http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-968479 San Francisco Keeping The MuniFi Dream Alive At Bus Stops Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:15:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-968479 <p>[...] WiFi plans. San Francisco was seen as the epicenter of the municipal revolution. Unfortunately that never happened and all we have is a handful of free network rollouts including the Free The Net SF run by San [...]</p> [...] WiFi plans. San Francisco was seen as the epicenter of the municipal revolution. Unfortunately that never happened and all we have is a handful of free network rollouts including the Free The Net SF run by San [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-947611 Muni Wi-Fi Firms Find New Life In Smart Grid Thu, 28 May 2009 16:18:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-947611 <p>[...] of the phone company/cable duopoly. Well, as we know now, it didn’t work out that way, and as Om declared two years ago, muni Wi-Fi turned out not to be “the third pipe.” So what’s become of these former municipal Wi-Fi gear [...]</p> [...] of the phone company/cable duopoly. Well, as we know now, it didn’t work out that way, and as Om declared two years ago, muni Wi-Fi turned out not to be “the third pipe.” So what’s become of these former municipal Wi-Fi gear [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-937567 Tropos Tries To Reinvent Itself, This Time As A GreenNet Company Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:04:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-937567 <p>[...] Malik | Monday, April 13, 2009 | 9:04 PM PT | 0 comments Tropos Networks, the poster child of the MuniFi madness is trying to reinvent itself - this time as a GreenNet company, reports Earth2Tech, our sister site [...]</p> [...] Malik | Monday, April 13, 2009 | 9:04 PM PT | 0 comments Tropos Networks, the poster child of the MuniFi madness is trying to reinvent itself – this time as a GreenNet company, reports Earth2Tech, our sister site [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-937566 Tropos, Muni WiFi Maker Converts to Smart Grid Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:01:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-937566 <p>[...] at 9:00 pm in Energy What’s a wireless company to do after betting big and failing on the muni WiFi fad — the city-wide wireless that a couple years ago was supposed to offer consumers a cheaper [...]</p> [...] at 9:00 pm in Energy What’s a wireless company to do after betting big and failing on the muni WiFi fad — the city-wide wireless that a couple years ago was supposed to offer consumers a cheaper [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-913685 Meraki Seeks Money Making Outlet for Free Wi-Fi - GigaOM Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:45:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-913685 <p>[...] the Google and Sequoia-backed startup that focuses on citywide Wi-Fi networks, hasn’t let the demise of municipal Wi-Fi halt its efforts to make money or make the wireless network technology available in more places. It [...]</p> [...] the Google and Sequoia-backed startup that focuses on citywide Wi-Fi networks, hasn’t let the demise of municipal Wi-Fi halt its efforts to make money or make the wireless network technology available in more places. It [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-884345 Boztopia.com | Blazing a path to a truly open Internet Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:32:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-884345 <p>[...] citywide wireless network, recently declared dead on arrival, has been rescued by a group of private investors. As I wrote last year, many city governments were [...]</p> [...] citywide wireless network, recently declared dead on arrival, has been rescued by a group of private investors. As I wrote last year, many city governments were [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-884088 Wireless Philadelphia: Back From The Dead - GigaOM Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:54:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-884088 <p>[...] The very same network that the Atlanta-based ISP had to abandon because it found itself sinking in a financial quicksand, leading many of us to believe that the network that cost $17 millionwas [...]</p> [...] The very same network that the Atlanta-based ISP had to abandon because it found itself sinking in a financial quicksand, leading many of us to believe that the network that cost $17 millionwas [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-878726 MetroFi Is Dot.Gone - GigaOM Fri, 16 May 2008 20:47:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-878726 <p>[...] problems. And he’s not far off the mark, though I think the sector became a victim of its overambition. EarthLink was in many ways largely responsible for the mess that all Wi-Fi providers found [...]