Silicon Valley to get a WiFi blanket
Last year a coalition including IBM and Cisco won the contract to deploy WiFi network over all of bay area. They are planning to blanket around 1000 square miles.
Current plan seems to offer various levels of services. Starting from ad based free services to standard and premium packages. Obviously premium offering high speed connectivity.
Check out the video from KQED QUEST.
I like the fact that the local authorities (Police, Fire, Paramedics etc) will get to use this technology, which can be utilized in various devices thus enabling them with latest information at all times.
Testing in few cities will begin in end of 2007 and actual construction in 2008. I am just hoping that they cover Santa Cruz pretty well.
