Meraki to offer free Wi-Fi network to S.F. residents
As the Google/Earthlink plan for a free ad-sponsored wifi network last year fell through in San Francisco, Meraki steps up its effort and is to expand its current network of 500 repeaters covering 40.000 users in a few neighborhoods, to a city-wide deployment of 15.000 devices, offering 1Mb/s speeds. As other US municipal wifi networks got canceled or postponed, San Francisco would be the showpiece for the company to use to attract business elsewhere. In the 500 days since Meraki got started, they are present in over 70 countries (including Australia of course).
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“After a tough year for municipal wireless in which projects in San Francisco, Houston and Chicago were canceled or postponed, cities have been looking for alternatives, said wireless consultant Craig Settles of Oakland. The Meraki example in San Francisco could inspire communities to look at such a low-cost approach in lieu of larger, more expensive networks.“