IP: Support Your Local Sheriff

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
>
>
> Support Your Local Sheriff
>
> WaveRider's non-line-of-sight products are generating a buzz among 
> municipalities across the country. Some WISP operators are picking up a 
> piece of the action when local authorities learn these are not 3G wireless 
> systems-spread spectrum technologies are Generation Four.
>
> by Patricia Fusco
> Managing Editor of ISP-Planet
> [December 6, 2001]
> <http://isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/business/2001/wisp_municipalities.html>
>
> What's the difference between so called "third generation" (3G) wireless 
> technologies and the fourth reincarnation of the dream? Simple, 4G 
> wireless broadband connections are rooted in 802.11 technologies-so 
> they're real and ready to connect consumers right now.
>
> One of the first municipalities to deploy WaveRider's Last Mile Solution 
> (LMS) is the City of Buffalo, Minnesota, located just outside Minneapolis.
>
> The city council recognized it needed high-speed Internet services to 
> attract businesses and residents to the area. Conventional wired 
> communications providers chose to ignore Buffalo's 10,000 residents and 
> deny broadband deployment to the area. So the city took action and built a 
> Wi-Fi network for itself, successfully connecting its first clients 
> mid-November.
>
> The City of Buffalo is one of the first municipalities in the U.S. to 
> install, own and operate its own broadband network. Since 
> telecommunications spending has decreased and the expansion of existing 
> infrastructure slowed dramatically, non-traditional service providers-such 
> as municipal governments-are examining new ways to bring broadband access 
> to denizens. And Buffalo has already hosted representatives from other 
> cities and states demonstrating its WaveRider-fueled network.
>
> But not every municipality has the wherewithal to get into the WISP 
> business. Some localities are looking for the right Wi-Fi technical team 
> to help them build wireless networks. Be on the lookout for Wi-Fi funding 
> in your locality courtesy of proactive city council members or through 
> county and state government grants.
>
> One hotspot of governmental appropriations is emergency communication and 
> security systems. If you're not spending time at your local city councils 
> get-togethers to stay informed, you could be missing WISP business 
> opportunities in your service area.
>
> <snip>

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