http://www.informationweek.com/research/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201000779
The financial prospects for consumer-based municipal wireless networks are cloudy at best, according to a new report from Forrester Research, and consumers are unlikely to rapidly adopt the access technology without costly marketing campaigns by governments and network builders. As of last month, "385 cities, communities and counties in the US were involved in a wireless networking project, many intended partially or wholly for consumer use," writes Forrester's Sally Cohen. "But actual consumer adoption of the technology remains low." Only 27% of U.S. households with an Internet connection use Wi-Fi, and most of these users log on to Wi-Fi networks only at home, Cohen says. [The report is at http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,42651,00.html cost:$279] --------------------------------------------------------------- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.isoc-ny.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
