RelayRides has acquired Wheelz, says TechCrunch, making it the leading, peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace. San Francisco-based RelayRides was launched about five years ago, and connects people who need a car with vehicle owners whose rides would otherwise be sitting idle. Car owners set the price and availability, and RelayRides provides the technology infrastructure and a [...]
Hughes Network Systems announced today that it has signed a contract with the Mexican Ministry of Communications (pdf) to supply and build an 11,000-site broadband satellite network that will span the entire country and bring high-speed Internet and voice connectivity to previously unserved regions. The new $24 million network will connect schools, hospitals, government locations, [...]
The Solar Powered Internet School — a product of Samsung’s corporate-social responsibility initiative — has solar panels on the roof that can generate nine hours of electricity a day, says C/Net. It powers the electronics inside — a 50-inch electronic board, Samsung Internet-enabled solar-powered notebooks, Samsung Galaxy tablets, and Wi-Fi cameras. Though Samsung installed the [...]
AT&T* and Social Bicycles (SoBi) today announced that AT&T will enable their launch this fall of a bike sharing service in California, Idaho and New York. Social Bicycles have an integrated locking system with GPS tracking and connectivity to the AT&T wireless network. Users can locate, reserve and unlock bikes through a mobile phone, allowing [...]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled today an ambitious plan to establish Chicago as a fiber hub and provide free Wi-Fi in public spaces. The city kicked off its “Chicago Broadband Challenge” by turning on free Wi-Fi in Millennium Park Monday morning. As part of the initiative the Broadband Challenge, all parks and open spaces in [...]
Solar Powered WiFi for Micronesia Guest Post by Bruce Baikie Two long-distance, solar-powered wireless point to point connections were set up in the Micronesian Region of the Pacific in early August 2012 as part of the Pacific Island Schools Connectivity, Education, and Solar (PISCES) Project, that connects two islands together, over 19 km (12 miles) [...]
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