March 28, 2013
After years of planning (at least since 2007), Petaluma, California is rolling out its free Wi-Fi service in the downtown area. Downtown businesses and local residents have been strong supporters of the free WiFi network. In the past, Petaluma had been engaged in negotiations with Sonic.net to bring WiFi service to the city but those led nowhere. If all goes well, the city may even install Wi-Fi access points in buses as wireless broadband is one of the most requested services on public...
March 27, 2013
Who knew that those bland little things attached to your wall to measure the amount of electricity you consume would one day provide free WiFi service to you and your neighbours? We’ve been talking about this on MuniWireless for years and finally, the city of Santa Clara, through the municipal electric utility Silicon Valley Power (SVP), has rolled out one of the first Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI)/Automated Meter Reading (AMR) networks with free WiFi for the public. After one...