Google TiSP: a new approach to muni WiFi

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This is funny but it is also an out-cropping of frustration Google, 
Earthlink (often tied together in contracts) have had in pursuing municipal 
WiFi.  Google has teamed with Earthlink to pursue city-wide contracts in San 
Francisco and several other cities, often to find the terms of the deals 
less desirable than anticipated.  And sometimes they 'do the deal' with one 
administration only to find that a newly elected administration comes in to 
change the nature of the agreements.  This has been the situation in San 
Francisco: Earthlink-Google thought they had an agreement, the prior admin 
had announced the award. But the new city council has wanted to change the 
terms or go out again for bids.

In cities that have moved forward, achieving coverage has been more 
difficult than planned.  This is pushing some equipment suppliers to shift 
to 802.11n from 802.11g for customer links
while using 802.11a or proprietary systems such as Motorola's Canopy or 
Alvarion's various systems for backhaul.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Purcell" <kevinpurcell at pobox.com>
To: "SeattleWireless Talk List" <talk at seattlewireless.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: Google TiSP: a new approach to muni WiFi


> Really. And there was me thinking this might be a viable solution and
> perhaps the biggest step forward since Thomas Crapper :-)
>
> <smilie added for the humor impaired>
>
> On Apr 12, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Chris DeVoney wrote:
>
>> At 01:16 PM 4/12/2007, Kevin Purcell wrote:
>>> <http://www.google.com/tisp/>
>>> <http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html>
>>> <http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html>
>>>
>>>> Windows XP/Vista (Mac and Linux support coming soon)
>>>
>>> Already crap enabled, eh?
>>
>> I'm not sure, but believe both the above and below
>>
>> http://mail.google.com/mail/help/paper/more.html
>>
>> appeared just before April 1st.
>>
>> cdv
>>
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