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Mitch Gorsen State Legislation: Broadband Deployment Councils Launching in the Virginias
James Farstad Dig Deep into Your Network for Cost Reductions and Revenue Enhancements
Phil Belanger Where Do We Stand in the Muni Wi-Fi Hype Cycle?
Robert Horvitz Virtual Travel and the Fully Networked Car
Hot Topics OneCommunity to Spur Digital Inclusion in 26 Knight Communities and Beyond

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Galen Updike on Revisiting the Tangible Drivers of Sustainable Broadband-Wireless Models - The article accurately reflects best practices regarding WiFi deployments in urban environments with... More
Bob Panoff on FTTH and Broadband-Wireless: An Apples and Oranges Relationship - All Service Providers Should Embrace "Community Broadband" Projects If they're well-planned and d... More
Ken Biba on Getting Up to Speed, Part 1: Optimizing Wi-Fi Mesh Node Communication - In measuring single radio networks, even with modest 8:1 meshing ratios from access to backhaul ... ... More

Cost-Reducing and Revenue-Enhancing Applications for Government
April 24, 2008 - What if citywide broadband-wireless had been less about reducing the cost of broadband to citizens and principally about communities making an investment in technology to pull value from obvious and unexpected places? In his new W2i Digital Cities workshop, Jim Farstad, president of rClient and Wireless Minneapolis's project leader, says that, in one case, the value came through a reduction in litigation costs — averaging $16,000 a case — for crimes that are now caught on mesh-enabled surveillance cameras.
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US Internet: Joe Caldwell, Co-founder & CEO
March 26, 2008 - In September 2006, the City of Minneapolis chose Minnetonka-based broadband provider US Internet to deploy a citywide Wi-Fi network that would serve both government workers and the public. The network was functionally completed this past March. In this interview with W2i, Joe Caldwell, Co-founder & CEO, answers questions about the scope and expectations for the deployment, including a digital inclusion program.
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