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This is an ambitious regional network project, organized by a consortium of municipalities across Silicon Valley in California. The group aims to create a seamless, interoperable network that covers the region, meaning that users would have the ability to use one account and to roam throughout the region without losing the signal. The network will support a wide range of services (including public safety and municipal applications) and service level options (from free service to specialized video and VOIP services). The group issued an RFP, and selected a consortium of companies to build the network, including Cisco and IBM, Azulstar, and Seakay. The contract has not been released publicly. Currently the network is in the build-out phase, but it is months behind schedule. Some of the cities that will be covered by the Wireless Silicon Valley project have initiated their own wireless projects, for example, Foster City, CA.
Learn More:
Wireless Silicon Valley
http://www.jointventure.org/programs-initiatives/wirelesssiliconvalley/w...
Wireless Business Model. Wireless Silicon Valley Task Force Initiative. Intel Solution Services. April 5, 2006. www.jointventure.org/programs-initiatives/wirelesssiliconvalley/document...
Wireless Silicon Valley RFP Responses Published. Glenn Fleishman. Wi-Fi Net News. July 12, 2006. http://www.wifinetnews.com/archives/006750.html
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and SAMCAT announce vendor for Wireless Silicon Valley. Press Release. September 5, 2006.
http://www.jointventure.org/inthenews/pressreleases/090506wirelessvendor...
Wireless Silicon Valley Hits Roadblocks. Glenn Fleishman. Wi-Fi Net News. May 30, 2007. http://www.wifinetnews.com/archives/007669.html
