[ January 17, 2008; 7:30 am to 10:00 am. ] Bill Sobel, founder of NY:MIEG (New York: Media Information Exchange Group), has organized a very exciting and informative event on looking at where we are and where we are going with wireless communications technologies. The event, Wireless, Wimax, Mobile and Beyond: A Look at the Future of Communications, will take place on January 17 at [...]

[ May 28, 2008 to May 30, 2008. ] Please help spread the word!

The New America Foundation, CUWiN Foundation, the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program, and the Acorn Active Media Foundation will be hosting the annual International Summit for Community Wireless Networks in Washington, DC on May 28-30, 2008. More information will be forthcoming at wirelesssummit.org in coming weeks.

Hosted by the world’s largest [...]

[ December 12, 2007; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] On Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 from 1-4pm, the NYC Broadband Advisory Committee will be holding a meeting at the Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall, 120 Claremont Avenue at 122 Street, New York, NY 10027 If you live or work in Manhattan, you should attend this meeting. NYCwireless will be there, representing our work building [...]

[ December 13, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] NYCwireless is joining a bunch of other NYC-based Technology organizations in supporting the 2007 NYC Technology Sector Holiday Social. Keep the evening of Thursday, December 13th, 2007 open for FREE drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

Details and RSVP: http://www.orgcom.info/Holiday

Everyone is invited-open source or closed- CTO or junior admin-personal business or Fortune 500. Our mission is to host [...]

[ October 31, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Bway.net
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Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
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Agenda
Judith Escalona, Director of MediaNoche, will speak about her organization and discuss a proposal to bring a mesh Wi-Fi network to her area of Harlem.

We [...]

[ September 26, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, September 26th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Bway.net
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Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
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Agenda
NYCwireless project status report
Ad hoc discussion

[ August 29, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, August 29th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Agenda:
Presentation by Michael Hallinan and Tejpaul Bhatia, GlobeCo2020

Company Description
GlobeCo2020? is sharing the internet with the developing world. We are a media services company that [...]

[ July 25, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, July 25th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Agenda
Ryan Sarver, Skyhook Wireless

Skyhook pioneered the development of the first ever metro-area positioning system to leverage Wi-Fi access points rather than satellites or cell [...]

[ June 27, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Our June Meeting has been called off due to several scheduling conflicts as well as the great summer weather. We encourage everyone to enjoy more time outdoors, using free wifi throughout NYC.

Our next meeting will be held on Wed. July 25th, 2007.

See you then.

[ June 22, 2007; ] REGISTER NOW

Program

The Third International Conference on Ultrabroadband Networks

June 22, 2007
New York, New York, USA

With broadband penetration progressing rapidly, one must think ahead to the next stage, where broadband transmission rates of over 1Gbps on the consumer level will likely be the driver of major changes in ICT, mass media, and consumer electronics. [...]

[ May 30, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, May 30th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Bway.net
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Agenda
Ad hoc discussion, topics may include:

NYCw update
recent wifi rulings (is sharing outlawed?!?)
FON router demo
whatever you want to talk about

[ April 25, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, April 25th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Agenda

Socialight by Dan Melinger

Socialight background
Primer on location-based services
How people can and are [...]

[ March 28, 2007; 12:00 am; ] Wed, March 28th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Bway.net
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Agenda:
1. Laura Forlano will present preliminary results from the WiFi? hotspot survey conducted in partnership with NYCwireless. Her findings may surprise you — don’t [...]

[ March 30, 2007; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] On March 30, the New York City Broadband Advisory Committee will meet in the Bronx for the “first of five public hearings to both educate the public on broadband and learn from the public about their experiences, or lack of, with broadband and Internet technology in New York City.” Over the past couple of years, [...]

[ February 28, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, February 28th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Agenda:

802.11n: Everything you want to know (so far) but were afraid to ask! by Brian Walden

Brian gives us an overview of this new standard, [...]