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First City-Wide Wi-Fi Network Created

  • 02-08-2004 4:40am
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    CyberGhost
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    The first city in America has made itself entirely wireless. Grand Haven, Michigan, has installed wireless access points all across the city and created a hot zone across the entire city, turning Grand Haven into a "Hot City". The mayor was quoted as saying, "The city-wide WiFi service provided by Ottawa Wireless is already enhancing the quality of life for residents and tourists and enabling the city to provide new services."


    original news source:

    www.walkersands.com
    GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - July 29, 2004 - Heralding in a new era of city-wide WiFi Internet access, Grand Haven, Mich., Mayor Roger Bergman today announced the completion and full operation of the nation's first city-wide WiFi broadband network. Other cities have announced intent to build similar networks or have announced partial deployments; in contrast, the Grand Haven implementation, by Ottawa Wireless Inc., is the first full and complete city-wide WiFi deployment in the country.

    "As the first WiFi city in America, Grand Haven has truly lived up to its name in the Internet era, as we now allow anyone anywhere to connect to the Internet and roam the city and waterways in a completely secure computing environment," Mayor Bergman said. "The city-wide WiFi service provided by Ottawa Wireless is already enhancing the quality of life for residents and tourists and enabling the city to provide new services."




    Please visit the link provided for the complete story.


    Hopefully this will get a lot of press and help to inspire other cities to follow in Grand Haven's path. City wide wireless internet access in every city could become a reality in the next 10-20 years.

    A private company, Ottawa Wireless, is responsible for the setup and maintenence of the network. The company has even set up a special access for boaters that allows them to access the internet up to 15 miles offshore and while moving at up to 55 miles per hour.


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