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Muni wifi: getting up to speed

Submitted by Rick on Wed, 07/19/2006 - 7:53am.

I'm going to start posting some links that pertain to the establishment of a wireless system that will envelop all of Olympia, aka muni wifi. So here are some resources that will help us all get up to speed on what we need to know to make this happen:

Fighting the Good Fight for Municipal Wireless by Craig Settles. Blurb:

Using a combination of narrative and directive, business strategist Craig Settles tells how Philadelphia launched its citywide broadband wireless initiative, and gives you a foundation for planning your own wide-scale wireless project. Fighting the Good Fight for Municipal Wireless doesn't give you all the right answers. It poses questions you need to ask to determine what answers are right for you.

The introduction and chapter 5 are posted here.
Peter Cochrane's Keynote Address at The Wireless Event in London, England in May. This 30 min. video presents a lot of background on the development of the technonolgy that underlies wireless networks.
muniwireless.com: A portal for news and information about citywide wireless broadband projects around the world.
This discussion at bettersouthsound.org about muni wifi in Olympia.

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Thank You

Submitted by Norm on Wed, 07/19/2006 - 10:55am.

for posting this Rick. I was hoping you'd do something like this after our conversation on friday.

Sweet

Submitted by emmettoconnell on Wed, 07/19/2006 - 2:02pm.

Thanks Rick, I've been not paying attention to this the last few weeks. Chad360 should have some interesting stuff about what he's learned about Cirgo (the wireless cooperative).

Here's another link to Fighting the Good Fight, with a very good Chapter 5 for download.

So who else is insterested in making this happen?

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