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Meraki: More than 100,000 have used WiFi in San Fran
Meraki says more than 100,000 people have used its Free the Net service in San Francisco. The company is using San Francisco as test bed for its ad-hoc network that is formed using shared broadband Read more...
Meraki unwires affordable housing in San Francisco
Meraki, whose mission is to bring affordable Internet to the masses using off-the-shelf WiFi equipment and grassroots volunteerism, announced it will bring WiFi to affordable housing in San Read more...
EarthLink yanks muni WiFi network in Philly
EarthLink has pulled the plug on its $17-million municipal WiFi network in Philadelphia after it says it failed to reach an agreement with the city to take over the network. Originally, reports Read more...
Google's wireless expert leaving
Google's head of special initiatives Chris Sacca announced his intent to leave the company to become an angel investor in start-ups. Sacca led the charge for free WiFi in San Francisco and also the Read more...
Towerstream plans to bid in 700 MHz auction
Towerstream, which offers pre-WiMAX service to business customers, has filed with the FCC to bid in the 700 MHz auction, according to a report from Mass High Tech. Towerstream aims to use the Read more...
JetBlue offers WiFi on 'BetaBlue' flight
JetBlue will begin offering passengers free email access on an aircraft that will fly from New York to San Francisco. Passengers on "BetaBlue" will be able to connect to Yahoo Mail and IM services Read more...
Earthlink may bow out of WiFi altogether
After cutting 900 jobs and closing several offices in August, Earthlink now is mulling an exit from the muni-WiFi Read more...
Metric: 802.11n huge promise for muni-WiFi
Analyst firm Novarum says muni-WiFi networks are "far from dead" and promise to operate just as reliable as existing cellular data services if 802.11n client devices or high-performance adapters and Read more...
EarthLink not responsive in Houston with WiFi
One could easily speculate that EarthLink is ready to pull the plug on its municipal WiFi business. The ISP, Read more...
Could EarthLink pull out of the San Francisco WiFi deal?
San Francisco's proposed muni-WiFi network has once again hit a snag, but this time EarthLink is to blame. The ISP has asked the city's board of supervisors to delay a vote scheduled for this week Read more...