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Tue Mar 14, 2006 at 10:24 PM CST
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Some of that great divide just got smaller.
City to launch free Wi-Fi downtown
AAS Article
The City of Austin plans to create a high-speed wireless network that will deliver free broadband Internet access to parts of downtown Austin, East Austin and Zilker Park.
The city is partnering with Cisco Systems Inc., the largest maker of computer networking equipment, and the World Congress of Information Technology on the project. Cisco will donate nearly $700,000 worth of wireless-networking equipment for the new network to the group hosting WCIT, an international gathering of technology leaders in Austin in early May.
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But the network will live on. With Cisco's equipment and engineering assistance, the city's communications and technology management department and Austin Energy will build and maintain the network, which will deliver high-speed Internet access to attendees at the technology convention and, ultimately, to various city workers, the general public and to academic and private researchers.
Mayor Will Wynn said the network helps Austin in several ways, expanding broadband Internet access to more residents, helping city services do their jobs better and serving as a potential test laboratory for new wireless applications, services and companies.
This is absolutely great! Austin needs to stay the most wired city in the state. Wynn just sealed my vote. |
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