U.S. Public Wi-Fi Networks Suffer Political, Technical Setbacks

Iria · Jun 26, 2007, 04:53 AM

Source: DailyTech
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Out of almost 200 cities in the United States that have deployed public Wi-Fi networks, less than half have actually fulfilled their goal of providing citywide service. According to MuniWireless, a firm that tracks Wi-Fi industry trends, noted that political infighting and technical hurdles have presented the biggest barriers to broad deployment of municipal wireless networks in American cities.

While only 44 percent of existing municipal networks have succeeded in rolling out service to their entire community, 32 percent offer only limited hotspot availability and about 20 percent are only available for use by local government employees.

Jun 26, 2007, 04:53 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	U.S. Public Wi-Fi Networks Suffer Political, Technical Setbacks Source: DailyTech ________ Out of almost 200 cities in the United States that have deployed public Wi-Fi networks, less than half have actually fulfilled their goal of providing citywide service. According to MuniWireless, a firm that tracks Wi-Fi industry trends, noted that political infighting and technical hurdles have presented the biggest barriers to broad deployment of municipal wireless networks in American cities. While only 44 percent of existing municipal networks have succeeded in rolling out service to their entire community, 32 percent offer only limited hotspot availability and about 20 percent are only available for use by local government employees.