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Wireless Connectivity - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about wireless connectivity and its use within government.
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- Wireless and WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
- Resources about the use of WAP and wireless especially in relation to egovernment activities.
Added: 1 December 2005
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- Wireless Connectivity - Australia
- Articles and resources about trends and issues in wireless connectivity in Australia.
Added: 7 December 2005
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- Wireless Connectivity - Canada
- Articles and resources about trends and issues relating to wireless connectivity in Canada.
Added: 12 December 2005
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- Wireless Connectivity - United Kingdom - Archive
- Articles and resources about trends and issues relating to wireless connectivity in the United Kingdom.
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- WiFi in Central Geelong
- City of Greater Geelong, Media Release, Friday, 16 March 2012. "The City of Greater Geelong has commenced a free Wi-Fi service in Central Geelong in conjunction with ICT Geelong and is currently seeking state government funding to expand the service said Brownbill Ward Councillor Barbara Abley. Cr Abley who is a member of the Central Geelong Looking Forward Advocacy Group said the free community Wi-Fi Information service was launched in Johnstone Park to coincide with the UCI Road World Championships in September 2010 and had since been extended to include the bus interchange in Moorabool Street and Malop Street Central..."
Added: 23 April 2012;
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- Free Wi-Fi to be made available at London Overground stations
- Company that operates London Overground signs deal with Wi-Fi provider The Cloud to give commuters internet access. Guardian Government Computing - Guardian Professional, Monday 26 March 2012. "Passengers travelling on London Overground are to get free internet access after the body that runs the train network, London Overground Rail Operations Limited, signed a deal with The Cloud to roll out Wi-Fi at its stations. The contract will give travellers one hour of free online access every day, at any station on the network..."
Added: 29 March 2012;
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- Wi-Fi on trains: the tech behind Scotland's expanding wireless web
- Those involved in Scotland's Wi-Fi on trains pilot talk about the challenges around connectivity and how they're planning for 4G, by Sade Laja. Guardian Professional, Monday 19 March 2012. "The Scottish government moved a step closer towards its ambition of delivering Wi-Fi throughout the country when it recently announced a pilot of free wireless access on trains..."
Added: 28 March 2012;
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- Queensland Police to go wardriving
- By Michael Lee, ZDNet Australia, March 22nd, 2012. "Queensland Police will conduct a "wardriving" project to alert the public that their Wi-Fi networks are open or only trivially secure..."
Added: 23 March 2012;
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- San Jose wi-fi net could mark rethinking of 'muni wi-fi'
- A new downtown wi-fi network being built in San Jose, California, could indicate a resurgence, of the "muni Wi-Fi" fad of the past decade, By John Cox - Framingham. Computerworld, Wednesday, 14 March, 2012. "A new downtown wi-fi network being built in San Jose, Calif., could indicate a resurgence, based on new approaches, to the ill-fated and brief "muni wi-fi" fad of the past decade. The network is scheduled to go live in the northern summer..."
Added: 14 March 2012;
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- Internet economy: wireless subscribers drive broadband growth, says OECD
- OECD, 1 December 2011. "Demand from new wireless broadband subscribers is driving growth in high-speed Internet in OECD countries but the latest data show a slowdown in fixed subscriptions in the first half of 2011. New wireless broadband subscriptions maintained double digit growth, rising by 14% from the last half of 2010. Year-on-year, wireless subscriptions rose by 26%. Fixed wired broadband subscriptions increased by only 2.25% between December 2010 and June 2011 (5.83% year-on-year), down from 6% in the last half of 2010. Today, there are 309 million fixed subscribers in the OECD..."
Added: 7 December 2011;
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- Malaysia to set up 4,000 WiFi villages by 2012
- By Clarice Africa. FutureGov, 23 November 2011. "By the end of 2012, about 4000 WiFi villages will be set up nationwide as part of the Government's initiative to bring the benefits of broadband to the citizens..."
Added: 1 December 2011;
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- Amtrak Putting Wi-Fi on More Trains
- Government Technology, November 1, 2011. "Amtrak is chugging into the modern age. The federally funded national rail system announced this week the addition of free Wi-Fi onto 12 East Coast routes that are popular among commuters. The free AmtrakConnect Wi-Fi service is now on routes between Virginia and Boston, and the Empire Service (New York – Albany – Buffalo) and Keystone Service (New York – Philadelphia – Harrisburg, Pa.)..."
Added: 2 November 2011;
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- WiFi in parks
- "Brisbane City Council is trialling free wireless internet access within the surrounds of some of the city's most popular parks. Wireless, or WiFi access, is now available in hotspot areas of the City Botanic Gardens and New Farm Park..."
Added: 25 October 2011;
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- Brisbane council rolls out free public Wi-Fi
- By AAP. ZDNet Australia, October 24, 2011. "There may not be a wave in sight, but residents can now surf in Brisbane's parks after the roll-out of wireless internet in public areas. Locals and tourists will be able to access wireless internet in parks and public spaces in 20 locations, says Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk. Brisbane City Council has allocated $2 million in this year's budget for the internet roll-out and a further $400,000 to upgrade Wi-Fi technology in 34 of its libraries..."
Added: 25 October 2011;
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- Free Wi-Fi can push commuters on to public transport
- By Marina Freri. IT Wire, Wednesday, 12 October 2011. "An online survey shows 75 percent of Australian commuters would be likely to use public transport more often if free Wi-Fi was provided. Visitors to broadband comparison website Compare Broadband were asked, 'Would free Wi-Fi on all public transport encourage you to use public transport more often?' Seventy five percent of the 427 respondents said yes, 24 percent said no and one percent said 'other'..."
Added: 13 October 2011;
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- NYC goes wireless to cut costs, expand services
- New York's CIO says wireless is being brought to traffic lights and smart meters, by Agam Shah (IDG News Service). CIO, 6 October, 2011. "New York City is expanding the use of its citywide wireless network to more than a million devices as it tries to cut costs and expand the range of services available to residents, the city's CIO said on Wednesday..."
Added: 6 October 2011;
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- Taiwan launches free WiFi at central govt premises
- By Jianggan Li. FutureGov, 29 September 2011. "From 9am on 7 October onwards, Taiwan citizens will be able to access WiFi network at more than 2520 hotspots installed at central government facilities across the country. The hotspots include tourism spots, transportation hubs, educational institutions, public hospitals and government offices..."
Added: 29 September 2011;
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- Mobile wireless connections more popular than DSL
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Media Release, 119/2011, 28 September 2011. "The number of mobile wireless internet connections (excluding mobile handsets) exceeds the number of DSL connections in Australia for the first time, according to a report released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. At the end of June 2011, mobile wireless broadband (excluding mobile handsets) connections accounted for 44% of all internet connections. DSL connections account for 41% of all connections..."
Added: 29 September 2011;
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- Wi-fi launched in Auckland buses and trains
- Free internet sessions for city commuters in time for World Cup, By Sarah Putt - Auckland. Computerworld, Thursday, 8 September, 2011. "Tomizone says it has enabled the first fully integrated city wi-fi system in world, with the launch of its free roaming wi-fi access on Auckland’s transport system in time for the Rugby World Cup. Executive director Steve Simms says travellers on all Link buses and some trains will be able to access the internet for free. Passengers will be entitled to three sessions a day that last for up to 30 minutes each session. Simms says the average bus trip in Auckland is around 12 minutes..."
Added: 8 September 2011;
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