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April 13, 2005
Addison, TX Goes WiFi
While this is a few weeks old, it is still very exciting - particularly since Addison is just 15 minutes north of us in Dallas. Like a lot of other cities across the country, Addison is going to blanket the entire area with WiFi. Addison to be one big WiFi zone
I am glad to hear more cities embracing WiFi. I talked with the mayor of Addison about it for a little while. WiFi lowers the costs for small businesses so that they don't have to wire their offices (or even have offices for that matter). With VoIP and other applications, WiFi becomes that much more compelling. It could also make Addison a more hip place to be. I lived there for a year when I first moved down to Dallas, before moving closer to downtown (which I think is more fun). However, WiFi definitely makes Addison a cooler place to work, so maybe it will end up being the future home of Jambo Networks.
With several cities deploying WiFi, WiFi may end up becoming the weapon of choice in the arms race for economic development. Hopefully the city of Dallas will follow suit. Addison hopes that its WiFi blanket will draw more creative people there, which could in turn create new businesses. Who knows, your next business partner might be surfing & sitting at the table next to you?
Posted by Charles at April 13, 2005 04:13 PM