The full article is 2,600 words, but I’ll sum it up for you: Municipal wifi, great idea, technology doesn’t work at scale, no business model, companies rolling up their networks, on to WiMax.
But in the last few years, most cities’ plans to provide Internet access through a wireless network have fallen flat, deflated by shortcomings in technology and financial woes.
[From Palo Alto Online : Into thin air — Why Silicon Valley Wi-Fi fizzled]
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