</p> [...] problems. And he’s not far off the mark, though I think the sector became a victim of its overambition. EarthLink was in many ways largely responsible for the mess that all Wi-Fi providers found [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-866258 Seeking Profits, MuniFi Player Now Backs WiMAX - GigaOM Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:22:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-866258 <p>[...] move is consistent with my skepticism around the one-size-fits-all WiFi strategy adopted by some cities and towns. These projects were [...]</p> [...] move is consistent with my skepticism around the one-size-fits-all WiFi strategy adopted by some cities and towns. These projects were [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-862577 Blog Xemelê » Wireless municipal: o hype, a bolha, e o futuro Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:11:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-862577 <p>[...] que os projetos de implementação de conexão wireless pelas municipalidades estão enfrentando. O barulho maior aconteceu em função da desistência da Earthlink em dar continuidade à parceria com o Google [...]</p> [...] que os projetos de implementação de conexão wireless pelas municipalidades estão enfrentando. O barulho maior aconteceu em função da desistência da Earthlink em dar continuidade à parceria com o Google [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-828229 San Fran’s wireless plans getting very spooky « parallelnormal Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:22:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-828229 <p>[...] San Francisco’s official Wi-Fi network is MIA, Meraki has been building out a distributed Wi-Fi network by providing residents with free, [...]</p> [...] San Francisco’s official Wi-Fi network is MIA, Meraki has been building out a distributed Wi-Fi network by providing residents with free, [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-827263 Meraki Raises $20M Series B teasered @ TechTalkBlog Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:01:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-827263 <p>[...] an ad-hoc San Francisco Wi-Fi network, says it has raised $20 million in a Series B round. While San Francisco’s official Wi-Fi network is MIA, Meraki has been building out a distributed Wi-Fi network by providing residents with free, [...]</p> [...] an ad-hoc San Francisco Wi-Fi network, says it has raised $20 million in a Series B round. While San Francisco’s official Wi-Fi network is MIA, Meraki has been building out a distributed Wi-Fi network by providing residents with free, [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-826503 Meraki Raises $20M Series B - GigaOM Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:10:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-826503 <p>[...] an ad-hoc San Francisco Wi-Fi network, says it has raised $20 million in a Series B round. While San Francisco’s official Wi-Fi network is MIA, Meraki has been building out a distributed Wi-Fi network by providing residents with free, [...]</p> [...] an ad-hoc San Francisco Wi-Fi network, says it has raised $20 million in a Series B round. While San Francisco’s official Wi-Fi network is MIA, Meraki has been building out a distributed Wi-Fi network by providing residents with free, [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-790975 Cultura Digital » Municípios digitais Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:36:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-790975 <p>[...] que os projetos de implementaão de conexão wireless pelas municipalidades estão enfrentando. O barulho maior aconteceu em funão da desistência da Earthlink em dar continuidade à parceria com o Google para [...]</p> [...] que os projetos de implementaão de conexão wireless pelas municipalidades estão enfrentando. O barulho maior aconteceu em funão da desistência da Earthlink em dar continuidade à parceria com o Google para [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-785735 More EarthLink Cuts? - GigaOM Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:45:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-785735 <p>[...] the pink slip to nearly 900 employees in August. And it seems the spending cutbacks on Helio and MuniFi came too late. Now we have heard from multiple sources that another round of cuts is coming — [...]</p> [...] the pink slip to nearly 900 employees in August. And it seems the spending cutbacks on Helio and MuniFi came too late. Now we have heard from multiple sources that another round of cuts is coming — [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-747307 Construction Delays For Silicon Valley WiFi Network - GigaOM Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:11:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/30/earthlink-end-of-munifi/#comment-747307 <p>[...] by Om Malik, Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 9:09 AM PT Comments (0) The problems facing the MuniWireless business, highlighted by Earthlink’s decision to throw in the towel , are spreading. Tyler van [...]</p> [...] by Om Malik, Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 9:09 AM PT Comments (0) The problems facing the MuniWireless business, highlighted by Earthlink’s decision to throw in the towel , are spreading. Tyler van [...]

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