Technology
Fine-tuning Wi-Fi
Atlanta-based EarthLink's February confirmation that it was selling off its municipal Wi-Fi business sounded the final death knell for some cities' ambitious...
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Wireless
Fine-tuning Wi-Fi
Atlanta-based EarthLink's February confirmation that it was selling off its municipal Wi-Fi business sounded the final death knell for some cities' ambitious...
Wi-Fi will survive
Those closely following the muni-wireless movement reached a near state of hysteria in September when Atlanta-based Earthlink announced a strategic pull-back...
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Working wirelessly
Consider purpose, cost when evaluating wireless networks....
