakouri, board member and vice president of the WiMax Forum and chairman of its marketing working group. Testing may be completed by year’s end or the early part of January, [...]
Satellite internet provider WildBlue Communications announced today that it is entering the Enterprise Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Market. The company will begin offering enterprise class high speed, two-way wireless satellite-delivered products and services at compelling price points to small and medium enterprises and specialized industries, such as retail, financial, telemedicine, energy, remote monitoring, federal, [...]
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