Portland, Oregon Moving Forward With WiFi Plans

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Portland, Oregon Moving Forward With WiFi Plans

Posted Mar 13th 2005 6:42AM by Michael Sciannamea

A preliminary plan to build a citywide WiFi network in Portland, Oregon has been agreed to by a group of supporters seeking a private company to build and maintain the network. Members of the Portland Wireless Internet Project are suggesting that the city would act as an "anchor tenant" for the network, committing to use it in outlying city offices, for collecting data from city parking meters, and in other circumstances where wireless Internet access would be cheaper than other networks.

However, it remains to be seen if any private company would agree to build the network in exchange for access to rooftops of city-owned buildings and other government property for network antennas. In addition, it hasn't been determined how much the city would charge residents to access the network. The project's members will begin soliciting bids this summer and select a company to build the system by the end of the year.

Reader Comments

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1. I need to know more about the differences and advantages of using WiFi vs. RF in a Industrial application such as warehouse mangement.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Darr Fedderson

2. I'm a commercial sales rep for the first and only WISP offering WiMAX service in Portland. I'd be happy to speak with anyone interested in WiMAX for their business the Portland metro area.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Andrew Garrettson

3. I do not get the feel in Portland that the technology-minded progressives fully understand what is at stake here. Otherwise there would be a much larger discussion concerning WiMax. Hopefully someone will engage the columnists at the 3 local papers. As a businessman, I do not want to wait 2 years while a couple Portland commissioners stall the project, which happened with broadband cable.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Billy Kidd

4. Perhaps now that the FCC has ruled on the telco sharing with ISP's (DSL service) there will be considerable more interest in a WiMAX solution to the Thuggery currently performed by at least one of the major telcos in the PDX region. I personally would love to get in on the ground floor of a service provider offering such an emerging technology.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Harry

5. Perhaps now that the FCC has ruled on the telco sharing with ISP's (DSL service) there will be considerable more interest in a WiMAX solution to the Thuggery currently performed by at least one of the major telcos in the PDX region. I personally would love to get in on the ground floor of a service provider offering such an emerging technology.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Harry

6. Is the WiMax system going to incorporate the
802.11i encryption standard?

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Craig D. Cummings

7. I need to know more about the differences and advantages of using WiFi vs. RF in a Industrial application such as warehouse mangement.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Darr Fedderson

8. I'm a commercial sales rep for the first and only WISP offering WiMAX service in Portland. I'd be happy to speak with anyone interested in WiMAX for their business the Portland metro area.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Andrew Garrettson

9. I do not get the feel in Portland that the technology-minded progressives fully understand what is at stake here. Otherwise there would be a much larger discussion concerning WiMax. Hopefully someone will engage the columnists at the 3 local papers. As a businessman, I do not want to wait 2 years while a couple Portland commissioners stall the project, which happened with broadband cable.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Billy Kidd

10. Perhaps now that the FCC has ruled on the telco sharing with ISP's (DSL service) there will be considerable more interest in a WiMAX solution to the Thuggery currently performed by at least one of the major telcos in the PDX region. I personally would love to get in on the ground floor of a service provider offering such an emerging technology.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Harry

11. Perhaps now that the FCC has ruled on the telco sharing with ISP's (DSL service) there will be considerable more interest in a WiMAX solution to the Thuggery currently performed by at least one of the major telcos in the PDX region. I personally would love to get in on the ground floor of a service provider offering such an emerging technology.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Harry

12. Is the WiMax system going to incorporate the
802.11i encryption standard?

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Craig D. Cummings

13. I need to know more about the differences and advantages of using WiFi vs. RF in a Industrial application such as warehouse mangement.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Darr Fedderson

14. I'm a commercial sales rep for the first and only WISP offering WiMAX service in Portland. I'd be happy to speak with anyone interested in WiMAX for their business the Portland metro area.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Andrew Garrettson

15. I do not get the feel in Portland that the technology-minded progressives fully understand what is at stake here. Otherwise there would be a much larger discussion concerning WiMax. Hopefully someone will engage the columnists at the 3 local papers. As a businessman, I do not want to wait 2 years while a couple Portland commissioners stall the project, which happened with broadband cable.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Billy Kidd

16. Perhaps now that the FCC has ruled on the telco sharing with ISP's (DSL service) there will be considerable more interest in a WiMAX solution to the Thuggery currently performed by at least one of the major telcos in the PDX region. I personally would love to get in on the ground floor of a service provider offering such an emerging technology.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Harry

17. Perhaps now that the FCC has ruled on the telco sharing with ISP's (DSL service) there will be considerable more interest in a WiMAX solution to the Thuggery currently performed by at least one of the major telcos in the PDX region. I personally would love to get in on the ground floor of a service provider offering such an emerging technology.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Harry

18. Is the WiMax system going to incorporate the
802.11i encryption standard?

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Craig D. Cummings

19. I need to know more about the differences and advantages of using WiFi vs. RF in a Industrial application such as warehouse mangement.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Darr Fedderson

20. I'm a commercial sales rep for the first and only WISP offering WiMAX service in Portland. I'd be happy to speak with anyone interested in WiMAX for their business the Portland metro area.

Posted at 6:37AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Andrew Garrettson

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