Google Offers Free WiFi to San Francisco
Capacity Building | Community Technology | Wireless
In response to Mayor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bring low-cost or free WiFi access to San Francisco, Google offered to create a mesh wireless network for San Francisco with up to 30 access points per square mile that would cover about 49 square miles and serve 800,000 users. The plan suggests the network would cover 90 percent of the city indoors and 95 percent of the city outdoors with a connection speed of 300 kbps. The catch? The big potential for integrating advertising in the network. The company also mentioned in their 100 page proposal the possibility of higher speed services for a small monthly fee.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051001-5374.html
In response to Mayor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bring low-cost or free WiFi access to San Francisco, Google offered to create a mesh wireless network for San Francisco with up to 30 access points per square mile that would cover about 49 square miles and serve 800,000 users. The plan suggests the network would cover 90 percent of the city indoors and 95 percent of the city outdoors with a connection speed of 300 kbps. The catch? The big potential for integrating advertising in the network. The company also mentioned in their 100 page proposal the possibility of higher speed services for a small monthly fee.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051001-5374.html
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