Municipalities Accelerate Broadband Deployments

MUNICIPALITIES ACCELERATE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENTS
[SOURCE: Mediacaster]
From rural regions to urban centers, wireless solutions for municipal broadband deployment are being used by governments and operators worldwide. As such, key Canadian telecom players like Nortel have announced increases in development and investment in Municipal Wireless Solutions, including opening a municipal wireless lab and accelerating collaboration with some of the industry's leading applications vendors. Enhanced broadband wireless applications being developed include in-vehicle communication services, automated meter reading, digital video surveillance, asset or fleet tracking and monitoring, subscriber management and access control and mobile television.
http://www.mediacastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=61544&issue=1...

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* More Than $3 Billion Will Be Spent On Public Wi-Fi By U.S. Municipalities During Next Four Years
[SOURCE: Muniwireless.com press release]
More than $3 billion will be spent over the next four years to build and operate public wireless networks for U.S. municipalities, according to a new research report by Muniwireless.com. Spending will exceed $235 million in 2006 -- significantly higher the forecast of $177 million made last year -- according to the research findings. For 2007, spending will reach $460 million, compared to last year's estimate of $406 million. In 2008, U.S. spending will grow 105 percent to $940 million, and 2009 spending will increase another 87 percent to $1.8 billion, according to the report.
http://www.govtech.net//digitalcommunities/story.php?id=101840