The Newsstand – Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006
First-responder radio towers being replaced
The Honolulu (Hawaii) Advertiser
Eight of the 24 city radio communications towers must be replaced as part of a $22.5 million upgrade to the Oahu emergency system…
Hub sets citywide Wi-Fi plan; nonprofit to install ‘open access’ hookups
The Boston Globe
Boston will attempt to raise $16 to $20 million from local businesses to blanket the city with an open access, wireless internet…
Law enforcement, emergency services get wireless grants
The Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune
Montana is one of fives states receiving $50,000 grants to develop reliable wireless technology for seamless communications during emergencies…
Motorola prepares plans for citywide Wi-Fi
The Chicago Tribune
Motorola will partner with several firms preparing Wi-Fi proposals for metro areas around the nation…
South Clearwater Beach becomes wireless internet hotspot
CBS
A free, half-mile wireless internet hotspot now exists between South Clearwater Beach’s Pier 60 south to the Old Adam’s Mark Hotel…