High expectations for Wi-Fi networks despite technology's rocky history
Municipal Wi-Fi projects such as the one taking shape in San Francisco are generating hype, but a look at the history of Wi-Fi shows the technology hasn't always worked as planned. For instance, a citywide network deployed in Pittsburgh in 2003 failed to attract enough users, and has since been shrunk to offer wireless Internet to workers at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts.
USA TODAY | 04/20
This story published in USTelecom dailyLead on 04/21/2006
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