[LINK] NSW cities .. free wireless broadband

Adrian Chadd adrian at creative.net.au
Tue Jul 24 21:03:35 AEST 2007


(Cc'ing the lists this was sent to, just in case anyone there is interested.)

With my West Australian Internet Association volunteer events organiser hat on,
I've organised a talk Thursday Morning on "ResourcesNet", a free wireless
initiative in the Perth CBD. Its funding, as might be guessed, comes from the
resources sector in WA. The presentation will cover the reasons behind it,
how it was organised, and some high-level information about the network itself.

More information is available at http://www.waia.asn.au/events/publicmeetings.shtml .

If anyone in Perth is interested in attending then please let me know early
tomorrow morning if you'd like the breakfast before the presentation, or just
let me know if you're going to turn up for the talk itself.

I'll try to organise the presentation slides and any Q/A's that pop up
during the discussion to appear on the WAIA website as a reference.

(Next month's talk is on an actual IPTV rollout in Perth, if anyone's
interested. Yup, apparently there are companies doing cool stuff in
Western Australia. Who would've thought..)



Adrian

On Tue, Jul 24, 2007, Stephen Loosley wrote:
> Sydney WiFi project on track
> 
> Asher Moses July 18, 2007 - 3:43PM (snip)
> <http://www.theage.com.au/news/wireless--broadband/sydney-wifi-project-on-track/2007/07/18/1184559848818.html>
> 
> Despite some delays, the NSW Government says it is on track to roll out a free wireless broadband network across the Sydney CBD and other major centres.
> 
> A spokesman for the NSW Minister for Commerce, Eric Roozendaal, said the Government was in the final stages of selecting the supplier that will build the network, which in addition to the Sydney CBD will cover North Sydney, Paramatta, Penrith, Liverpool, Newcastle, Wollongong and Gosford.
> 
> Free wireless hotspots already exist on a smaller scale in various restaurants, cafes and public buildings, but the NSW Government's plan, if successful, would allow people to roam freely around the city while maintaining their connection to the internet.
> 
> "Evaluation of the 15 proposals received in response to the Expression of Interest has gone well and is in its final approval stage by the Department of Commerce," the spokesman said.
> 
> Telstra, Optus, Unwired Australia and Nortel Networks are among the 15 companies that formally expressed an interest in building the network.
> 
> The spokesman .. said the Government would be in a position to announce the chosen supplier "shortly".
> --
> 
> Cheers people
> Stephen Loosley
> Victoria, Australia
> .
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