MuniWireless: the monorail of the decade
Anthony totally-on-the-mark:
“They are the monorails of this decade: the wrong technology, totally overpromised and completely undelivered,” said Anthony Townsend, research director at the Institute for the Future, a think tank.
From “Cities Struggle With Wireless Internet” from the Houston Chronicle.¬† The article describes the hassles and disappointments experienced by users, citizens, politicians and city staff in relation to muniwireless projects in various cities in the US.
June 18th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
[...] I’m going to refer to the MonoRail quote (newspaper website screwy. alternative link), the “philly is the cruicible” comment and generally try to help municipal people separate the wheat from the chaff. There are some great places and uses for muniwireless (sp. semi-rural areas that are underserved by the market). But everyone would be served a lot better (including maybe even vendors) if we were a little more realistic about this technology / product. [...]