WI-FI PLANET

The San Jose(california) Mercury News is reporting today that the city of
San Jose will announce plans for free public Wi-Fi access downtown. The
network will blanket three areas: Plaza de Cesar Chavez, the Circle of
Palms, and San Pedro Square -- all major gathering places. Service
should be free for one year to anyone that wants to get Internet
access. After that they'll decide what to charge and where to expand
the hot spots. The network will be run by Global Netoptexusing Cisco
(Quote, Chart) equipment -- both services and the hardware are being
donated -- and the city intends to monitor usage closely to see how
much it's used. -- March 11, 2004"
"Late last month, the city council of Hermosa Beach, Calif., pushed
ahead with plans for a "Free Citywide Wireless Broadband Program"
using antennas that will be found throughout the 1.3 square mile city.
The program will provide 802.11g/b-based service to 20,000 residents
to get access to the Internet. About one third of the city will have
coverage by April. The city has current high-speed T1 lines in place
and will install more for Internet backhaul as needed; the city's
partner in this is system integrator LA Unplugged. The hotzone is the
brainchild of the city's mayor, who also runs a local bakery/café
which has had a free hotspot for the past two years. -- March 8, 2004"


BINNEH S MINTEH
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

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