Municipal Broadband - The Evolution of Next Generation Wireless Networks

Author

Reinwand, Cole C.

Author_Institution

EarthLink Municipal Networks, EarthLink, Inc., Pasadena, CA

fYear

2007

fDate

9-11 Jan. 2007

Firstpage

273

Lastpage

276

Abstract

Municipal wireless broadband networks are changing the fundamental economics and performance of delivering fixed and mobile broadband services to residential, municipal and enterprise customers. This discussion reviews the motivation driving municipal deployments in major metropolitan areas such as Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans. Citywide wireless networks leveraging mesh Wi-Fi technology will continue to evolve with emerging standards such as WiMAX and 802.11n, 802.11s and 802.11r to extend, replace or create new opportunities in the marketplace

Keywords

broadband networks; mobile radio; wireless LAN; 802.11n; 802.11r; 802.11s; WiMAX; citywide wireless networks; fixed broadband service; mesh Wi-Fi technology; mobile broadband service; municipal wireless broadband networks; next generation wireless network evolution; Broadband communication; Cities and towns; Data security; Local government; Mesh networks; Next generation networking; Productivity; WiMAX; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks; 802.11; 802.16; Broadband; Fixed Wireless; Mesh; Municipal; WMAN; Wi-Fi; WiMAX;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio and Wireless Symposium, 2007 IEEE

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0445-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0445-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RWS.2007.351821

Filename

4160704