NYC Broadband Advisory Committee Public Hearing in Manhattan

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on December 9, 2007 under Events, Policy   Tags Tags: , , ,    Comments Comments Off

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 [...]


July25th @7pm! July Meeting: Skyhook Wireless

Date Published by laura4lano on July 17, 2007 under Events   Tags Tags:    Comments Comments Off

Wed, July 25th, 2007 at 7:00pm
Please note earlier starting time for meeting.
Bway.net
568 Broadway at Prince St, NE corner
Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
(lobby sign-in required)
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 towers to deliver precise geographic [...]


Wed. March 28 @ 7PM: WiFi Hotspot Survey Results

Date Published by laura4lano on March 27, 2007 under Events   Tags Tags: ,    Comments Comments Off

Wed, March 28th, 2007 at 7:00pm
Please note earlier starting time for meeting.
Bway.net
568 Broadway at Prince St, NE corner
Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
(lobby sign-in required)
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 miss it!!


Wed. Feb28th@7pm-February Meeting: 802.11n & Estonia

Date Published by Joe Plotkin on February 27, 2007 under Events   Tags Tags: ,    Comments Comments Off

Wed, February 28th, 2007 at 7:00pm
Please note earlier starting time for meeting.
Bway.net
568 Broadway at Prince St, NE corner
Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
(lobby sign-in required)
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, which is still not finalized. Brian, [...]


January Meeting: Wed, Jan. 25th at 7:15 PM: VOIP over Wi-Fi

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on January 24, 2006 under Events   Tags Tags: ,    Comments Comments Off

NYCwireless January Meeting Announcement
All are invited – please re-post everywhere!
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 at 7:15pm
Bway.net
568 Broadway at Prince St, NE corner
Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
Agenda:

Dustin Goodwin: Designing Wifi Network for VOIP
So you think you can just buy a couple of Wifi Voip phones and start using them on your office network? Well unfortunately it’s not [...]


Correction for “Google Sponsors Bryant Park Wi-Fi” Story

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on October 27, 2005 under News   Tags Tags: ,    Comments Comments Off

To whom it may concern at the Heartland Institute,
In your story, “Google Sponsors Bryant Park Wi-Fi”, published in the November issue of IT&T News, Mr. Steven Titch makes a number of factual mistakes.
Specifically, NYCwireless (the correct name and spelling for our organization) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed and run by volunteers from [...]


The End-User Cost of Muni-networks

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on October 14, 2005 under From the Executive Director   Tags Tags: ,    Comments Comments Off

Also published on the Wireless Community blog
I’m a big fan of what’s going on in Philadelphia, but this article in The Philadelphia Inquirer has me thinking that maybe all of this talk about the end user cost of muni-networks is, in part, wrong.
One way that most Community Wireless networks are different from other broadband [...]


NYCwireless September Meeting at NYU (RSVP required!)

Date Published by Joe Plotkin on September 25, 2005 under Events   Tags Tags:    Comments Comments Off

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 at 7:30pm sharp
NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)
721 Broadway (at Waverly Place) Room 406
A special meeting: Everyone is invited but space is limited
RSVP required for building admission
RSVP by Wed. 5pm to: joe@nycwireless.net
Agenda:

Wireless to the rescue: Restoring communications in Katrina’s aftermath – Report By Dustin Goodwin and Terry Schmidt
Controlling Interference: Cognio introduces their [...]