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Folsom Competes for Google High Speed
March 31st, 2010 categories: Folsom CA
Folsom City Council Keeps Focus on Technology
It’s been a pet project of the Folsom City Council to take the new century by storm and their goal to have the city completely wired just took another step towards that goal this week. According to the Sacramento Journal’s article of March 24, 2010, Folsom has submitted it’s application to be a test city for Google’s new high speed network.
A few years ago the city council decided that since we are host to Intel, HP and other technology companies it only made sense to work towards complete WiFi readiness throughout the town. (Intel has been a major player and driving force behind this project). So way back in Nov. 2005 the city began exploring it’s options with a feasibility study to determine the best wireless networks for our fair city.
The Wi-Max study is definitely a must read for the engineer types and I would love to know the conclusion as my eyes started to cross about 15 pages into the report, but in regards to the goal it seems the city has been divided up into a grid system that will eventually offer WiFi readiness throughout all neighborhoods. Couple that with Google’s new system and the residents just might enjoy an economic boost when they no longer have to pay an Internet provider.
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