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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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- Tourism Northern Territory rolls out free Wi-Fi service in Alice Springs
- Visitors to Todd Mall can access the Internet for three hours with a maximum 200MB download, by Hamish Barwick. Computerworld, 2 May, 2013. "Alice Springs visitors and locals will be able to access three hours of free Wi-Fi every day following the rollout of a service by Tourism Northern Territory (NT) in the city’s Todd Mall. A maximum of 200 megabytes (MB) download will be available from any Wi-Fi enabled device..."
Added: 2 May 2013;
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- Santa Clara, Calif., Combines Public Wi-Fi with Smart Metering
- By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, April 16, 2013. "For most cities, public Wi-Fi and smart meters are separate technologies operated by separate entities. But this week, Santa Clara, Calif., has started combining the two. The city’s municipal electric utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), launched a new program to provide a free, outdoor Wi-Fi network to the community -- that also has a separate Wi-Fi channel for transmitting smart meter data back to the utility. This new MeterConnectSM program, according to Santa Clara officials, is the first of its kind to utilize Wi-Fi for the purpose of reading electric smart meters..."
Added: 18 April 2013;
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- UPDATED: 4G in Australia: The state of the nation
- Telstra has a head start but Vodafone is spectrum rich, by Adam Bender. Computerworld, 8 April, 2013. "Updated 8 April 2013: The top three Australian carriers are spending billions upgrading their networks to high-speed 4G LTE services. Customers are just starting to see the new plans and rollout is expected to intensify through the year and well into 2013..."
Added: 11 April 2013;
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- San Jose, Calif., Launches Fast Public Wi-Fi
- By Colin Wood. Government Technology, March 20, 2013. "One of the nation's fastest free public Wi-Fi networks was unveiled in downtown San Jose, Calif., on March 14. Partnering with hardware provider Ruckus Wireless and an engineering team at SmartWAVE Technologies, the city upgraded both its infrastructure and its equipment to revitalize its existing Wi-Fi network and create new opportunities for the city and its residents. The new network, which cost the city about $94,000 up front, and $22,000 annually, will complement a changing atmosphere in downtown San Jose, CIO Vijay Sammeta said. The City Council recently approved curbside dining, an activity that will be greatly enhanced by the public’s ability to access high-speed Internet..."
Added: 21 March 2013;
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- Free public wi-fi to get faster to meet mobile demands
- In response to the soaring use of smartphones, tablets and other data-hungry wireless devices in public mobile broadband hotspots such as airports and convention centres, government regulators have voted in favor of a proposal to increase the capacity of free public wi-fi, By Kenneth Corbin - Framingham. Computerworld, Friday, 22 February, 2013. "Federal regulators yesterday voted unanimously to initiate a proceeding that could substantially increase the capacity of free, public Wi-Fi networks, boosting speeds and easing congestion in mobile broadband hotspots such as airports and convention centres..."
Added: 22 February 2013;
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- NT expands free Wi-Fi rollout on public bus service
- Buses in Darwin and Alice Springs to get free Wi-Fi services, by Hamish Barwick (Computerworld), 20 February 2013. "The Northern Territory government will provide free Wi-Fi services on public buses in Darwin and Alice Springs following the successful introduction of the program earlier this month. NT transport minister Adam Giles said five more free Wi-Fi connected buses will go into service across the NT capital by late March..."
Added: 21 February 2013;
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- Wollongong gets free city Wi-Fi
- By Josh Taylor. ZDNet, January 21, 2013. "Summary: Wollongong has joined the growing number of cities in Australia offering free Wi-Fi..."
Added: 6 February 2013;
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- Telstra, Leighton, CSC make Qld govt wireless network shortlist
- By Josh Taylor. ZDNet, December 19, 2012. "Summary: Telstra, Motorola Solutions, Broadcast Australia, and a consortium including CSC have made the shortlist of companies to roll out the Queensland government's new wireless network, worth approximately AU$567 million..."
Added: 27 December 2012;
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- Hong Kong Launches 'Next Generation Gov-WiFi'
- By Sumedha Jalote. FutureGov, 26 December 2012. "The government of Hong Kong launched a new public wireless internet system for residents and visitors on 21 December. The Next Generation Government Wi-Fi (GovWiFi) Programme will expand the coverage of the wireless network and modernise the technology used to provide a better service. The new programme extends wireless service to more than 40 new locations across Hong Kong, including popular tourist attractions, locations of high patronage and new types of premises such as law courts, civic centres and police report rooms..."
Added: 27 December 2012;
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- Wireless broadband: Ready for government work?
- By H. B. Hatter. Federal Computer Week, December 10, 2012. "Although mobility has become a popular buzzword, the government's use of wireless broadband capabilities has been limited because of concerns about security and reliability... A number of converging developments in technology, policy and culture, however, are finally giving federal IT officials more reasons to believe in the ability of wireless broadband to securely transform their operations..."
Added: 12 December 2012;
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- Free wifi across Australia: not every city is equal
- By Joshua Gliddon. IT News, November 30, 2012. "Analysis: iTnews' national guide to free capital city networks. It's easy to get spoilt for choice when it comes to free wifi options when travelling internationally. But closer to home, the options in capital cities remains spotty at best, with Sydney and Melbourne falling seriously behind more progressive cities such as Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane..."
Added: 6 December 2012;
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- Perth CBD gets free Wi-Fi
- Gets the jump on Adelaide, which won't be offering services until the end of 2013, by Byron Connolly. CIO, 4 December, 2012. "Thousands of people in Perth's CBD have access to free wi-fi connectivity indoors and outdoors following aCure Technology’s decision to provide unrestricted access to its metromesh wireless network. aCure's network has been a subscription-based service since 2006 and was also used as a worldwide demonstration network and test bed for the company’s own Acurix wireless equipment..."
Added: 4 December 2012;
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- Adelaide to introduce free wi-fi in city
- Adelaide is set to become Australia's first capital to offer free wireless outdoors in the city centre, with access to be available by the end of next year, by AAP. Computerworld, 28 November, 2012. "Adelaide is set to become Australia's first capital to offer free wi-fi outdoors in the city centre. The South Australian government and Adelaide City Council plan to provide free internet coverage in public areas such as Rundle Mall, Victoria Square and the Riverbank precinct by the end of next year..."
Added: 30 November 2012;
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- Metro Trains brings free wi-fi trial online
- By Ry Crozier. IT News, August 27, 2012. "Three month trial begins. Metro Trains has kicked off a three-month trial of free wi-fi services at Melbourne's Flinders Street Station. The transport operator made the service available to commuters today following private product testing, a Metro Trains spokesman told iTnews. Metro Trains announced in February this year its intention to trial the free wi-fi service, but the start-up of the trial has come later than first expected..."
Added: 31 August 2012;
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- New York City Puts Wi-Fi Hot Spots at Payphones
- By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, July 11, 2012. "For a large segment of society, payphones are an obsolete technology. Superman probably can’t even find a phone booth to change in anymore. But New York City has found a new way to make payphones usable again for the public – by making them into Wi-Fi hot spots. A pilot program announced Wednesday will provide free-to-use, no limit Wi-Fi access from existing payphone locations across the city's five boroughs so citizens can connect their mobile devices..."
Added: 12 July 2012;
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