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July 05, 2007
What is Google doing at FMC?
Do you know this man ?
Google has been running Municipal WiFi networks for 2 years and with Chris Sacca, the man called the most influential businessman by the WSJ, joining the discussion we are going to the benefit of their lessons learned. Can Muni-WiFi be free by having the advertising model drive pay for the access? With GoogleMaps and Dodgeball leading the way can the model expand and make local connectivity a nationwide network.
But don’t assume, this a plav for control. Google left the access open to allow all sorts of devices to connect to the network. As for the core of the network, Google has bought an incredible amount of dark fiber and the anticipation a nationwide “GoogleNet”.
If a muni networks are going to be free are we at point where local access can be assumed for enterprises to support remote usage. Will the YouTube generation of applicaitons add to much cost to MuniWiFi’s free service.
These are only some of the answers being explored at pulvermedia’s first Fixed Mobile Convergence event September 5th - 7th in Chicago Illinois.
Posted by carl at July 5, 2007 03:12 AM
Comments
Carl, UMA - Unlicensed Mobile Access - will have 65 million users in 2012 it is reported. I think this number is low. Basically WiFi is much faster than any other technology available such as EVDO, Edge, and 3G. With Google and others pushing WiFi on a municipal basis it will start to be ubiquitous. And for the user is it less money than for cell service. UMA lets you have one phone at home and traveling around town.
Posted by: Barlow Keener at July 5, 2007 11:17 PM