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It’s been said that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but the PR folks at Clearwire must be scratching their heads in wonder at how a big newspaper like the Chicago Tribune could do such a poor job of reporting on the WiMax service that is coming to that city soon. In a story published Jan. 3 that is getting wide recognition across the Web — multiple diggs, prominence on TechMeme and…

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Feed - Muniwireless: New ARCEP boss faces challenges on wireless and fiber issues — Jean Claude Mallet has been appointed to succeed Paul Champsaur as President of ARCEP, the French telecom and post regulator. Many believe that this marks a new era for the regulator which has aggressively pushed for local loop unbundling and lower mobile phone charges. Jean Claude Mallet belongs to the family who created the Bank Neuflize Schlumberger Mallet in 1667 (it is now a part of ABN…

Feed - Muniwireless: Clearwire running ads for Chicago service — No official announcement from the company yet, but from an advertising perspective it looks like Clearwire is getting ready to launch its service in Chicago, one of the markets Sprint had hoped to launch with its Xohm service in 2008. Checking out the Chicago Tribune home page on Jan. 1, you can “clearly” see the Clearwire ads running front and center: [image] We tried typing in some Chicago…

Feed - Muniwireless: Top Muniwireless stories of 2008 — A Happy New Year to everyone! Although most of us would rather forget 2008 and consign it to the darkest corners of human memory, I’d like to take one last look at the most significant Muniwireless stories of the year. From the increasing demand for Wi-Fi to the exciting launch of WiMAX in the US (although not so exciting launch in Amsterdam), the much-awaited release of the 3G iPhone to the…

Feed - Muniwireless: Begin 2009 with a 3G iPhone for 19 euros — It did not take long for Orange’s competitors to take advantage of a recent decision to ban iPhone exclusivity in France. Several multibrand distribution channels have already announced bargain-basement prices for an unlocked 3G iPhone. Just before New Year, The Phone House in France began offering the iPhone 3G (8MB) for 19 euros ($26). The iPhone is brand new and not refurbished. The cheapest…

Feed - Muniwireless: Somerville, MA issues RFI for citywide WiFi network — Somerville, Massachusetts (pop. 77,000; 4 square miles) has issued a Request for Interest (RFI) for its municipal Wi-Fi network. The city wants to achieve three goals: improve public service: give city personnel access to data while they are out in the field, enhance public safety; bridge the digital divide: inexpensive wireless broadband access for all residents; and encourage more economic…

Feed - Muniwireless: Copenhagen to get free WiFi — Fifty-two Danish communities, including Copenhagen, will be getting free citywide WiFi service next year. Gratis Danmark, the project manager, is also working to get free WiFi in bus and train stations. Part of the costs of maintaining the network will come from advertising (we’ve seen this model before). Danish trains run by Arriva already provide free WiFi to passengers. Related news: Free…

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­ feed - mu… started a topic: A tale of two WiMAX stories. It’s been said that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but the PR folks at Clearwire…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: New ARCEP boss faces challenges on wireless and fiber issues. Jean Claude Mallet has been appointed to succeed Paul Champsaur as President of ARCEP…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Clearwire running ads for Chicago service. No official announcement from the company yet, but from an advertising perspective it…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Top Muniwireless stories of 2008. A Happy New Year to everyone! Although most of us would rather forget 2008 and consign it…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Begin 2009 with a 3G iPhone for 19 euros. It did not take long for Orange’s competitors to take advantage of a recent decision to…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Somerville, MA issues RFI for citywide WiFi network. Somerville, Massachusetts (pop. 77,000; 4 square miles) has issued a Request for Interest…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Copenhagen to get free WiFi. Fifty-two Danish communities, including Copenhagen, will be getting free citywide WiFi…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Clearwire ‘business pricing’ emerges. It made sense to us that small-to-medium-size businesses might be some of the early…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Get on the WiFi school bus: mobile Internet access for kids. I’ve been writing about WiFi-enabled buses in London, Estonia, Latvia and other parts of…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Local governments have significant impact on broadband competition in France. The French Parliament, in a recent law called “Modernisation de L’Economie” ordered…
­ feed - mu… started a topic: Tensions break out between operators and French telecom regulator. With the prospect of two new appointees to ARCEP (the French regulator) to replace Paul…

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